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Old 10-26-20, 07:07 PM
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Hi there. My factory ML CD player is having trouble reading CDs - it will play a few seconds, then skip forward, play a little more, pause, skip and repeat. I believe the laser is either dirty or out of alignment (bad pothole?). Is it possible to clean or repair the head unit? If not and I buy a working used unit, will it require a code or have to be paired to the car?

The player loads and ejects discs fine and im not ready to add on a Grom unit for MP3, etc right now.
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You should just be able to replace it with an identical (used) unit.
I'm pretty certain that they don't need to be paired as mine has never needed a code even after long battery disconnections.

WAY cheaper to get a CD-lens cleaner disk first and try that. :-)
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Thanks, BB. Agree and cleaner is on its way.
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i have my cd changer module for sale on ebay if you want to give that a try
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324309004468
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