360 Repairs?

[NickR33]

hey guys... well I broke my line a couple of weeks ago and it will be out of action for a few months... sooo brilliant I thought, its cold outside I will just sit at home playing 360 for a few weeks, not go out and save some cash for the rebuild... which would have been a great idea had my Xbox not decided to f**king break on me too! so my car is busted and now I can't play Forza Motorsport 2 which I have been waiting to come out for the last 12 months... I need to get my hoon on! Thank the son of rajab for Foxtel otherwise I might be forced to actually speak to my flatmates hehe

so enough rambling, where should I take the 360 to get repaired? Its no longer under warranty, and I'm in Melbourne SE...

ps. its flashing 3 red lights at me when I turn it on and making hideous noises through the amp/speakers... it won't even boot up without a game in there:(

[LBR33]

Give microsoft aus a call and see whos their recommended repairer they might cost a bit more then a backyard job but at least u will get it fixed correctly

[Munkyb0y]

i know a few guys that used to work in the xbox repair place. believe me, backyard job is probably just as good if not better.

microsoft FTL

[R31Nismoid]

Nick PM me if you want someone.

My mate is near tulla airport which is the only potential problem i guess.

Other than that, everyone i've sent there leaves happy

[NickR33]

Yeah I really don't want to send it to Microsoft... they will take months to fix it

Thanks Ash, you have PM

[NYTSKY]

My mates 360 is now back at microsoft for the second time getting fixed. WTF!

[Vermin]

Well truthfully under warranty or not the problem is microsofts fault and is a hardware fault. So they should fix it for free either way. They sent the things out and they have had so many of the exact same problem. The hardware is faulty from factory so should be fixed at no charge. My 2cents. oh and yes i had the same problem, but had the warranty through EBGames so just took it in and got a straight swap on the spot. shame that runs out soon and knowing my luck the same thing will happen a few weeks after it does then send it off to microsoft to get it fixed.....again

[SKYLVIA]

FYI - apparently Microsoft have extended warranty on all 360's to 3 years for red light fault.

[NickR33]

they certainly have:)

and they will reimburse anyone who has had repairs already... supposed to be costing Microsoft over $1Billion... ouch

[Beer Baron]

that's what you get when you build an exremely unreliable console.

[predator]

That's what you get for f**king up production and rushing to market you mean

3 year warranty is nice though..

Apparently if you get a towel or the like and wrap the 360, the heat can cause the dodgy joints to refuse and it may work again. Seemed to have worked for a few people.

Mines fine though, I never seem to have the same problem with electronics other people do?

[LBR33]

PS3 FTW

[predator]

Price drop to around $829 for the PS3 to be announced this Thursday apparently