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[sally]

My TNS 200 (installed in my 2002 RAV 4) has stopped reading the CDrom. Have cleaned the disc to no avail. Dealer advises may be a problem with the disc reader (lens part?) and no parts available for this TNS model as it is obsolete (!) Could supply replacement unit for £1,200! Anyone had similar problems? Any cheaper solution?

[sjrainsford]

At a guess, you'd probably find one on eBay.

Another alternative is to find someone who's a little confident enough to strip the disk drive down and clean the laser lense directly, some can also be adjusted to so they can be re-focussed.

And by the way, hello! Looks like you just joined!

[sally]

My TNS 200 (installed in my 2002 RAV 4) has stopped reading the CDrom. Have cleaned the disc to no avail. Dealer advises may be a problem with the disc reader (lens part?) and no parts available for this TNS model as it is obsolete (!) Could supply replacement unit for £1,200! Anyone had similar problems? Any cheaper solution?

My TNS 200 (installed in my 2002 RAV 4) has stopped reading the CDrom. Have cleaned the disc to no avail. Dealer advises may be a problem with the disc reader (lens part?) and no parts available for this TNS model as it is obsolete (!) Could supply replacement unit for £1,200! Anyone had similar problems? Any cheaper solution?

[sally]

Yup - I'm a newcomer and still finding out how to post a reply!!

Have had the unit apart and no obvious dirt on the lens. What is the best way to clean it? The disc reader unit is easily removed so I wonder if it is a standard component that could be sourced from an electronic spares supplier?

[remy]

My TNS 200 (installed in my 2002 RAV 4) has stopped reading the CDrom. Have cleaned the disc to no avail. Dealer advises may be a problem with the disc reader (lens part?) and no parts available for this TNS model as it is obsolete (!) Could supply replacement unit for £1,200! Anyone had similar problems? Any cheaper solution?

[chrismid]

My TNS 200 (installed in my 2002 RAV 4) has stopped reading the CDrom. Have cleaned the disc to no avail. Dealer advises may be a problem with the disc reader (lens part?) and no parts available for this TNS model as it is obsolete (!) Could supply replacement unit for £1,200! Anyone had similar problems? Any cheaper solution?

You could buy this if your Quick http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYOTA-TNS-200-SAT-N...1QQcmdZViewItem

then sell the leads & disc as people are always after these

regards

Chris

[stay_aliveuk]

I used to repair car audio equipment and specialised in amps and CD players. You can attempt to clean the lens with a cotton bud and a little drop of meths or other achohol based fluid. Just ensure that all the residue is removed after cleaning and buff up gently with a clean dry bud.

If this still doesn't bring results the optical pick-up unit (the lens) will probably have a number on the side which will be the part number which can then use to trace a replacement (try CPC). The replacement should require no setting up and is therfore an easy job with all cables etc just plug-in type.

[daern]

My TNS 200 (installed in my 2002 RAV 4) has stopped reading the CDrom. Have cleaned the disc to no avail. Dealer advises may be a problem with the disc reader (lens part?) and no parts available for this TNS model as it is obsolete (!) Could supply replacement unit for £1,200! Anyone had similar problems? Any cheaper solution?

Another possibility is that the disc has become faulty. Perhaps duplicating it onto a CDR will sort it...a PC is much more likely to read a dodgy disk than a car head unit...

Daern