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any troubles with Harman Kardon stereos

  • oneup
    oneup
    10 years ago

    mine decided some time ago  to just not make a sound... its alive and working. the screen is opperating normally..  just no output...

    choice 1  buy a new one   about $1200.... FARK OFF HD

    get one rebuilt  about $350 pluss freight  to and from the USA  so probably over $400.

    buy another unit that fits..  i think these start at about 400 in the USA  and there will be freight..

    SO  i pulled mine appart. found the output chip (ic) and finally decided what it is  because there appears to be no information i could find online

     I did find a ton of unhappy customers but hardly any usefull information..

    anyway  i finally confirmed my name for the device  and have found a hong kong supplier

    final outlay  under $35 for 10 output chips  

    will take me about an hour to fit mine and see if thats the go.

     

    anyone else got a silent HK stereo in their tourer.. ][/URL]

  • fatbat
    fatbat
    10 years ago
    There's a mob selling jvc marine stereos reasonably priced on eBay that are being sold to fit Harley tourers. I came across them accidentally while searching for "road glide".

    Good luck with your personal fix though
  • Krackers60
    Krackers60
    10 years ago
    Fatbat is on the mark. I remember finding a good selection of marine stereo units a couple of years ago for my FLHT but did get one. New bike instead.

    Quick search revealed some but not the company I found that I think was in Sydney.

    http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/Marine-Radio-/31275/i.html?_nkw=marine+stereo
  • fatbat
    fatbat
    10 years ago
    Yep and also consider eBay item 271558427782. $300aud deliv from the USA and it appears to be ready for direct connection to the Harley loom and also has a thumb controlled joystick
  • oneup
    oneup
    10 years ago

    thanks  guys   the point was though  that if the chip replacement works  it will cost me $2.20  thats $ 2   and 20 cents  plus an hour of my time..  which is a lot less that $300.00

    if it works out  im happy to do the same for anyone else if they want,,  i have ordered 10 chips just in case..  if it doesnt fix the problem i will be a bit suprised  but only out of pocket $32.60 including freight.

  • Krackers60
    Krackers60
    10 years ago
    Good point, we did go off track a bit. Thanks for letting us know that you have simple fix to the problem.

    Cheers.
  • Hallze
    Hallze
    10 years ago
    Hey Oneup, I'll send you a PM as mine stopped working a couple of months ago. I checked the codes and it said it was a speaker problem. Can't remember the code off the top of my head. I checked the speakers and they are all fine. Did a google search and it's a common problem in the states apparently. Would be great if this would fix it.
  • Hallze
    Hallze
    10 years ago
    How'd the fix go?