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SkoorbMax May 3, 2006 06:11 AM

My CD player doesn't work when it's humid. It makes me want to smash it.
 
This is definitely the most annoying thing about my otherwise nice car. It's a 2000 Max SE and the damn Blose stereo won't work in the mornings when it's humid unless the AC is running. I can't drive to work with the windows open because the POS will just not read a CD. This, plus the fact these head units clearly have no memory buffer (good shock absorption but sometimes I can hit a stiff bump and it will skip immediately; i.e. no memory buffer, which even a $30 discman has these days) really instills such a hatred of Bose. Insult to injury, I can' teven replace the head unit without a bunch of extra crap so that the silly speakers' impedence will be compatible.

At least its sound quality is decent (when it works). Oh yeah, the tape doesn't work, so i can't hook up an mp3 unless I get a radio transmitter.

Maxima570 May 3, 2006 06:25 AM

I feel u man, my bose skips out when the car is just started, and then when you change the song, its like a 5 second delay before it plays. It occcasionally skips out even when the car is warmed up. I just got it, I can't wait to see what the humidity will be like...

TXT-1 May 3, 2006 06:27 AM

Time to go aftermarket.

Penguin215 May 3, 2006 06:38 AM


Originally Posted by TXT-1
Time to go aftermarket.

Amen to that, and some good, but cost efficient stuff out there. Head to the Audio and Electronics forum if interested, :)

chr0nos May 3, 2006 07:03 AM

u can get another one on ebay or other web sites for about $60-100. i thnk the max's bose is made by clarion, which is not the highest quality head units.

boondoxmax May 3, 2006 07:23 AM

Damn my Bose unit has never skipped over bumps or had the dreaded cut out problem....Sound quality is pretty good also over the base audio system.

maximaownsyou May 3, 2006 07:38 AM

you might wanna knock on wood after sayin that boondox...

StillenMax80x20 May 3, 2006 11:07 AM

dude.... same problem in my SUXXX (Bose) CD player, doesn't even play enough time toi consider it skipping.. If i put a burned cd in there it would almost play once.... A YEAR AGO :banghead:

I gave up... though i will never add an aftermarket dash to my beautiful console... there are parts that give you an input (AUXNISS) and have a 1 gig shuffle.. never worry aboiut music again... always works cheaper than a new HU and lookst much nicer than the frankenstein addition of aftermarket parts in my otherwise beautiful DASH.


MY $0.02. :chuckle:

biggy8481 May 3, 2006 12:02 PM

makes me glad I didn't get a max with bose... but for some reason my stock head unit, also made by clarion will play just about anything I put in it. I took out a dvd head unit to put the stock one back in because the dvd unit didn't like cd's

FriscoMaxima May 3, 2006 01:09 PM

just turn on the heater...

sciff5 May 3, 2006 01:25 PM

Hey it could be worse.... You could live in Miami

I am pretty sure you could just throw your head unit away if you came down here its so damn humid

StillenMax80x20 May 3, 2006 03:33 PM

honestly it used to make a difference with heater on and cold air in my old MAXIMA... but this one... just friggin laughs when i put a cd in... scratches it... then says 'Err' .... no matter what, cold/hot out heat or A/c. Period.

ctownmax May 5, 2006 07:39 AM

every time there is a heavy rainfall, my bose head unit wont play a cd for about 30 mins.... stupid pos!

ctownmax May 5, 2006 07:40 AM

edit** and it hails

Spartacus2002 May 6, 2006 11:08 AM

Mine just had the display die... Nissan wants $300 just to remove and see if it CAN be fixed...

SuperStasiu May 6, 2006 11:36 AM


Originally Posted by Spartacus2002
Mine just had the display die... Nissan wants $300 just to remove and see if it CAN be fixed...


If you pay that i will shoot you.:Orly: You can get a new head unit for that much:bowrofl:

Personally i have never had mine do that works fine since day one the only thing is the volume know sometimes i have to push it down so i can adjust the volume that way, but hey for a car i hae had since day 1 and now has 90k im pretty happy.

Maxgig May 6, 2006 05:29 PM

Have you run a CD lens cleaner through it? I put a Bose from a 02 Pathfinder in my Max and it skipped whenever I played burned discs until I cleaned the lens.

icewake May 6, 2006 09:47 PM

when mine does that i take the CD out and rub it on my shirt then put it back in. it has only done this to me once but that was my solution

SkoorbMax May 8, 2006 06:18 AM


Originally Posted by Maxgig
Have you run a CD lens cleaner through it? I put a Bose from a 02 Pathfinder in my Max and it skipped whenever I played burned discs until I cleaned the lens.

I've not tried that. I've tried a bit of compressed air, but not a lens cleaner...that is probably a good idea, actually. Maybe I can replace the brush with steel wool and put this damn thing in its grave ;)


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