The heat buildup is from the fact that the head unit is not far from a very toasty engine compartment and there is no A/C behind the dash. I love my CD player, but a car is a terrible environment for one: temperature extremes, vibration, dust... This is just a wild guess, but there is probably a slight defect with the laser lens or the optical steering mechanism that only manifests when the lens heats up and changes shape enough to throw things off. Again, just a WAG from someone who doesn't fix CD players for a living or anything.
It is probably not worth it to try and have it fixed out of warranty. You might check the sale and swap forum in Odyclub for someone who has replaced their Honda CD player with an aftermarket unit and wants to unload it. You also can replace the Honda unit with an aftermarket one and probably get better sound quality and more power. Getting more expensive, you might try one of the Honda changers and just not use the CD player in your head unit.
Or you may find that your need for a CD player in the Ody isn't that great after all.
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I personally couldn't survive without mine, but all of us have different priorities...
Hope you get things worked out!
Mike
It is probably not worth it to try and have it fixed out of warranty. You might check the sale and swap forum in Odyclub for someone who has replaced their Honda CD player with an aftermarket unit and wants to unload it. You also can replace the Honda unit with an aftermarket one and probably get better sound quality and more power. Getting more expensive, you might try one of the Honda changers and just not use the CD player in your head unit.
Or you may find that your need for a CD player in the Ody isn't that great after all.
Hope you get things worked out!
Mike
