Help my mom please...RX300 amp
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My mom has a 2000 RX300. Radio stopped working a year ago. They want to charge her 500 bucks to ship her amp back east to fix it.
I good at wrenching on stuff. Never got into the whole audio scene though....does she have to use a Lexus brand amp? Her mechanic is telling her yes. Cant i just put Lexus style connectors on some generic amp? Im good with solder iron.
She is an old woman she dont need a bumping *** system. Trying to save her money.
Any advice much appreciated thanks!!!
I good at wrenching on stuff. Never got into the whole audio scene though....does she have to use a Lexus brand amp? Her mechanic is telling her yes. Cant i just put Lexus style connectors on some generic amp? Im good with solder iron.
She is an old woman she dont need a bumping *** system. Trying to save her money.
Any advice much appreciated thanks!!!
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1st.. welcome .. 2nd i believe the tech is correct,, chk w United Radio in NY they do a great job for a reasonable price...(but send it urself) shops tend to add $$ to a repair charge so they can profit... fyi estimates are free @ UR but they need the unit to make an accurate assessment...
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Wish i came here earlier.
She took car to shop. $95 diagnostic and told her the amp repair back in NY wil be around $2-300.
The shop already send the amp to NY.
Now theyre telling her it will be $475 total.
Sucks cause my ma called Lexus and a brand new amp was in the 400 range. I love wrenching on cars just never got into the radio side of things.
At this point not sure what to do. Gonna get a quote from United Radio maybe...
Thanks again!!
But really you cant make a generic amp work with the Lexus equipment? Dont companies like Alpine for example make aftermarket products that work with OEM equip?
She took car to shop. $95 diagnostic and told her the amp repair back in NY wil be around $2-300.
The shop already send the amp to NY.
Now theyre telling her it will be $475 total.
Sucks cause my ma called Lexus and a brand new amp was in the 400 range. I love wrenching on cars just never got into the radio side of things.
At this point not sure what to do. Gonna get a quote from United Radio maybe...
Thanks again!!
But really you cant make a generic amp work with the Lexus equipment? Dont companies like Alpine for example make aftermarket products that work with OEM equip?
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And I agree with Thomas - see if someone might have one here or on ebay. Can't hurt to look around for a few days if she's lived without it for a year...
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