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arj256
21-11-2005, 18:09
I have sent off my cd player as it has become jumpy, and according to the people who have it, they say that it is not suposed to work at a angle more than 30Deg

So what is the angle that the headunit sits in when in the car?

Thanks.
Andyvalver
21-11-2005, 18:48
More like 45 degrees id say. Maybe a tad less
MatBrown
21-11-2005, 19:38
It is Crap in these clios, have trouble reading the display most of the time.



Mat.
arj256
21-11-2005, 20:00
Umm so they may have a valid point then :(

How would a headunit be fine for 11months in a clio but then not like that angle though? surely the angle isnt at fault :wink:
Coops
21-11-2005, 21:22
mine did the same in my old 1.4, it just puts excess strain on the floating drive mechanism in the player. pain in th earse but nowt u can do really!!damn renault designers!best bet is to get an mp3 capable head unit, cuz mp3 tracks are like only 4mb big reads em quick so hasnt got time to jump!!! or buy an mp3 player n plug it thru ur stereo! much better!!

Coops
arj256
21-11-2005, 21:24
Thing is its a alpine 9812Rb Headunit which is Mp3 so i wouldnt of thought it would of had any problems. especially when you think how much it cost.
Coops
21-11-2005, 21:31
mmmm, mine in me valver is the cheapest shittest mp3 player one ever and i mean EVER!!!and by the looks of it its older than hell itself, cant even see what make it is cuz its rubbed off, classy!and thats fine so yeah, strong words with alpine are in order!!!!!

Coops
arj256
21-11-2005, 21:35
Well the people i have bought it off, i have sent them it back, and they say there is nothing wrong with it when they tested it. Yet i can hear it hitting the cd and jumping all the time.
They are saying headunits are not suposed to be operated past 30deg so dunno what i can say to get around that one. as the angle on the clio is alot.
Andyvalver
21-11-2005, 21:58
Ive had my sony cd player in the valver for over 2 years and in my old rt for a year and a bit and its fine. Still workin now. :D
Lunner
21-11-2005, 22:30
Mine skipson normal CDs even over slight bumps, don't bother me i just cram a cd full of mp3's and use that, fine 95% of the time wiht that
Mattie
21-11-2005, 22:30
Well the people i have bought it off, i have sent them it back, and they say there is nothing wrong with it when they tested it. Yet i can hear it hitting the cd and jumping all the time.
They are saying headunits are not suposed to be operated past 30deg so dunno what i can say to get around that one. as the angle on the clio is alot.

when u bought the CD player did u ask 4 a cd player 2 fit a clio? if so and it works at only a max of 30deg then whoever sold it u is at fault as they gave u the wrong head unit!
TA
22-11-2005, 00:59
what cds are you using??

cheap naff ones can cause probs, esp if youve burnt them too fast!

if its all cds, then just ignore me!
BRUN
22-11-2005, 12:03
Thing is its a alpine 9812Rb Headunit which is Mp3 so i wouldnt of thought it would of had any problems. especially when you think how much it cost.

ive got that unit, mines been fine for 2 and a half years

it does skip a little more than it used to, in fact it never used to skip, but only with a crap disc on a bad road
summeh
22-11-2005, 14:28
my pioneer mp3 jobby is fine mate... u can use that for the next 3 or 4 months if you like. not like i will be needing it. u know where it is, lol.
u33db
22-11-2005, 16:14
Swap the header controls and headunit round. Quite a few GTT owners have done this and theres sure to be a guide in some form...clio will be identical.

Or just buy another headunit and save the hassle...