How to break an alpine...?

[popothemailman 10+ year member]

My warranty is almost up for my alpine 9815, i would like to mess it up so i can get a newer version through my warranty before it is up. How can i do this?

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[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

Slam a 2x4 into it and say your buddy borrow your car to load some wood and got careless...

 

[popothemailman 10+ year member]

would if i could... but i dont think the warranty people would understand...

basically just need it to **** up every time i turn it on

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

If it's just a standard Alpine warranty, then I would try to screw it up. Manufacturer/technicians aren't stupid, they can tell if something was done, intentionally, to the unit to make it malfunction. The warranty only covers manufacturing defects or defects in construction, not sheer stupidity.

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

Any way to force it to overheat? Cover any breather holes? Put it under a heatlamp, lol

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

haha ur relentlesss

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

cut a soldered piece to make it looked like it poped???

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

plug it into a wall socket. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[AVSTANG02]

popothemailman, You sir are a dumbass.

 

[Cris 10+ year member]

You're an idiot. The 9815 is a better HU than anything currently being offered in alpine's lineup.. at least, in that pricerange.

 

[popothemailman 10+ year member]

Well my buddy just opened it up and did some thing with a soldering iron, and now the buttons direct me to random ass things; the power button still turns it on however the next track selection for example turns on and off the mx. I called the company that issued the warranty(not the manufacturer) and they said that it seems like it is a malfuntion in the system, and i just have to take it into the place where i had it installed so that they can verify what im saying is true. I asked what model will be replacing it, they told me ill be recieving a 9857, looked it up and it is better than the 9815 because i can hook my ipod up to it without having to but one of those stupid machines, see ya fm transmitter.

Well AVSTANG02 it looks like you sir are the dumbass, if you need the fm transmitter you let me know now

 

[Ricky616 10+ year member]

Well my buddy just opened it up and did some thing with a soldering iron, and now the buttons direct me to random ass things; the power button still turns it on however the next track selection for example turns on and off the mx. I called the company that issued the warranty(not the manufacturer) and they said that it seems like it is a malfuntion in the system, and i just have to take it into the place where i had it installed so that they can verify what im saying is true. I asked what model will be replacing it, they told me ill be recieving a 9857, looked it up and it is better than the 9815 because i can hook my ipod up to it without having to but one of those stupid machines, see ya fm transmitter.
Well AVSTANG02 it looks like you sir are the dumbass, if you need the fm transmitter you let me know now

thats good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

When did you buy the unit? What kind of warranty did you have to be able to get a $400 unit for a busted piece?

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

why dont you just fry the **** thing... throw it in ur bathtub or get it wet somehow... just be careful nexttime u turn it on

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Youd be amazed how many people are on this forum......

Maybe one of them will give a heads up to the shop youre taking it to.

Tool.