MrDuke February 16, 2006 Share MrDuke Member February 16, 2006 I've got a buddy w/ a 71 Trans Am 455 HO (unrestored) and the 8 track quit working. Does anybody know anyplace that can repair 8 track players? If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't post...youngins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavid February 16, 2006 Share pavid Member February 16, 2006 I've got a buddy w/ a 71 Trans Am 455 HO (unrestored) and the 8 track quit working. Does anybody know anyplace that can repair 8 track players? If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't post...youngins. Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to buy one from a junkyard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terribleone February 16, 2006 Share Terribleone Member February 16, 2006 you can still buy eight track players!!! to get it fixed?? i am sure you could find a place on the internet if you are really willing to spend the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke February 16, 2006 Author Share MrDuke Member February 16, 2006 He wants to keep every part original so he'd prefer to repair it than replace it. Every piece on that car is original except for the battery & brake lines (dry rotted). Only has 17,000 miles on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer February 16, 2006 Share wayfarer Member February 16, 2006 Your buddies name is'nt Disco Stu by chance is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox February 16, 2006 Share appalachian_fox Member February 16, 2006 I'd have to guess that you're going to have to find either an electronics enthusiast ora specialized repair shop. You might try looking up local amateur radio clubs: They usually have electrical engineers who are really good with audio electronics, especially the older stuff (I imagine it's not all solid-state? ;P) and they usually like to pick up side jobs for fun/challenge. Of course, to pay someone like that for their time it will cost your friend, but if he's repairing rather than replacing the eight-track player will be the least of his costs in the long run. Good luck! I'll poke my nose around here to see if I know anyone, but that will obviously require shipment somewhere and a high level of trust for an "acquaintance of a friend" to put it favorably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGeek February 16, 2006 Share TheGeek Member February 16, 2006 I've got a buddy w/ a 71 Trans Am 455 HO (unrestored) and the 8 track quit working. Does anybody know anyplace that can repair 8 track players? If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't post...youngins. Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to buy one from a junkyard? That is your best bet, nobody really repairs it. You could maybe check out a VCR repair shop. That would be his best bet. Why not just get a CD player? Is he trying to make it a show car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke February 16, 2006 Author Share MrDuke Member February 16, 2006 ...Why not just get a CD player? Is he trying to make it a show car? It's an unrestored car. He wants to keep every part original so he'd prefer to repair it than replace it. Ya goofball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavid February 16, 2006 Share pavid Member February 16, 2006 Duke, is there anybody in your area that specializes in auto restorations? Perhaps they might be able to take a look at the player and determine what's wrong and if it's repairable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma February 16, 2006 Share YoMamma Member February 16, 2006 Id say go to a junkyard and get the replacement part from there. I cant think of any other way to replace old technology like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox February 17, 2006 Share appalachian_fox Member February 17, 2006 Out of curiosity, can you give a better description of the problem? Is it just an electrical failure? Sound quality issue? Does part of the system work and not another part? It occurs to me that you might be able to find someone who works on that stuff at a record shop, too, if the amateur radio club thing doesn't pan out (or he's too lazy to do the leg work). Usually "classic" audiophiles are good at that stuff. For example, my uncle just fixed an Edison cylinder player for someone...People like that are unusually handy at "classic" analog electronics because they have to be. They're in the same boat as your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReverend(c) February 17, 2006 Share TheReverend(c) Member February 17, 2006 I havent fixed an 8 track since about 1989. But any reputable electonics repair business can usually fix it if its an issue with the e;ectronics itself. Mechanically I dont know if there are parts available anymore. Google it and see. Finding old circuit boards for those can be hard unless you find one in a junk yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo April 11, 2006 Share anonymo Member April 11, 2006 Those "Best of the Styx" tapes are always geting stuck aren't they... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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