Service and Restoration Rates

REPAIR SERVICES

Do You Need Repair or Restoration Service Performed on Your Vintage Kenwood?

- I am located in Central Florida -

I will provide alignment, repair, service, or restoration work at reasonable rates. The following rates only apply to Kenwood Hybrid radios as shown on these web pages. Parts are not included in the basic price and will incur extra charges. I sell Kenwood parts at discounted rates.

Please click here for guidelines as to what is acceptable for repair and/or restoration.

Queue Status : I have reached saturation over the last few months. I do this part-time, and can process only two or three rigs per week, to keep up the high quality level on finished repairs that you've come to expect - I've been receiving many more rigs than that per week. At this point my storage is at capacity, and I've got a full workload through perhaps June. I regret that I can give no further releases or shipment dates at this time. I have to catch up to my workload.

I have also fallen behind on my email - I regret this, but it has grown to far more than one person can keep up with. Many of you know that I still respond to specific questions quickly, but if it involves much research on my part, I tag it for later attention - And that builds into hundreds of tasks quickly.

Full Tx/Rx alignment (No repair or parts replacement) Basic full alignment, to get your rig back as the factory intended. If problems are discovered, you can upgrade to the Basic Repair/Align without incurring any penalty charges.	119.00
Basic Repair/Align of many Kenwood problems (free estimate when radio received). Quoted price + parts. This also includes a full alignment (needed to find all problems) and a thorough switch, variable capacitor contact, potentiometer, and internal cleaning. This is my most popular choice, I fix most problems and align the entire radio, 90% of the time for the basic charge + parts, if needed. Exceptions are noted in my "Rig Submission Guidelines."	229.00
Cosmetic Cleanup and rig detailing It's amazing how these Kenwood's clean up when they know they are going to the ball! If I don't think I can Wow! you with the appearance of your rig, I'll be the first to tell you and refund your cosmetic charge. I want them to look great as well as perform great!	49.00
Repaint cabinet top and bottom in authentic Kenwood colors with Sherwin Williams Alkyd Enamel. Includes cabinet cleaning, prep, priming, and final coats. Small to medium dings can usually be removed as well at no extra cost	79.00

Service Notes:

Customer will pay full shipping and insurance in both directions (no handling charges)

Any problems discovered during alignment will be reported to you, and you can choose to have them repaired, abort the service, or proceed with no repair to the affected areas. Common problems sometimes discovered during alignment are a bad driver tube, or cracked slugs in the tuning cores. Minimum charge for aborted alignments due to rig problems is $35. 95% of the Kenwood Hybrid rigs can be repaired inexpensively, that's why they are so prized!

Kenwood front panels survive remarkably well. I cannot replace lettering, or repair badly damaged panels. Most damage, fortunately, occurs as scuffs at the top or sides of the panel, and these can be smoothed, prepped, primed, and resprayed while masking the face of the panel. Please contact me for repairs of this nature. Assume $35 minimum charge for repairs to the top and/or sides of your Kenwood front panel.

I use a professional detail spray gun with compressor, in conjunction with equipment grade Sherwin Williams Alkyd Enamel for all Kenwood painting tasks. My repaints look like factory original , as have the vintage Corvettes I have repainted. This is not aerosol can stuff . . . ;-) I fully prep the case as needed, prime, and shoot a solid factory-like finish.

STEP 1 - IMPORTANT - Your Packing Slip!

I sometimes receive 5 radios for service in one day. Our phone/email conversations may get lost in my grey matter, and I need some means of identifying you, your radio, and the problems you've been experiencing. I've prepared a simple form where you tell me who you are, how to contact you, the Serial Number of your radio, what's wrong with it, and what you would like to have done.

Please fill out this simple form, and include it when you ship your rig to me. That will insure Ithat the service information stays with your radio. You can print the form, fill it in in pen & ink, and send it along. Otherwise you can fill it in on your computer, print it, and send it along - - Your choice! But either way, please send it along! Thanks!

Please click HERE to retreive the short form. Just type in the info and Click FILE|PRINT in your browser.

STEP 2 - IMPORTANT - Packing!

Your Kenwood looks pretty nice. It's got a problem or two, and it needs an alignment after 20+ years, but it's a great rig otherwise. Don't let it be destroyed in shipping! Please click HERE to find out how to properly pack that 35 pound treasure.

If you have any questions, want full contact information, would like to inquire about a specific problem, or just have comments about this page, please write to the email address shown below and I will respond promptly! I look forward to doing business with you and preserving your vintage Kenwood prize! Best Regards, Ken K4EAA.