# OEM car stereo repair **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 24, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695 "2008-11-24T12:34:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/1 "2008-11-24T12:34:47Z")
Anyone recommend a local place for getting an OEM Ford stereo repaired? Before you suggest, “just get an aftermarket unit”, realize this is in my Expedition and it controls the built in 6 disk changer as well supporting the rear seat controls. I’d rather just get this fixed than lose the existing functionality. Plus it’s a double DIN and many of the aftermarket double DIN units are either real expensive because they have a ton of features I don’t want or look like crap. It seems like it would be a simple repair. What’s happening is when you turn the volume up it works just fine, but when you turn it down the volume fluctuates between going down and going up. If you spin it enough eventually it does go down but watching the digital bar graph that represents the volume for every 2 clicks it goes down it goes 1.5 back up. I know it’s the knob because it turns down perfectly using the rear seat controls. It looks exactly like this: ![http://www.carstereohelp.com/images/LincolnNavigatorStr11070301.jpg](http://www.carstereohelp.com/images/LincolnNavigatorStr11070301.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/2 "2008-11-24T12:36:23Z")
ebay for a replacement? lifetime? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/3 "2008-11-24T12:38:25Z")
the one in my xterra does the same thing. Mine works better if you go slow. I don’t want an aftermarket double din because they don’t have removable face-plates either. I would just go to a junkyard or ebay ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/4 "2008-11-24T12:40:33Z")
[http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-CD6-radio-6-cd-player-F150-Windstar-Expedition-etc\_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ\_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ\_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem350129852201QQitemZ350129852201QQptZCarQ5fAudioQ5fInQ5fDashQ5fReceivers](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-CD6-radio-6-cd-player-F150-Windstar-Expedition-etc_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem350129852201QQitemZ350129852201QQptZCarQ5fAudioQ5fInQ5fDashQ5fReceivers) ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/5 "2008-11-24T12:44:12Z")
make sure its the alpine one so you will have changer controls ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/6 "2008-11-24T12:46:30Z")
^ Well, with the one steve posted it wouldn’t really matter since it’s got it’s own 6 disk changer built in. Thanks Steve, I put a watch in on that. I’ll see how it’s doing in 2 days. ---
**Author:** ![Pauly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pauly/32/7493_2.png) [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/7 "2008-11-24T12:49:26Z")
Syracuse Radio they charge by a flat fee and are quick with shipping back and forth ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/8 "2008-11-24T12:49:50Z")
gotta make sure your connections are the same. You should be good tho. What year expo? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/9 "2008-11-24T12:51:47Z")
> [@JayS"](#): > > Anyone recommend a local place for getting an OEM Ford stereo repaired? [http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29472](http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29472) ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/10 "2008-11-24T12:55:12Z")
most apline units can control the 6-disk factory changers ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/11 "2008-11-24T12:55:53Z")
2000 Expedition. I’ll remove it tonight so I can get a look at what kind of connections it has on the back to start comparing it to the eBay ones. I wouldn’t really care if I lost the rear seat controls but my life really likes the CD changer. May end up with a 6 disk console mount changer FS soon. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/12 "2008-11-24T15:25:47Z")
united radio ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/13 "2008-11-24T17:23:33Z")
Crutchfield sells replacement factory radio’s also I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/14 "2008-11-24T17:55:12Z")
the dealer? ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/15 "2008-11-24T18:58:43Z")
does it really bother you that much? just hit the mute button if you want to turn it down fast and if it doesnt matter take your time ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/16 "2008-11-24T20:36:48Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > the dealer? :lol: Yeah, if I want to be charged $400 for a repair that will take 4-5 weeks because they mail it out pony express. While I had it out of the truck tonight to check the style of connectors it had I decided to pull it apart. BDR says United will have the volume knob so I’m just going to pick one up and replace it myself. It’s only 7 solder points. ---
**Author:** ![scsilver2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@scsilver2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scsilver2)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/17 "2008-12-01T10:33:43Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > most apline units can control the 6-disk factory changers not true unless it’s a factory ALPINE 6 disc! Be careful! ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oem-car-stereo-repair/58695/18 "2008-12-01T10:51:42Z")
junkyard?