Fabia VRS CD Changer Problem

[Mafioso]

Hi all. My 6cd changer under the passenger seat seems to have given up playing cds and now just gives a "CD ERROR" message on the radio display. I can't work out why it's doing this. Have tried changing the cds and physically unplugging the changer but to no avail.

There's power to it and cycles through each cd to give me the same error message. Any ideas? Google seems to suggest it may be buggered...

[blueg33]

That sounds just like the problem we had with the changer on my wifes Seat Leon Cupra. Spent 3 years back and forth to car ICE specilists with the changer going off for repair every 6 months or so. It was never fixed properly, we should have just fitted a new non VAG one!

[Mafioso]

Cheers for the response. So it's more than likely knackered then? Shall I source another one off ebay?

[blueg33]

I wouldnt get a VAG one. I would get another make eg sony, but would need advice from a car hifi place

[Mafioso]

blueg33 said:

I wouldnt get a VAG one. I would get another make eg sony, but would need advice from a car hifi place

I've actually got a Kenwood 6cd changer out of my old Ka, which my brother now has but doesn't listen to music in. I wouldn't mind putting that in, but would need to buy an expensive adaptor no doubt.

I guess I'll have to take it to a proper place for them to have a look I suppose. Cheers muchly.

[Mafioso]

Sorry to dig this thread up again, but I've now decided to get on eBay and order a second hand identical cd changer to save mucking about spending loads on a new sounds system.

It seems I can get a VAG changer for about £10-£15, which isn't a problem.

The problem is with taking out the old one and fitting the new one. Does anyone have any experience with installing a changer under the passeneger seat of a Fabia, or maybe even a link to an instruction page?

Ta!

[Hub]

Sorry, don't know myself but I usually find www.briskoda.net a really useful site for this sort of thing!

Edited by Hub on Wednesday 21st April 13:47