My own stupidity - shouldn't have stuck it in

[Sidewaze Samm]

Hi guys

So I stuck something in a bit further than it should really have gone , because it looked like it should go further, and I broke the CD player :headbang:

If I try and insert a CD, the player doesn't grab it and pull it in. The player doesn't recognise a disc if I push one in as far as I can, but it will eject it. Anybody done something similarly stupid and been able to fix it?

The head unit is a black mp3-compatible model, with the aux socket on the dash. If I need to find a replacement from the bay of e, does anyone know whether there is a difference in the units that come from cars that did and did not have aux sockets? I'd hate to get a replacement only to find there is nowhere at the back to plug in my aux socket.

cheers

PS - anyone who uses cd slot mounts for sat nav - be careful! My cd slot mount has worked fine in three cars for a few years now. Until yesterday

 

[skelters]

Probably not worth opening up to fix so would think a replacement is the best option.

Why not upgrade to something else with more functionality?

 

[Marlon]

My CD player packed in too - would accept the CD but randomly decided not to play them. As suggested above I swapped out the whole player for a JVC with all the toys. I guess a lot depend on whether or not you want to keep the OEM look in the cabin.

 

[Sidewaze Samm]

My CD player packed in too - would accept the CD but randomly decided not to play them. As suggested above I swapped out the whole player for a JVC with all the toys. I guess a lot depend on whether or not you want to keep the OEM look in the cabin.

Yep, I'd like to keep the clean lines of the OEM look.

 

[pvr]

There are two generic types of headunits :

- Standard Radio units, manufactured up to March 2004 and are grey in colour and do not play MP3
- Standard Radio units, manufactured after March 2004 and are black and do play MP3
- Navigation Head units, again manufactured up to March 2004 - no MP3
- Navigation Head units, manufactured after March 2004 - black, with MP3.

If you don't have SatNav, you can buy any radio unit from any country. I bought one from the US for £20 including shipping. Don't worry about the language or anything like that and there is no code for the radio so any radio works in any Z4.