cd player skipping

[marc novataken]

my cd player skips over every bump i go over is there any way to stop it? only advice im getting at min is get a new stereo

[NovaBoi92]

i dont think you can stop it, its the stereo. alot of them do it when you go over a bump

[brainsnova]

depends what kind of stereo and is the stereo securely fitted. my old kenwood never skipped unless i hit a pot hole :D

[marc novataken]

if i drive for 10 mins it will skip maybe 50 or 60 times. you reckon new headunit the way to go then?

[NovaBoi92]

try different cd? or is it on the radio when it skips aswell

[brainsnova]

try a cd cleaner or resetting it im no expert

[marc novataken]

tried a cd cleaner didnt work. how do i reset it?

[brainsnova]

theres usaully a pin you press with a ball point pen or similiar object either on the face or on the plate when you take the face off

[Pistol Pete]

Is your headunit in a cage? Sometimes if they are properly secured it helps.

Maybe get a new headunit?

[stevie-p]

you cant really stop it going over bumps maybe secure it a bit bette but if you remember the old portable cd players you carry around they has a jog thing on there so when you run or not it it would not skip

[General Baxter]

hows the suspension set ?

[Spudly]

Im guessing your car is lowered on springs and standard dampers then as i used to have this problem with a few of my old novas, get some uprated/shortened dampers or if you have some are they old or worn out, new/better ones should either sort this problem or at least help with it!

[L14MNP]

try different cd? or is it on the radio when it skips aswell

hahaha

maybe the HU doesn't have ant skip mate, or is the rubber buffer piece missing from the back?

[Tidy Max]

it needs to be securley fixed but also supported really mate, you can get a kind of rubber sheath to slide around the top i think? where it fits into the cage, make sure the cage is secure, tabs folded back etc, and maybe think about sorting the shocks!

my mate had a mk1 polo lowered 110 all around, basically rigid, any grid he hit his faceplate off the hu used to fire out hahaha

[marc novataken]

standard suspension and i tried resetting it but no difference i tried it in my fiesta as well same problem. if i lower 40mm on springs will i have problems even with new stereo?

[General Baxter]

get rid of it, an fit some T40's or TB's that all you need lol

[marc novataken]

love to but gotta keep it "family friendly" for me daughter. an wife wont let melol :cry:

[marc novataken]

love to but gotta keep it "family friendly" for me daughter. an wife wont let melol :cry:

[mikey14sr]

buy a better head unit I'd say, my kenwood has only skipped once in the 4 or 5 years I've had it, going down a step in the road (where the surface had been planed away by 2"s ready for a fresh layer of tarmac) at 60+mph.

[marc novataken]

just gone bor a little drive with the radio on and it was ok but put a cd on and was all over the place. so laser gone? get a new stereo i reckon

[mikey14sr]

you still havent said what make the head unit is, but suffice to say, if it cost less than £100 it just wont have decent damping for the cd, so is bound to jump and skip.