Over a year ago I rebuilt the deck in my M90 but sort of fell behind on the rest of the work on it. But as of yesterday the beast is alive again!
New top trim from bredgeo
New tweeters from Superduper
Media blasted grilles by blu_fuz
Newly painted grilles by trippy1313
Amp board recapped with Nichicon Golds
Giant crack on the rear cabinet welded
All pots and switches cleaned, many disassembled for a thorough scrub
Brushed metal overlays cut for tweeter (bezel and behind grille) and the tape door
Repainted JVC badge
New battery plate foam
New lower chrome dial strip
Lots of Windex, Nevr Dull, soap and a toothbrush
The deck was a big undertaking (documented here) that involved:
New belts
New lube
New fusible resistors
New photo interrupter reflector
New carbon contacts for the control panel buttons
New pinch roller installed on original core
Stripped rust from multiple parts
The unit suffered water damage at some point in its life, which destroyed a tweeter, partially lifted some of the chrome on one of the full range drivers, and left a lot of random little spots where the paint faded, but I'm leaving a full repaint for another day, if ever. I covered up the worst of it with brushed metal vinyl on the tape door. I have some black brushed metal as well as a very close color to the original paint which I might try, I think it looks a bit bright with the silver now.
I also had to bend the top trim back just a smidge, to get a perfect 90 degree angle on it.
New top trim from bredgeo
New tweeters from Superduper
Media blasted grilles by blu_fuz
Newly painted grilles by trippy1313
Amp board recapped with Nichicon Golds
Giant crack on the rear cabinet welded
All pots and switches cleaned, many disassembled for a thorough scrub
Brushed metal overlays cut for tweeter (bezel and behind grille) and the tape door
Repainted JVC badge
New battery plate foam
New lower chrome dial strip
Lots of Windex, Nevr Dull, soap and a toothbrush
The deck was a big undertaking (documented here) that involved:
New belts
New lube
New fusible resistors
New photo interrupter reflector
New carbon contacts for the control panel buttons
New pinch roller installed on original core
Stripped rust from multiple parts
The unit suffered water damage at some point in its life, which destroyed a tweeter, partially lifted some of the chrome on one of the full range drivers, and left a lot of random little spots where the paint faded, but I'm leaving a full repaint for another day, if ever. I covered up the worst of it with brushed metal vinyl on the tape door. I have some black brushed metal as well as a very close color to the original paint which I might try, I think it looks a bit bright with the silver now.
I also had to bend the top trim back just a smidge, to get a perfect 90 degree angle on it.