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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 10:38 PM
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My trunk canger on my 99 convertible skips. Is my changer just bad and need replaced or is this common and can be corrected? Thanks
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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Not sure if this is the same thing but if I hit a bump hard the changer will stop for several seconds before it starts again. I believe this is normal for 1999 technology - no buffer.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 02:27 AM
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I have a 2002 with a changer in it and have never had it skip.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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My '98 skips every time I hit a bump.
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I think that's pretty much the normal assuming you are hitting bumps when it happens.
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In my 98 I was quite happy because it rarely skipped. My truck cd player skips when I run over an extension cord though. Thanks dodge... Anyway, maybe I just got lucky with my changer or I hardly ever ran over bumps. Never really paid that much attention because I didn't need to.

I installed an aftermarket CD player anyway. And anyone doing so PLEASE just wait till you can afford the deck, a 4 channel amp, and the amp kit. Because you WILL lose all your base (and your changer) if you replace your stock deck. You can get the sven2 but you still won't have much base because aftermarket decks just don't put out the power for the stock subs.

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