Originally Posted by CaptainHero

There is currently a used amplifier available on eBay for $68.99 or best offer with free shipping. That would probably be your best bet.

Originally Posted by pizzaguy

You are very fortunate that the car is running at all.

But what you MUST remember, is that any surge/spike or reverse polarity application of power can impregnate electronics with impending failures.
If the car develops an odd electrical issue in the next - whatever, keep in mind what happened. The car is now capable of doing ODD stuff, so when you get a "no crank", and everyone tells you it's the RCM - keep in mind that fixing the RCM may not get the car running. ALWAYS remember that there is a history with the car that damaged the audio amp, and that a lot of other modules were subject to the same.

I am speaking as a life-long electronics technician that did bench work all the way back to 1982.

Originally Posted by ala_xfire

While I agree 100% with you, but I have been doing bench work on electronics since 1964 and have never seen any pregnant electrons.

Originally Posted by Doc78

I have been doing bench work on electronics since about 1994 and I have to say this has made me laugh harder than most of the jokes I have heard in years. Glad to see someone still has a since of humor.