Corp DL

I've been gone for so long...no one probably knows me anymore. (well, Whitey knows me).

I have a factory Bose '99 E430, trunk mounted 6 disc changer. Just a couple months ago started skipping on a few tracks. These same CD's do not skip in other players. And it's not on all CD's. I even just bought the new U2 CD, it was fine for a while now skips all over the place.

Has nothing to do with vibration or physical movement of car.
I have bought a CD cleaner from Radio Shack, seemed to help out but not solve.

Any suggestions for diagnosis or other comments? Need help, very annoying!!!

BT320

I'm no technical expert, but it sounds like the laser is going out on your changer. It might be time for a replacement soon...

Whitey

Who TF is this? Where u been?

Yeah, sounds like you'll need a new one....cd changers do have a limited life, especially if you've (possibly unknowingly) had a few dusty CD's in there.....

Corp DL

Whitey, I thought we were tight?! (grin)

Remember we PM'ed a couple times about finances when you were almost ready to give up your current E?

I've just been busy with work AND a book that I'm writing. Hopefully I can get it on shelves where you are overseas.

How much does a new lense/laser cost?

Peace,
-DL

Whitey

I'm still tight but at the time I was consdering giving up my E for a W211.....

ccmbduong

Corp DL.... My 96' E320 had the same problem. It had the factory installed Alpine and it skipped alot. I believe what happened is that the Laser was on its way out and it's not worth fixing it. So I bought the replacement Alpine CHM-S630 and it's been excellent even reading CD-R's. The reason I stay with Alpine because it's physically same size and uses same M-bus connection, so installation took less than 10 minutes. You may want to stay with the same brand for ease of installation. Good luck

Whitey

Oh, wasn't reading properly at work Good luck on the book - any sneak previews on what its about?

ccmbduong is absolutely right, if a replacement of the changer is all you're after. However replacing it with an ipod might be another option too.

Corp DL

ccmbduong, thanks for the tip. I don't feel like putting money into the car...as I'd like to get another one in about a year; but I guess I'll just have to suck it up if I want tunes.

Whitey, the book= www.twentiesbeatdown.blogspot.com
This site really does not tell you much about the structure or thesis of my material, but I'm interviewing people now internationally. I'll let you know when I get a real website up.