In case anyone else ever had similar problems to me. I basically had the problem where the CD player was skipping constantly. I mean it skipped when I went over a small bump. Something was wrong. So I opened up the deck and found this part was defective:



The part is a small shock absorber; one of three actually. It had ripped and oil spilled out. The oil didn't cause the skipping, just the fact that it was not holding the CD tray steady anymore inside the deck. So basically I tore apart another "donor" deck and replaced the part. Now everything works good as new!

Anyways, in addition if you ever wondered what the inside of the deck looks like, here you go:

 

damn you took that thing completely apart..

 

Interesting...

 

you were pretty determined huh?

 

Wow, I just bought a deck when mine went out =P.

 

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I had a similar issue and after a month of radio and only being able to listen to CDs while not moving... I got some cheap Sony Xplode....

for being so determined though....

 

I really like the dedication you put into that. Awesome to see people do stuff like this.

 

I figured $40 for a donor radio was better than money for a new radio.

Some places repair the radios but want $150+!!! I was like f* that.

Anyways, next taks is to figure out how to disable the radio code. I located the memory chip now I just need a data sheet on it so I can start using it and figure out how to program it.

 

Damn that is pretty cool. For determination and perseverence.

 

Anymore detailed pictures?