Am I the only one who has terrible skipping with the Alpine CD?

[toddt]

Okay, had my CD player replaced under warranty a month ago.

It still skips on nearly new CDs! What is going on here! I did a search, and apparently I'm the only one this is happening to!

My dedicated and helpful Dodge service crew lead by Viper-master John, is going to swap it out AGAIN and try another.

 

[GTS Dean]

Your shocks are set too stiff!!

just kidding - sort of...

 

[monnieh]

I can't hear mine when I'm driving to tell if it's skipping. Straight pipes

 

[GTS Dean]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark Young:
I can actually pull enough lateral g's to make it skip as well - which is pretty cool.

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Me too!

 

[Mike Brunton]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by toddt:
Okay, had my CD player replaced under warranty a month ago.

It still skips on nearly new CDs! What is going on here! I did a search, and apparently I'm the only one this is happening to!

My dedicated and helpful Dodge service crew lead by Viper-master John, is going to swap it out AGAIN and try another.
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Was it replaced for skipping?

Most stereos have something on the back (usually a black rubber cone shaped thing) that supports the back of the unit. If that is loose, or if the tech "forgot" to install it when he replaced you stereo, it will skip like crazy.

Been there, done that. Made sure the back was supported - no more skipping.

 

[toddt]

guys, it's totally not motion related.

It'll skip while the engine is off.

Pink Floyd really gives it fits.

 

[SEASNAKE]

Mine doesn't skip sitting still, but it does skip quite a bit. MUCH more than the trunk mounted one I had in my '94. I also had the glove box lock replaced because it rattled so bad with any bass and now the new one does it too.

Oh well. I didn't buy a Viper to listen to the radio, but it's sad that I had better quality in my extremely loud '94 than in the quiet '01.

 

[Vic]

Mine skips like a little girl jumping rope!

When I get a round "TUIT", I'm gonna put in one of those Kenwood DVD/MP3/CD/ABC/XYZ thingys.

 

[GTS Bruce]

I listened to the radio and Cd once in the garage while setting the clock just to see if they worked.Other than that I've never bothered with it. Bruce

 

[SNAKOIL VA]

You know how to set the clock? Wow! I gave up on setting mine every 6 months. I figure if I drive fast enough, it will be correct at least twice a day. You know, that relativity thing.

My trunk CD changer skips on Richmond's finest cobblestone roads. I think that's why they put the cassette in the car.

 

[GTS Bruce]

Yes I figured it out once and set it during the summer.Don't drive it during the winter up here so it never needs a reset! Bruce

 

[red98GTS]

Gotcha' both beat. I don't know how to set the clock AND I don't use the CD player. pete the XGG PS&gt;&gt;&gt;my music comes from the headers out the back.

 

[toddt]

It skips standing still.

 

[Snake Bitten]

toddt,

How much do you weigh? I've seen a couple of chicks up here in Minnesota that are so fat they could make the radio skip!

 

[Mark Young]

Mine skips too, but not that badly. I'm just gonna put in a better head unit one of these days. I can actually pull enough lateral g's to make it skip as well - which is pretty cool.

 

[SteveBCloud9]

O.k. Here's what you need to do:

1) Buy one of those computer keyboard compressed air cleaners or reroute your vacuum so it blows.
2) Blow out the inside of the cd player.
3) Buy a cd cleaner and clean it like 5 times.
4) Problem fixed....... for now.......

OR

1) Buy a used Alpine on Ebay for $ 71 and sell your broken one for $ 59 and tear apart your entire dashboard to replace it like I did.

Sorry JonB you can't beat that price...... $ 12