Are you experiencing overheating CD's / Headunit?

[Ricochet J]

So I pop a CD into the player and whilst it plays the CD skips quite a bit.

When I take the CD out, it's bloody hot. If I let the CD cool down again and then insert it back into the player, it will play without skipping. This is only up until the CD becomes hot again and starts skipping.

Is it because it's a crap CD player or is everyone experiencing this?

In before the "NO I HAVE USB/HDD MP3 "

 

[iaind]

Had it before with cheap kit in non air conditioned cars. What's the head unit?

 

[Wicksta]

It's because a lot of cheapo manufacturers don't use automotive grade components or design the units with cooling in mind.

 

[Magic_x_uk]

I get something like this when the days are really hot with my parrot bluetooth kit, the screen is just white if the sun has been shining on it all day. Slightly annoying.

 

[NathanE]

My crappy Alpine unit used to overheat in the summer and would start skipping when playing CDs.

Useless thing.

 

[Ricochet J]

It's a standard Ford jobbie. The one found in X reg Fiesta's, Focus, Transit's etc.

 

[firefilesuk]

could be a sign its on its way out with that ford one, died completely in the end so got a new one from ebay for about £50.

 

[Cosimo]

In before the "NO I HAVE USB/HDD MP3 "

You forgot no I have a BMW.

 

[paradigm]

You forgot no I have a BMW.

For me that means my "headunit" has a tape deck.

DVD drive for nav, and the iPod are fine though.

 

[Hxc]

I have a crappy old Sony cd unit and it works just fine in the sauna that is the inside of my mini.

 

[agw_01]

My Pioneer P80 gets ridiculously hot but doesn't miss a beat (no pun intended )

Even in Germany last week, 30ºc heat, long journey, no air-con, no problems.