2000 Integra GS...30k miles.

Anyway, after driving for about 35-40 minutes and listening to a CD I can feel the factory headunit and its very hot to the touch, sometimes to the point where I can even leave my finger on it. If I eject a CD it's usually very hot too. Also, ocassionally Iv'e had a CD start skipping from the heat.

Anybody experienced this or know what it is? I'm going to take it to the acura guys but I just wanted to know beforehand if mabie their was something I could do to fix it.

Thanks as always guys.

 

I think that is just how higher end HU's work...my friend has the same problem...nice HU usually just draw a lot of current so I mean, in all actuality it would make sense for them to heat up.

I suppose it could be worth asking one of the acura guys; but like I said, I think it might just be normal.

 

it seems pretty common on my car... but it doesn't start skipping till 2-3 hours

 

Yeah, i have JVC's top of the line deck (the MP3 one) and it does heat up a lot and skip after 4-5 hours. I drive 30,000 miles a year, and that is a problem, just buy a 12v case fan from a computer store and mount it about a quarter inch off the top of your headunit, if you want to get crazy (i did), run some 3 inch flexhose into the passenger footwell, hell my girlfriends are always cold anyway

 

how high do you have the volume up? the higher you have it, the hotter it will get. it is the internal amplifiers(usually MOSFETs) that are creating the heat.

 

run an intercooler.:thumbup:

 

its normal....stock or aftermarket...

i use to have my car sit in 90-100 degree weather for an afternoon, coming hope the CD gets hot as fawk...

but it never skipped on my pioneer or clarion deck...just the sony one. h:

 

It's normal and nothing to worry about. Think about it, most head units are integrated with amps.