Kenwood car stereo Question..

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Kenwood car stereo Question..

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i have a old Kenwood KRC-1003 , the tuner has died, i really liked the stereo, it is a old cassette old school radio. its been in my wagon for years. the tuner is too tiny to service. anyway i found another just like it, but different model # KRC-2003
i been looking on line for quite a while now, but i cannot find out what the differences are in these radios.
i think there is also a KRC-3003
can anyone help me figure out the differences.. thanks..
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Hmmm.............

It's been quite awhile since I worked on a car radio.

But with a lot of those tuners, the grounding to the shielding would pull away.
Breaking the circuit to the main circuit board.

Yeah, it makes it a pain to work on, with all the those small SMD components,
but that was a major cause of most tuner failings, that and heat.

Sams PhotoFacts has the Service Manual for $25 plus Shipping, Handling.

The only differences I see between the KRC-1003 & KRC-2003 is that the 2003 has RCA Phono Jacks for connecting up a power amp for a subwoofer, and or speakers.

If the KRC-2003 is working.
Clean it up and use it.
Take the KRC-1003 and keep it for parts.
Or try repairing it, but I don't think finding parts will be easy.
Your best bet to find one, would be out at a Auto Parts Recycler.
I did a check on Ebay, and there is one for sale, but $400 is NuTs!

Good luck!


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i lucked out and found me the KRC-2003 for $45.00 on ebay..
but the radio connector harness is damaged.. power Gnd is missing.. WTF...
i messaged seller, will see what happens, maybe get a partial refund. and just use my old connector..lol
i just hope it works.. i'll go thru it soon.. 1st wanna see what sellers intentions are..
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dacflyer wrote:i lucked out and found me the KRC-2003 for $45.00 on ebay..
but the radio connector harness is damaged.. power Gnd is missing.. WTF...
That's not good. :(

Pop the covers off, and look at the output IC's.
If there are burn marks. :sad:

Good bet that someone connected it up wrong. :sad:


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no way to look at outputs with out a total tear down.. i have not heard back from the guy.. so i am about to put in a claim to ebay..
most likely i'll figure something out.
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