radio knackered?

[brendanb1801]

hi,

i have been having problems with my radio recently and now it has died. a couple of months ago it started playing up. certain buttons wernt working and when you pressed one button it would do something else. ie changing to cd 3 put the radio on!

Now it has just died. wont turn on at all. I cant find the key to pull the radio out, anyone know where they are kept in the car? any ideas to what has happened to the radio and why it has died?

Thanks

 

[rickyb90]

I thought the keys to remove the radio were a purchasable item from any good car audio shop?

I'm not sure it's worth fixing the standard radio. It all depends on if you want to keep the original audio equipment and CD changer. How much a repair or original replacement would be I couldn't say.

A decent CD radio which will play MP3's off a CD-R and will certainly sound better is about £120-150

I think you can tell what I'd do

 

[godber225r]

You can get the radio removal keys off ebay for about a quid. the plastic springs behind the buttons break so they dont work as they should is annoying when that happens.

You can get a replacement unit from ebay too for about 30-40 quid which is what i did.
Dont even think about phoning the dealers as there about 400 quid new from them.

 

[rickyb90]

Ahh, just seen on ebay how much they are available for

 

[godber225r]

There you go!!! the ones with codes go for a little more than the ones that dont. i think the oem radio looks the best and its sound good too!!

 

[LEE69]

I could use the cd mechanism out of it, if you want rid of it

 

[godber225r]

Whats up with your changer lee????? do you get "cd error" message or "magazine"???? there is a simple fix for that??!!

 

[LEE69]

Changer is long gone, the cd mechanism in the headunit is fubarred.

 

[godber225r]

Oh??!!!??!! i think its not the changer your on about is it??

 

[godber225r]

i have a spare headunit at home i used for spares. all i had off it was the front panel coz a load of buttons on mine were shot.

 

[capri]

what does the original changer cost at seat dealers?

 

[godber225r]

270 + vat

 

[godber225r]

And yes thats in pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[brendanb1801]

Ahh, just seen on ebay how much they are available for

just seen that. you have competition now! thinking of gettin a head unit that plugs into iPhone. Probably better in long run. anyone got advice on decent one. Heard a lot have problems?

Anyone want the CD changer? How much they worth?

 

[godber225r]

If you put it on ebay you will get around the £50 mark for it. You may get a little more if you include the harness??