Stereo :(

[Worthing]

Hi,

Purchased an X5 few months back and the screen that shows the sat nat is a little burnt out and only having sound from a single speaker.

Took it to a local audio shop today and they said they do not repair and the only way to fix it is a new amp and they want £800 plus the cost of a new head unit circa £600!!!

Does this sound right?

After googling online i see this could be a common fault and it is possible to repair the AMP and i found a company BM54 that can do this for about a £100 plus another £100 if i wanted bluetooth.

This sounds a preferable option.

or Can i not pop into halfords get a new headunit and forget about the amp?

[X5Sport]

Have a look on line for Cartronics.  Baris (part of the shop) is well known and trusted by members.  He should be able to sort you out 

Others on here have updated their kiti (the MkIV units are a bit dated now).  There have been a couple of updates using Alpine and Pioneer in the last couple of weeks.

[icsyzet]

I had the same issue with mine, when i bought it, i had sound in only one speaker, front right.
What i done is , dismantled the amplifier as initially i thought is some IC damaged, but as everything looked ok i brushed the boards (there are 2 boards, one is the low signal processing and the other is the power amplifier) with isopropilic alcohol ,put everything back and SURPRISE, all speakers were working. I guess some loose connection was the problem.

[Worthing]

I might try taking the amp out and giving it a go then.

I went to Halfords, as useful as a chocolate teapot!

Did find a good independent who suggested a kenwood smart stereo, looked really goo but cost of fitting with all the bits need ended up coming to £915.00!!!!

I said i will think about it ...