schand

I burnt CD-R in my IBM NetVista home computer and the CD won't play in my 2000 Acura 3.2tl. The head unit is BOSE.

I contacted the Acura dealer and they asked me to call Bose tech sup.

I called Bose 2 different times:

First guy told me to use Memorex CD-R. I went to the Staples and bought Memorex. It won't play in my 2000 Acura TL.

2nd guy told me to burn the CD using CDA (CD Audio format). I converted my songs from MP3 to CDA using Nero and no luck.

I tried Maxell Gold CD-R and recorded at 4X spd and no luck.

I think it's the Bose CD player that they use which is a piece of junk.

`ill*tl

If you're under warranty...go to your dealer and ask them to swap out your current HU for a '03 HU. I have had no problems with my '03 w/playing burned CD-R's. Try burning at 16x.

schand

Thanks, I'll check my warranty papers for my HU.

fsttyms1

its 4 years 50,000 miles. i agree with ill*tl. get either the 03 headunit or get a aftermarket. the 2000 radio BLOWS A$$

Black TL

I've had my radio replaced twice and it's not the headunit that's the problem. It is the design of it... After five years, I finally found CDR's that played PERFECT. I went out and bought 150 of them and I will not burn anything else than music for MY CAR on them.

They are FUJIFILM CDR All Purpose CD's
They come in a royal blue package and DO NOT HAVE A SPEED RATING ON THEM. If you get the one's with the speed rating on them, I found out that they do not play. The only ones that play are the ALL PURPOSE CDR's without the speed rating.

I got them at best buy. Trust me, they will work perfectly with no delay on all tracks.

Go run and buy them!

dark inspire

hmmm interesting, Black TL, i think i might just have to do that when my stock of CD-R's run out.

JMTL

i just got the 6 disk acura changer it plays cd-r's its a pain but just keep non burned disks up front and they work fine

wellio

Sony CD-R Audio Cds are the only ones that work in my car ('00 TL). Have tried a bunch of others (not the Fujifilm though) and non of them worked. Sony Audio always works for me. Also, slow down the burn speed!

hzm82

I just had my HU replaced underwarranty and it plays all CDRs. SO YES it is the HU that is the problem.

Got_3.2?

iTrader: (2)

iv found that switching burning programs work also.

i used nero and the CDs wont work in my car at all unless i wait 10 mins.

then i switched to roxio 6 and my CDs work fine.

mike

wellio

So what did you tell them to get them to replace the HU? I still have a couple warranty months left and would not mind a better....

hzm82

If you search, there is this huge tread on this. Basically I told them my HU wouldn't play, they gave me crap about that being normal and cdrs being too thick, I brought up the fact that my friend had his HU replaced underwarranty, my dealer was good about it that.

codelogic

just chiming in but my experience was the opposite, the dealer wouldnt replace my HU and i told them i had plenty of friends who had theirs replaced etc and they wouldnt budge, i ended up buying a 03 HU off of ebay but it all worked out fine, now i have a 6 disc changer too

fsttyms1

i just bought a aftermarket radio, and its sooooooooo much better than the factory headunit could ever dream of being!

badazzTL

i would get an aftermarked HU but i think it will look tacky with my interior wood trim kit. o well, im gonna go with the MP3 changer once i get about $400

Tatewaki

That's what I did. I got a sony 10-disc changer that can do mp3 too. That solved all my HU problems. Plus I love that blue LED display that came with it

Cnunemaker

will the 4 year, 50000 miles warranty tranfer to a different dealer? My car was purchased out of state and there are 2 local dealers that I would rather deal with. Anyone know if the local dealer will play ball on warranty issues?

fsttyms1

shouldnt matter what state you are in

njzfinest2121

Hey guys, I've been killing myself with the same freaking headache and I thank god there's others that have the same problem. And my results were that all 3 factors play a role to the infamous CD-R problem we have. That being the headunit, the type of cd-r you're burning and possibly even the speed and burning program you are using. With my investigation I found that there are only 3 major CD-R manufacturers in the world. Everybody else just slaps their name on it and resells it. Unfortunately, Bose was actually very slow on making a head-unit that understands all types of CD-Rs... Therefore the Bose radio only understands the 1st generation of CD-R's manufactured. So your better buying a CD-R that has a regular silver dye on the bottom (Mitsui, FUJIFilm etc... Do not purchase CD-R that have a Blue dye on the bottom.. (Those are later generation manufacturers and new patented dyes that are poor Acura does not understand)... Secondly, burn at a lower speed and try using Roxio CD Creater.

fsttyms1

this isnt all tru (the color part) the blues were the only color that played. it just comes down to our headunit being a piece of crap! you could buy every type of cd-r made and you may find a brand that plays, then you run out and go buy the same brand again and this time it wont play. i have had over 1500 blank cd's laying around at one point or another cause at one time they played and the next pack they didnt. if its under warranty bring it in and have it replaced