They Specialize In Fixing Old Car Radios
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Quality-built radios on old cars and trucks are worth fixing, says Ken Anderson, who says radios have been coming in from all over the country since he started placing ads in auto magazines. The Alpharetta, Ga., business owner works with a skilled repairman who has 50 years of experience fixing vehicle radios made from the 1930’s to 2000.
“He has a big stash of parts, and he knows how to modify things to make them work,” Anderson says of his business partner. “His experience is beyond compare. He is a wizard who can resurrect dead radios.”
For vintage vehicle owners, it’s a nice bonus to have a working radio, whether it’s a Packard, Cadillac or old pickup.
Some interesting radios have come through the Georgia shop including one from a 1932 Packard.
“It didn’t have knobs, just cables and weighed 50 lbs.,” Anderson says.
Fords in the 1950’s had radios with a rural setting and city setting to get the best reception. Other vehicles had Wonderbar® radios with buttons to push to seek stations. While newer versions are available with Bluetooth and other fancy features, customers prefer the quality components in the old radios.
Leaky capacitors and bad switches are common repair problems. The repairman at K&B Special Products takes time to do proper alignment - setting the dial on the exact number of the radio station. And he does cosmetic work, polishing the dial and painting the needle, for example.
“We provide a 2-year warranty, and there is no charge to look at a radio,” Anderson says. Most repairs are less than $250 and are typically finished within 2 or 3 weeks.
While much of the work is on vehicle radios, he adds that repairs can also be made on console radios. Call for more information.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, K&B Special Products, 1015 Nine North Drive, Suite 300, Alpharetta, Ga. 30004 (ph 770 777-1031; kenwanderson@msn.com.)
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They Specialize In Fixing Old Car Radios AG WORLD Quality-built radios on old cars and trucks are worth fixing says Ken Anderson who says radios have been coming in from all over the country since he started placing ads in auto magazines The Alpharetta Ga business owner works with a skilled repairman who has 50 years of experience fixing vehicle radios made from the 1930’s to 2000 “He has a big stash of parts and he knows how to modify things to make them work ” Anderson says of his business partner “His experience is beyond compare He is a wizard who can resurrect dead radios ” For vintage vehicle owners it’s a nice bonus to have a working radio whether it’s a Packard Cadillac or old pickup Some interesting radios have come through the Georgia shop including one from a 1932 Packard “It didn’t have knobs just cables and weighed 50 lbs ” Anderson says Fords in the 1950’s had radios with a rural setting and city setting to get the best reception Other vehicles had Wonderbar® radios with buttons to push to seek stations While newer versions are available with Bluetooth and other fancy features customers prefer the quality components in the old radios Leaky capacitors and bad switches are common repair problems The repairman at K&B Special Products takes time to do proper alignment - setting the dial on the exact number of the radio station And he does cosmetic work polishing the dial and painting the needle for example “We provide a 2-year warranty and there is no charge to look at a radio ” Anderson says Most repairs are less than $250 and are typically finished within 2 or 3 weeks While much of the work is on vehicle radios he adds that repairs can also be made on console radios Call for more information Contact: FARM SHOW Followup K&B Special Products 1015 Nine North Drive Suite 300 Alpharetta Ga 30004 ph 770 777-1031; kenwanderson@msn com
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