Car Radio Repair Service

If you have a vintage factory car radio 60’s-70’s, AM or AM FM, Stereo or Mono, multiplex, speaker that is not working properly or not working at all we will repair it or restore it for you. At JVrestorations we do not charge for diagnosis.

Give use a call with any questions at 626 264-7233 or email use at jvrestorations@gmail.com

Repair and Restoration services

Level 1

Service and repair only. We diagnose and repair/replace failing parts to bring the unit back to working condition. General control cleaning and mechanisms lubed included.  No cosmetic work, no maintenance work.

Note;  Sometimes the units peak performance capabilities, sound quality, peak station reception at times may not be reached with this type of service. It is just to get unit working again as is. A second evaluation will be conducted after initial repairs are made for further service suggestions if needed. 30 day warranty on repair parts only.

Level 1 pricing depends on type of unit, AM vs. AM FM, Mono vs. Stereo, multiplex vs. reverb, diagnosed problem plus parts and labor. Pricing starting from $80 for general repairs and up. Sometimes there may be additional costs depending on technical and mechanical repairs needed to make the unit operational again.

Level 2

Repair unit to working condition (as described in level 1) plus maintenance service.

Maintenance service included the replacement of all electrolytic capacitors, internal fuse, resistors, amp and pre amp transistors for optimal sound quality and longevity. Frequency alignment of AM and FM bands for peak reception. General control cleaning and mechanisms lubed included. No cosmetic work. 5 year warranty on replaced parts only. 

Pricing depends on type of unit, AM vs. AM FM, Mono vs. Stereo, multiplex vs. reverb. Starting from $140 for AM units and up. Sometimes there may be additional costs depending on technical and mechanical repairs needed to make the unit operational again.

Level 3

 We call this the “face lift” restoration. It included all work described in level 2 plus the cosmetic restoration of the face of the unit. Face lens and push buttons are individually polished to new condition. Face plate, internal dial back plate and dial frame are refinished like new. All chrome parts are polished. (no new plating work, plating is extra). Station dial is redone like new. Station pointer is redone. This will make you unit look like new when first installed in the dash. 5 year warranty on replaced parts only.

Note: Additional cost may vary if there are broken or damaged cosmetic parts, broken or burned push button, lens or chrome plating work is needed.

Pricing depends on type of unit, AM vs. AM FM, Mono vs. Stereo, multiplex vs. reverb. Starting from $180 for AM units and up. Sometimes there may be additional costs depending on technical and mechanical repairs needed to make the unit operational again.

 Level 4

This is a full cosmetic and technical restoration. Intended for concourse points cars. Every single part of the radio is restored in detail. Work includes level 2 and level 3 mentioned above in addition the entire radio is disassembled. All metal housings are chemically cleaned, deoxidized and polished to it’s original clean finish. Then sealed with protective coating for finish luster retention. All circuit boards are also chemically cleaned and deoxidized with electronics safe agents. 5 years warranty on fully restored units. For radios with Chrome face plates or push buttons, Chrome plating if needed is extra.

Pricing depends on type of unit, AM vs. AM FM, Mono vs. Stereo, multiplex vs. reverb. Starting from $240 for AM units and up. Sometimes there may be additional costs depending on technical and mechanical repairs needed to make the unit operational again.

Give use a call with any questions at 626 264-7233 or email use at jvrestorations@gmail.com

We specialize in original factory equipment Radios Delco Phillips Motorola Fomoco Bendix AM AM FM Stereo Mono 8 track player and original Speakers 60’s-70’s for; 1970 Chevelle El Camino Wagon 1969 Camaro Blue light Z28 SS Rally Sport 1968 GTO Lemans Tempest Judge Grand Prix Catalina Bonneville Impala Caprice Nova Corvair Corvette Stingray Monte Carlo 1970 Trans Am Firebird AMX Charger Mopar Cuda Challenger Road Runner GTX Coronet Super Bee RT Barracuda Dart Mustang Fastback Boss Cobra Buick Riviera Special GS GSX Electra 225 Lesabre Skylark Olds Cutlass 442 etc. Dash speaker Rear speaker kick panel speaker Delco Deluxe Fomoco 6×9 4×10 4×6 5×7 3″ 6″ etc. We do have our own inventory of these radios and speakers for sale also.