Dock connection failing 11 days out of warranty!!!!!!

My dock connection is failing. I bought an FM transmitter and the speakers in my car cut in and out. My sister's Ipod works fine in the same transmitter. My ipod is 11 days out of warranty. Is there anything I can do? I can't believe they won't do anything for me 11 days out of warranty. This is my 3rd ipod I have had to return. They claim it will cost 130.00 to fix. Is there anyway I can replace the dock myself? Thank you.

Hi Terry,
I would suggest trying the following to at least get you up and running with an operating system.
Before trying this, make sure you can still read the 25 alpha/numeric code from the Windows COA label underneath your notebook. As long as you can, carry on with the procedure below.
First, use another PC to create a Retail Windows 7 installation disc yourself - you must download the correct version, ie if your notebook originally came with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit this is the exact version you would need to download.
Download the correct Disc Image from the link below and use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO correctly to a blank DVD - a guide on using ImgBurn to write an ISO to a disc is Here. These Images are clean and from a well-respected source, however there are only limited versions available.
Windows-7 sp1-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit
Use the disc to perform the installation, enter the Windows activation key found on the underside of your notebook when requested and when the installation has completed, use the 'Phone Method' detailed in the link below to activate the OS - this method supported by Microsoft and is popular with people who just want a clean installation of Windows 7 without the additional software load normally bundled with OEM installations.
http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-windows-7-by-phone.aspx
Any additional drivers you may need can be found starting Here.
Provided this works OK, you may well find you will be able to retrieve files from the failed HDD using the external caddy.
Regards,
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