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This CD changer is one of the most unreliable on the market! In most circumstances it will require a code to get it working and this will cost around £30 if the CD player doesn't come with one. If you're buying to replace one in the vehicle fitted as original equipment it will certainly need a code. They are physically fragile so need to be really well packed for posting. Being chucked around in the post can wreck them and break internal plastic parts. Later models are supposed to be better quality but watch out, mine was a disaster, a complete waste of money.
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Got it put in car it don't work
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worked straight out of the box really pleased with this item, i would recommend them to anyone.
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The Blaupunkt IDC A09 CD changer was fitted to a whole range of cars as OEM spec. Manily Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat cars. The unit is a compact 5 disc CD changer which fits in a single standard DIN slot (the same size a standard car stereo head unit) The unit is 5 individual loading slots and a moving CD player which allows swapping of CDs while the current CD plays. The down side of the units is their complexity. The entire inside space is filled with mechanical arms, motors and complex parts. The failure rate of these units is very high. Many on E-Bay are 'sold as seen' or 'spares or repair' or simply, 'returns not accepted' this is often down to them being broken. The give away that a unit is broken is flashing green and red lights on the front of the unit. Or a NO CD message on the car head unit when installed. Early units came with a security code. This code is needed when the unit is installed in a new car. The code, if not provided can be obtained from a rnage of suppliers for between £5 and £10. Later units do not have a code. The units are no longer available as Blaupunkt have stopped making them, I suspect due to the high failure rate. The version of this CD changer which I own is fitted to a Fiat and in this instance it does not 'remember' where a CD was playing from when the unit is powered down. This means that you always start the CD from the beginning. It isn;t a huge chore, but if you do lots of short journeys it gets real annoying, real quick. I don't know if the same is true of other uses of this unit. So, why would anyone want one? Well, the units are small, and often located in hidden recesses in the cars they were supplied in. The units were also suppled at a time when Ipods were a new thing, and few cars had aux or Ipod inputs, so to avoid having to change CDs after each disc, this unit is a good idea. Load it up with 5 CDs, hit random and it'll just play them all through. Simple and effective entertainment. In conclusion, many do fail, and they are irritating on short jounrneys, but if you manage to get a good one, then enjoy it.Read full review