Fiat Punto 1.2 '00 radio troubles

easy_as_easy

so ive just gotten a Fiat Punto 1.2 '00 and the radio is a piece of ****. the fm radio just loses all reception for no reason and the face plate light has stopped working.

any body else had this trouble, and is it fixable or should i just get a new radio??

bazz26

easy_as_easy wrote:

so ive just gotten a Fiat Punto 1.2 '00 and the radio is a piece of ****. the fm radio just loses all reception for no reason and the face plate light has stopped working.

any body else had this trouble, and is it fixable or should i just get a new radio??

Try checking the connections at the rear of the head unit. One of these could simply be loose.

To be honest after market car radio head units are pretty cheap these days. The likes of Aldi sell reasonably priced MP3 readable head units these days too.

louie

As bazz26 said, now a days is cheaper to replace the radio than get it fixed.
A new Panasonic cd player wouldn't cost you more then 89.00 euro

ninty9er

The was a batch of Blaupunkt units in some FIAT/Alfa with awful problems. I remember lots having to be replaced for spitting out CDs. The one in my dad's van lost the screen. It's not a panel problem if I remember rightly, cos they switched a few around. There's a problem in the head unit that blocks the display I think, but that might be a different problem than yours

easy_as_easy

no that sounds like mine alright its a piece of **** blaupunkt. the speakers are starting to crackle now as well. ****.

colm_mcm

Most likely a Blaupunkt Grenoble or Laussanne model. Just get a new stereo, and don't forget to swap the wiring on the plug so that it actually turns off with the car!