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4 Disc CD Autochanger repair (Facelift Headunits)
« on: 09 May 2009, 21:30:22 »

[size=14]CCR2006 / CCRT2008 / NCDC2013 / NCDC2015 CD Autochanger failure[/size][/b]


The issues

As these units start to age and with the use of CD-R media (for which they were never intended) the 4 disc autochanger laser starts to fail (generally giving focus errors) or due to a faulty disc caddy the internal changer mechanism becomes distorted and unuseable.


Why can Phillips / Siemens / repair centres not fix it?

Unfortunately the laser units on these devices are no longer available and prove to be virtually impossible to purchase, this situation has arisen as Phillips no longer have their In Car Entertainment arm having sold it to Siemens who then dropped the Phillips products for their own.


The OOF solution

The affected units can be repaired relatively easily and cheaply, basically the units affected are developed from earlier single DIN size units and as such are basically a single DIN head unit attached to a single DIN cd changer (that was originally marketed as a Phillips or Siemens CDC3) and a double DIN facia attached to the front.

In order to repair your unit you will need to obtain either a CDC3 or another headunit with a working autochanger element. Don’t worry about the headunit or the facia being damaged or the wrong colour as they are not required.


But what about the security code / NCDx pairing?

Fear not! The element that the coding / pairing requires will be swapped so you will not have to decode or de-pair/pair the units to effect the repair and in the case of the CCR2006, you will simply have to re-enter your code when you return the head unit to the car.


The How To!

OK, so you’ve obtained a replacement autochanger, next you need to locate these tools:-

Double DIN removal keys (not cheap Ebay ones!)
8mm socket and handle / mini-ratchet
T10, T9 Torx bits and handle
Small flat bladed screwdriver
A spring hook or small long needle nose pliers

It’s also useful to have a bowl to put all of the parts you remove into and ideally to either work on an antistatic mat or at least ground yourself before attempting this repair procedure.

NB. The photo’s show the changer with the disc caddy in place, obviously you will want to eject the caddy when the unit is still in the car!



1) Remove your headunit from the car with your ‘quality’ double DIN removal keys, you will need to move the auto transmission selector to 1 to make enough room to extract the unit. To do this I suggest you pull up the selector surround, depress the catch at the top left of the selector mechanism then the selector can be moved without having to turn the ignition on…. Just make sure you have the handbrake engaged!

2) Now you have your headunit ready to disassemble, firstly remove from the rear the two 8mm nuts and then the joining plate.




3) Using a T10 torx remove the black Torx screw from either side at the front edge and the tin plate – mark which side is which!



4) Using a T9 torx remove the two facia plate retaining screws from either side at the front edge.



5) Note: If purely swapping CD section, step 5 can normally be skipped.
Place the unit upside down and using the flat screwdriver gently lift the two plastic facia retaining clips and the two further plastic clips on either side while gently removing the facia.




6) Using a T9 torx remove the two torx screws on either side,the CD autochanger should now be separate.



7) Very carefully remove the red ribbon connector plug from it’s socket on the autochanger



8) Using a T9 torx remove the two T9 torx screws from the rear of the autochanger that secure the lid then gently slice through the warranty sticker on the right hand side (I’m assuming that a) you have no warranty and b) if you are doing this you aren’t bothered about a warranty anyway!), you can now remove the lid.



9) Using the spring hook or the small needle nose pliers unhook and remove the spring that hooks from the right hand edge of the autochanger mechanism to the chassis (this is the spring that goes over the top of the upright printed circuit board.



10) Using a T9 torx remove the T9 torx screw securing the printed circuit board on the rear right hand edge and then gently manipulate the board out of the unit (it’s plugged into the main lower board), NB. The board is held in place by two metal clips, when refitting the board make sure that the board sits in the clips correctly.






11) You now have to get your replacement unit to the same point, if you have managed to obtain the single CDC3 unit used in other GM models (Astra / Vectra etc) then you obviously have slightly less dismantling to do!)

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Re: 4 Disc CD Autochanger repair (Facelift Headunits)
« Reply #1 on: 09 May 2009, 21:31:34 »

12) The printed circuit board that you have removed from you original autochanger now needs to be fitted into your replacement autochanger, note that the spring is rather fiddly.


13) In the words of Haynes, ‘Reassembly is reversal of removal’, However, I would say that I found it beneficial, once the ribbon cable has been plugged back in to then put the back plate back in place (the first item you removed) and secure the two bolts first then replace the two T9 torx from the front lower side second so that the unit becomes one solid unit before refitting the facia etc. When refitting the facia, it is often easiest to use the two central locating dowels to centre the facia then gently push the facia back on until it clicks into place, you may need to manipulate the lid of the unit as the top of the facia needs to click past the lip of the lid to sit flush.

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