Re: Hot stereo!

["A. Bjorkheim" <andreb@u.washington.edu>]

> Quick question here.  I have an 88 16V and a Pioneer DEH-425 CD player.  I
> bought it new (stereo, of course) and had no problems early on.  Now, when
> it's hot outside (meaning 80+ F.) the CD player won't work.  Radio on it
> always works and at night I have no problems whatsoever.  I'm assuming that
> in winter, I'll also have no problems all the time.  Asked a guy at a
> stereo shop and he thought that the car may generate a lot of heat in the
> stock stereo location (where mine is installed).  This seems strange to me
> and I wonder whether it's not just a semi-defective stereo.  The warranty
> has expired on the unit so the manufacturer won't help me.  Anyway, of the
> 3 Scirocco's I've owned, this is the only one to exhibit this strange
> problem.  Anyone else heard of something similar or is it just my stereo
> itself?  Thanks for any and all input.

    I had a similar problem.  My tape player would sometimes seize and
when I eventually got the tape out, it was hotter than hell.  I think my
problem was that I had a leak in the heater box and it directly pumped in
heat right to the bottom side of the stereo.  I needed to replace this
rubber wrap doolie thingy that connected the heater box to the windshield
vents and I havent had any problems since.  Check out your heating/venting
system and check to make sure it doesnt leak hot air right into the dash.


  Andre'

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