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Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by txtabby, Oct 17, 2024 at 6:50 PM.

  1. txtabby

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    2011… 4- disc CD changer, 4 discs have been in there for over a year. The car parks outside. Changed the battery, tried to eject the CDs, only 3 came out. Toyota wants $8300 (new) or $2400 if I give them the old one. But I want the CD. Toyota says try an audio specialty shop, would be much cheaper. But any ideas on how to get the CD out without doing this, or tearing the the unit apart?
     
    #1 txtabby, Oct 17, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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    Might help:
     

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    If the car is a 2011, this post should be moved to the Gen 3 forum where more of the right people will see it.

    And that would be before the 2012 gen 3 refresh, so I think the 2011 4-CD changer would have been this:

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    The repair manual shows how to take it out and put it in, but doesn't seem to say much about taking it apart.
     

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    You can get a lot done with a putty knife and a loop of adhesive tape. Try different kinds.
     
    #4 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Oct 17, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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    Western Dynamics about 10 (I mean) 20 opps again) 25 years ago published a set of cartoons about product development related to the products they manufacture. Auto loaders were in a few of them.

    I'd post one but I don't have authorization from the current owners. so you'll just have to use your imaginations or see if they are still on the wayback machine if it's that interesting a factoid.

    I'm sure someone has posted something about how to remove stuck CD's . Are you not finding anything using search?
     
    #5 vvillovv, Oct 17, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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    Load a few more cd's, ones you don't care about, (ones you burnt yourself but messed up would be ideal),, and see if they'll come back out, or maybe jar the stuck one loose? I think discard dvd's would work too.
     
    #6 Mendel Leisk, Oct 17, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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