1g Stock CD player

[DSMboostin15]

I just got a stock AM/FM, cassette, CD player from my friend's 94 Laser. The radio works fine, but when I put in a CD, it won't read the disk and I get an error message. Now I know that the stock CD players aren't that great, but I have a Pioneer that came with the car, and it doesn't work well anymore, so I decided to replace it with a stocker for that OEM feel. Will the dealer be able to do anything like service it, will a radio repair shop be able to fix it, or am I just SOL? And please no "just get an aftermarket one, it's better" replies. I know they are better but I'd rather save my money for a new turbo.

 

[Defiant]

Try a cleaning disc and cross your fingers. I've seen this work.


Once.
None of us could believe it. It's still working.

Kinda dumb, though. Eighty bucks will get you this:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/151534997-post6.html
and Dual is selling MP3 CD units with a front plug for the iPod or whatever for as little as fifty.

If you don't have a handy hundred you can set fire to, DSM life will be agony for you.

 

[DSMboostin15]

Well, I still have my Pioneer that came with the car, but it's a flip-down face and the connection is failing because if you press on the faceplate, the screen goes out. Besides, I like the look of the stock CD unit, and no one is dumb enough to break into my car to take a 14 yr old CD player.

I'm going to try blowing compressed Nitrogen in the slot to remove any dust that may have accumulated over the years.

As for the money. I have enough to go out and buy an Alpine head unit, but I need to be saving for this coming academic school year. Remember, college is getting more expensive by the day.

The only thing that I don't like about doing that is potentially causing the "eye" to come out of alignment, provided it isn't already which could be why it won't read a disc.

 

[Defiant]

That'd be why you'd use a cleaning disk.

Thinking a 14-year-old CD player would be overlooked by thieves is an optimistic view. However, I fear it may be naive as well.

Let us know if it comes back, it'll be an interesting question.

 

[DSMboostin15]

Alright, I'll try the cleaning disc this weekend.

Let's just say a stock player won't draw nearly as much attention as an after market one that has a big PIONEER slapped across the front of it.

Oh, and I am optimistic, maybe a little naive as well.

I've decided to just get a new (used) stock CD player off Ebay. It's only $25 and it's from a '95, so it should be in better shape, hopefully. $25 for a new CD player is better than spending $100+ on an aftermarket one. Some may say I'm crazy, and according to my last psych evaluation, I am.

UPDATE: So I randomly put a CD in the player to show my old man how it gets the error code, then to make me look like an idiot, it decides to play the CD. The catch is that when I ejected and tried to put the CD back in, it won't take the CD. So I'm assuming the reason it doesn't play is that the loading mechanism is out of adjustment. Any ideas on how to fix that?