powerslave_clay

As the thread title says, my cd player jammed over the weekend. I was ejecting a disc when it just stops working, and the info receiver screen says CD Error. I've heard rumors around here that the 6 disc changer is a piece of junk, but now I know it really is. Do any of you think that Ford will be able to repair it, or will I have to purchase a brand new one? How much would that cost? Or should I just go to Best Buy and buy an aftermarket unit? I'm leaning towards the aftermarket player, as I've used those in all my other cars and have never had a problem. If I go with an aftermarket player will I be able to hook up the Mach's amps and the speakers in the door (near the window) to the new player? I don't want to lose the 6 disc in dash capability, but I also don't want the new Mach player to break in 3 months. Thanks in advance for your help!

korn253

http://www.stangnet.com/Tech-Article...Head-Unit.html

go to that link, it will teach u how to install an aftermarket head unit, i did it and it works fine

oxfordgt

hammer and chisel will get that cd out.lol Isnt there a reset button?

GreyStang

Mine jammed once too, but I managed to clear it out by punching the eject buttons over & over again (lucky!)

I've found out the Mach460 doesn't like some brands of aftermarket blank CDr's. They're "thicker" than pre-recorded CD's you buy from the store & that's what causes the jam. Well that's one reason anyway lol

powerslave_clay

Okay, I just spent 15 mins in the garage poking at the CD with a tweezers and a knife...eventually the disc popped out!!!! I loaded and ejected some more CD's just to be sure it was working the right way. It all seems normal now, but I'll be forever afraid of putting in CD's I've paid for and losing them to the player. The jammed disc was a CDR, a Memorex of 2003 vintage. Thanks, GreyStang for the warning about CDR's, I will keep that in mind! Oxfordgt, thank you for the link, I'm actually going to bookmark it in case this happens again, or if I decide to get an aftermarket head unit anyway! Saving several hundred dollars feels real good right now! We'll see what happens in the future.

jpmustanggt

just stick another cd or something under one that is stuck and it should come out, it works for me.

redass02gt

hmm, that's interesting. never knew they were thicker.

FYI I know that the memorex CD-R's work fine on my mach 460.

ben790450

Thats becuase the mach sound systems suck!!! Thats why!

powerslave_clay

That's an interesting suggestion jpmustanggt, I'll try that if this happens again.

massmustang02

I just use a pencap to push on the cd when it's jammed and that has always worked for me.