Ask Us About Car Audio, Part 4: Gasp Harder

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atmakaraka: Mar 3, 2005; When I said 'we', officer, I was referring to myself, the four young ladies, and, of course, the goat.

Hi there. I recently bought a 2007 Mercury Milan sedan with the so-called Audiophile sound system. Out of nowhere, the 6 disc changer would start skipping in the middle of tracks, and quickly escalated to saying that there was a "bad disc" no matter what disc I put in (burned, retail, rw, new, scratched etc) or what slot I put it in. I tried (without apparent success) one of those cd lens cleaners. My next step is to try and get at the fuse box and see what I can do from there, but I figured I would ask those more knowledgeable than myself first. Any tips would be appreciated.

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atmakaraka: Mar 3, 2005; When I said 'we', officer, I was referring to myself, the four young ladies, and, of course, the goat.

Geirskogul posted:

If the player turns on, a fuse isn't the problem.

I was afraid of that. Glad I didn't waste any time getting to it.

some texas redneck posted:

That sounds more like the cd player mechanism failed.

eBay has plenty of them listed (including this brand new one), though like any other newer vehicle, you'll probably need to have the dealer pair the stereo to the car.

At those prices, I may as well just get a new head unit and put it in myself. Thanks to both of you for the feedback.

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