i enjoy my stock 97 bose speakers etc... but i cant stand it when i try and put in a burnt CD and it will only play Tracks 1-3 and then error comes up...... its driving me NUTS

any way to fix this? is there another cheap Oem headunit i could purchase to replace this or should i just go aftermarket headunit?

 

ahhh.. the magic of the $900 option... basically ur screwed.. if u wanna repair it its gonna be like 200 bucks easy.... u need a pac2 adapter if you want to use a aftermarket deck with the bose speakers...

 

Try burning your copied cd's at slower speed..

Keep in mind back in 97 or during the 4th gen maxima era, Copied cd's did not exist..

Some say to simply resolder connection points on the radio's PC board..
other say it's the lazer that's "overheating" since reading copied cd's requries more work from the player..

I have that ERR or no display on my OEM 96 unit, will be attempting to fix within the next 2 weeks..

the reason I am not going aftermarket is I like the clean look of the OEM radio.. it matches the rest of the dash units... unless I get a DVD/NAV double din unit.. hmmmm

 

I just went with a aftermarket headunit.

 

i dont think that the write speed has anything to do with it.. the headunit just sucks *****.. thats all

 

You could try using a good name brand CDR with a lower burn speed. Helps sometimes.

But if you happen to have $200-300 bucks available, I'd recommend a new HU and speakers. You can get a decent HU with MP3/WMA capability these days for under $150. Use the rest of the money for new speakers.

I got my Panasonic CQ-C1300U to fit nicely in the factory spot.

 

my $800 kenwood does the same somtimes. cant blame it all on bose

 

my bose does the same crap too.. oh well.. it happend on the 97, and now the 99.. good thing its getting replaced by a pioneer avic z1 pretty soon, after my brakes go on ftmfw!

 

ooooh, that's a nice radio Double Din too...
sweeet!

 

the bose HUs on our cars are so awful, and its just bound to die. they always do. just get an a/m deck, it sounds so much better anyways



thats cus its kenwood

 

I have the some thing happen on my 96. I'm going to go the cheapo route to fix this though by adding an AUX input to the HU however.

Instructions can be found here.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?p=4083400

 

I went to an aftermarket unit about 3 years ago. It was something on sale from Crutchfield. Can't even remember what it is. I think it's a Kenwood.

It looks great, and sounds way better than the original. Pocket underneath for carrying around 4 or so CDs. It came with a Scosche adapter, so I didn't even need to think about touching the speakers. I'm a happy camper now.

 

so all i need a new Headunit with an Adapter so i can still use my stock bose speakers.. Does anyone have a link where i can buy that specific adapter?

 

Not cheap, but Crutchfield has awesome customer service.

 

my car came with that HU...lol looks cool seeing my old HU just like i saw it when i first got my max.....now i have an XO-Vision DVD HU..... i truck ran over my face... now i can only use the remote....

 

same thang with mine, I can't stand that cheap ****.

 

Well adding an AUX output doesnt fix the error.....it just adds an ipod or something that you want to run through the hu.

All you guys have to do is open the hu and resolder one of the connections....why spend a few hundred $'s for a new hu and adapter when you can just solder something for free?

 

i get the same problem in my non-bose hu. is there a write up on how to resolder the wires to make them capable of reading CDR?

 

No. Thats the cd player itself. Some hu's dont have the correct laser eyes and all to read cdr's. It's older hu Im guessing?

 

We've all got a $3k+ bose system in our cars and you're all whining because your 8+y/o stereo isn't working perfectly? *shakes head*

First of all if you know anything about burnt CDs you'll realize that lower burning speeds mean more precision=less errors on disk, or did you honestly think that your burnt CD was a perfect duplicate of the original bit for bit?

Secondly, pay the $225 or spend the 5 hours or so taking the unit apart to fix the resistors that blew.

Lastly, cars like RRs, Bentleys, etc use bose systems. You think a car costing more than half a million would install a crappy brand?

Sorry folks...Haven't seen a pioneer unit in a Bentley yet, but I'll keep looking.