Hey guys, i got my Protege 5 not to long ago, and i noticed that the stock cd player skips a whole lot. I will replace it with an aftermarket head unit, but for the time being is there anything i can do to stop the skipping? Any kind of bump will make the whole things scratch up any cd inside.

thanks

Rob

 

clean your cd, put it back in, stock stereos suck, realize this, then beat your stock headunit with a bat

 

Take it back to the dealer. The stereo is under warranty and I know that mine has not skipped once since I got it last november...and I play a lot of CDRs that a moderately abused.

Jay

 

Now would they fix it even though i have 3 mtx 10" subs in the back? I mean i used to skip moderately before i got the subs, but now that i have them, i can hardly turn it up!

Rob

 

So you are saying that the vibration from the base is causing the CD to skip? Or when you hit a bump?

How freaking loud is your stereo? I wonder if all that bass has knocked something loose in the head unit.

At any rate I'd go back to the dealer with it...unless of course you have to crank the subs to get it to skip.

Jay

 

The stereo is moderately loud, only pushing it with a mono block Mtx 6500D model amp (about 750 watts), but even with the amp and bass all the way down it skips. Partially both vibration i'm thinking, and possibley a factory defect, i will take your advice and take it back to the dealer to get it checked out. thanks

Rob

 

I have the factory stereo in my 2002 Pro ES, along with a 12" sub. I get no skipping at any volume. If I crank the volume up I get vibrations in the rear view mirror - you can see the mirror moving - still no skipping on the CD player.

Sounds like you have a bad unit. I'd cut down the gain on your subs when you take it back to the dealer so they don't automatically blame them for the problem. My experience is that dealers tend to take the path of least resistance. If they can blame a problem on the customer, that will be their first try.

Be polite but persistent. A car CD player should be able to play in the vechicle while incurring the normal bumps and shocks associated with normal driving. If your doesn't do that, it is not functioning properly. That's all there is to it.