Today I took the cd out of the cd player and tried to insert another one. It took the disc about 1/3 of the way in and then stopped and started making noises. I tried a couple times to put a cd back in later in the day, but no dice. Wish I had the money to put in an mp3 w/ sirius. For now I better scrounge around in the closet and look for old tapes to listen to.

 

sucks man. You can pick up decks on ebay..sometimes 6 disc ones...not sure of the quality tho. Mine's still kickin for now....I want to keep the stock look of the dash so I'm having a hard time deciding what to do...if anything, when mine craps out.

 

that sucks, it also happened in my Accord with my Blaupunkt San Jose (bought from Ebay) the first day i bought it, so I returned it (Florida-based "IkesElectronics" didn't refund me the extra shipping charges) and they gave me a new one

just out of curiosity, what kind of H.U. did u have? i have stock Bose, but am looking to just replace the h.u. with a good looking, good sounding mp3 unit and keep everything else the same

and since u had an aftermarket one, did u get convertors and what not? im really deficient in this subject matter..

 

It happened to me in my 2k2 (also non-Bose) in EXACTLY the same manner and I got some ERR 03 (or something) message on the display.

It took me 6 weeks to get it replaced. If it wasnt for the warrantly, I'd have gone for an aftermarket system.

 

If you have a stock bose, I wouldn't recommend getting a different HU

 

It's non bose and I got the same ERR 03 message. Damn I don't have the money to replace this POS, but I can't deal w/ listening to the radio all the time. May be time to hit up CC or BB on a day they do free install if you buy a deck. . .

 

Stock Bose sux, if mine went out I would upgrade to a nice aftermarket unit with satellite radio capability and RCA's for amps. Running aftermarket amps with bose is not worth it. You'll loose on sound quality.

 

That does suck, but man how can you have two 02 cars and no money to replace a stereo?

 

as a temporary solution, just get a tape adapter and use a portable cd player or something with it. this way you can still listen to cd's while you save up for a new head unit. or you could go my route, and use it in conjunction with a 20 GB mp3 player

 

Cars cost $$$$$.

 

Yep, if your going to replace the HU on a Bose, replacing the speakers as well as the amps is a good idea.

 

Yeah, well we weren't going to buy the spec, but we got a pretty good deal on it and couldn't pass it up. Plus it's just after christmas and we gotta pay that ****e off. It's just something I'm going to have to deal w/. Worst part is my new job which will require a 1 hour commute each day. . .

 

If you're not beyond your 3/36, have the dealer replace it. If you are beyond it, maybe an OEM changer is the way to go.

 

Yeah i'm at 52K on the odo, I'm gonna start looking on ebay for a deck w/ mp3 and sirius or XM ready.

 

If anyone wants a stock Bose HU, here's one on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2454772823



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