Mine is stuck in safe mode. When I press the rbds and p.scan buttons at the same time it doesn't disply the "0000" so that I can enter the code. It just stays on safe. I have taken in out and appart, cleaned contacts, made sure buttons arent sticking, etc. It has a sticker on it that says it was remanufactured in 2002 - when it was only 2 years old. ECS sells new and remanufactured Symphony radios for $40 (thanks morpheus.) I'm wondering if it's best to buy a remanufactured one instead of new. Just because at least with my car, it lasted 2 years after it was new, and 8 years remanufactured. I wonder what goes wrong with these radios, and what they do in the reman. process. What do you think?

 

do you have a stuck button? if not you should get one from the junkyard and get the codes for it from a stealership

 

Electronics are funny like that- you just never know what's going to happen or how long it will last.

Typically problems like this are caused by cracked solder joints on the circuit boards inside the radio. Age, tempature, and vibration can all contribute to these cracking.

Sometimes you can track down the problem by taking it all apart (leaving each circuit board attached to each other), powering it up and then lightling tapping the CB with the insulated handle of a screwdriver until you can narrow down the area that is causing the problem. Once you narrow it down to a small secition you can then just resolder everything in that area (apply some heat from a soldering tool and a very small amount of solder). This process might be considered "remanufacturing" by some companies, while others will replace complete CB's from NOS parts that they purchased from the orginal manufacture. So it's really hard to tell what you get, other than a writen warranty at the time of purchase.

 

I have torn apart a few pickups in my life , but I'm a novice at Audi electronics. I have a 2003 A6 with CD stuck in the symphony. How do I remove/get to the back of the cd player? i don't think it is as forgiving as an '82 1500.