[farquy]

Thanks guys for all the inputs.

I had the drive apart today, quite simple to do with the correct size star drive bits. I blew the whole thing with a can of air duster obtained from work which my avionic counterparts use on this type of equipment. Reassembled the drive but with no avail.

It's not that the drive doesn't motor the DVD at all, just sounds like its motoring in jerks (if that makes any sense?)

@Douglas. I might well try your idea, shouldn't imagine there is much difference between a computer DVD drive and the NAV DVD drive after all they do the same job. And like you say, I have nothing to loose, only to gain. (with the exception of a few quid that is )

I will keep you posted as to my progress as it unfolds, would be comforting to know that your local computer shop can repair you DVD Nav drive.

As for your sound problems g9s8r, I have no idea, sorry. My fault has no implications on my stereo. Good luck in finding a solution with that.

Farquy

 

[farquy]

I have just won an ebay auction for a new mk4, but I am still going for the computer shop option as well, just to see what the say and or do... may be able to recover some of the cost as a brucy bonus

 

[farquy]

Update

I know some of you guys were interested as to what I found.

I took Douglas' advice and went to a local computer shop, I know the guy there through a friend and he is quite knowledgeable by all accounts.

He took the DVD Nav drive for a day, his findings were that the laser in the drive is a dual one, apparently its quite common in the computing world. One laser to read CD's and one to read the DVD's (but both in the same unit)

He said that the DVD one was broken but not the CD one. As for parts, there are none that he could replace them with except from the makers of the drive, but he doubted that they'd even sell bits like that, rather you replace the whole drive 'of course'

I tested his dual laser theory, and it worked. I plugged the drive back into my car, and inserted new map DVD, got the same message as before. I ejected the DVD and inserted the latest software CD, which loaded and installed the new software.

I guess i'll just sell the old drive on ebay as 'spares or repairs' and see what i get.

 

[farquy]

Thanks but I already have a new drive, the amount of international driving I do it was a needed item.

Got it from Ebay for £290 ish i think