Find companies specializing in radio restoration for the First Generation Firebird.

Well, I bought a '66 AM radio for my Mustang that ended up not working when I got it. It was beautifully rechromed and everything though!

So, I finally got around to getting it fixed. I wanted a local shop in Atlanta if possible and I did find a good one:

Auto Audio Service & Restoration Company
1200 CENTRAL AV
EAST POINT, GA 30344
(404) 762-5350

The shop is owned by a guy named Hans (he told me a story about fixing these radios way back when they were brand new...he's got a lot of experience) who does the mechanical type restoration work and the rest of the business seems to pretty much be run by David who does the electricals.

I shipped them the radio since I didn't have time to drive down there during the week and they had it fixed in about 4 days. Hans took the time to get the push buttons working perfectly and David found/fixed an internal short and dialed in the tuning. They also cleaned everything inside and out.

Hans also recommended an original style speaker that he had...I needed one so I got it.

For everything the price was $103.00 which is very reasonable considering the speaker, parts, and labor to get it working.

I will use them again.
Dan

I bought a '69 AM radio from Terry so that I could have the digital AM/FM Stereo conversion done to it. After searching for a long time and calling tons of people I decided to have the work done by Gary Tayman of Tayman Electrical ( http://www.taymanelectrical.com ) and I was very happy with the quality of the work.

He did the conversion and cleaned up the rest of the radio and I got back a great looking and sounding radio.

Dan

This was posted on the mailing list, so I figured I'd document it here...

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I just got the original dash speaker reconditioned from a place here in
Michigan as per reccommended by one of the listers (can't remember who, but
thanks for the tip!).

Excellent work for a great price! My speaker basically disintegrated when I
touched it (the cone), and there was a bit of rust on the connections to the
cone. For $41.95 got a speaker shipped, re-coned, new coil, and new screen
mesh. It sounds and looks great!

Jackson Speaker Service Ron McGee, Jackson, MI 517-789-6400
3921 Pinecrest Court
Jackson, MI 49203

Just thought I'd pass along a good quality repair shop...

Don Rogers '69 350 Coupe</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

Another good place to get old radios repaired is Precision Radio in San Antonio, TX. He has done three different old Delco radios for me and they have worked flawlessly. He is a Delco factory trained technician with more than 30 yrs experience. Contact info:
Precision Radio
John Henshaw
1210 Warfield
San Antonio, TX 78216

Wayne, TX
210-979-0905

I have used Gary for 2 of my radios.
My cars paperwork both show AM radios, but what a pain.

Had Gary T. convert them to AM/FM.
Very happy with the work,

Hello all,

I just recieved my '67 AM/FM radio back from being cleaned and restored. These guys did a wonderful job! I also purchased a new replacement dash speaker from them as well. Their replacement speaker frames are stamped exactly like stock so they clip right in with the stock brackets.

I would highly recommend them.

http://www.turnswitch.com/

They are located in Blaine, Minnesota.

Would you mind telling us what you paid for the restoration of your radio...?

The reproduction speaker was $40, and the radio restore was $150.

They blasted and re-painted the exterior box, cleaned and lubed all moving parts, cleaned and polished the lens and chrome parts, and replaced an internal bulb.

The radio worked before sending it in, just not very well. They can repair non-working radios as well.

Their initial (non-show car quality) estimate was $130 to $200. So they fell well within that range. Show quality is more, but I didn't ask more about that.

I had checked three other repair / restoration shops before hand and was quoted $200 to $500 for similar restoration.

Thanks for the info. Seems to be a very reasonable price to me...

There is a guy in so cal named Joe Viji. reasonable and knows his stuff
Joe Vijil
234 West Walnut Ave.
Monrovia, CA 91016
JVrestorations 626 264-7233