Think my head unit is stuffed, help.

[slip]

Hey guys I have a Pioneer 1350 head unit in the car that i bought a couple of years ago, does the job well, but my cd's keep skipping in it. Even my brand new Katalyst cd skips on every track, but when played in my home stereo its fine.

Does it need to be replaced, or can it be servied/repaired?

It operates fine apart from that.

Thanks.

[Frosty]

i would get it checked.

Could be a few things with it. Does it eject the cd ok???

depends on the age of the Cd player to what it comes down to

[slip]

Ejects the cd fine, operates fine. 2-3 years old i think.

[craz0]

Sounds like the laser is on it's way out if so it would be cheaper to just purchase another CD player.

Some of the new CD's they are releasing are burnt a little different to try and stop copying them but as a result some of the older CD players find it harder to read, check all of the CD's that you know worked fine with it and if it does it with them, then it's most likely your laser.

[nismoman18]

the laser could be out of alignment, get it checked, or get a newie

[Guest RedLineGTR]

get a cd lens cleaner poped one in my jap head unit...kept of skipping and not skipping tracks when wanted....now works fine...had heaps of dust in it..

[hippy]

that happens to my brothers pioneer unit too ... i think its just farked itself ... time to get a new one .. u know u want mp3

[sniffy]

yea try a cleaner first...i got one from sanity i thnk...its just a cd with little brushes on it