I have just had my seat ibiza 1.6 sport, radio H/U refurbished through my local Seat dealer for £75 because it kept turning it's self on & off when ever it felt like it.
I know that this is a common problem as apparently a diode on the mother board is prone to failure.
any way my dealer gave me the box it got returned in from the repairer's but in his attempt to remove any lables giveing the information as to the repairer's details (so we can't go direct) he failed to remove some of the address, so after a few minuites searching i have found out who they are & have rang them & asked if they would refurbish other units direct with the owners rather than through a dealer & they have told me yes they would be happy to deal direct.
The cost is £47 inc VAT & return postage, quite a saveing from the £75 my dealer charged, all you have to do is contact them & make sure they can refurbish your H/U & post it to them, it took nearly 3 weeks to get mine back but they said they have been busy & they try to aim to get it back to you in 10 working days (subject to parts avalability)
I hope this helps anyone who has been told by there dealer they have to buy a new H/U at a cost of nearly £400
GTS Intermedia Services Ltd
Unit 36, Woodside Park
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2NP
+44 (0) 1788570088
01788 577 227 fax
Note: closed 12:30 - 13:30 (lunch)
Addional Info Suppled by Heavertron,
The guy at GTS said it depends who you speak to whether they will accept the repair or not, as mentioned, they are downsizing, so have lost the contract with the courier, which means some of the engineers might not be willing to deal with all the trouble of return postage.
If you speak to them on the phone and have problems with them accepting the repair, the best bet is to:
1) Say that a friend got the service, can they check with a colleague,
2) Bribe them by offering £100 (they are a small company),
3) Enclose return postage packaging to make it easy for them to return the unit to you once repaired.
I know that this is a common problem as apparently a diode on the mother board is prone to failure.
any way my dealer gave me the box it got returned in from the repairer's but in his attempt to remove any lables giveing the information as to the repairer's details (so we can't go direct) he failed to remove some of the address, so after a few minuites searching i have found out who they are & have rang them & asked if they would refurbish other units direct with the owners rather than through a dealer & they have told me yes they would be happy to deal direct.
The cost is £47 inc VAT & return postage, quite a saveing from the £75 my dealer charged, all you have to do is contact them & make sure they can refurbish your H/U & post it to them, it took nearly 3 weeks to get mine back but they said they have been busy & they try to aim to get it back to you in 10 working days (subject to parts avalability)
I hope this helps anyone who has been told by there dealer they have to buy a new H/U at a cost of nearly £400
GTS Intermedia Services Ltd
Unit 36, Woodside Park
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2NP
+44 (0) 1788570088
01788 577 227 fax
Note: closed 12:30 - 13:30 (lunch)
Addional Info Suppled by Heavertron,
The guy at GTS said it depends who you speak to whether they will accept the repair or not, as mentioned, they are downsizing, so have lost the contract with the courier, which means some of the engineers might not be willing to deal with all the trouble of return postage.
If you speak to them on the phone and have problems with them accepting the repair, the best bet is to:
1) Say that a friend got the service, can they check with a colleague,
2) Bribe them by offering £100 (they are a small company),
3) Enclose return postage packaging to make it easy for them to return the unit to you once repaired.
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