Since my internal Amp is dead I have been considering purchasing a replacement Avic-D3 that cannot read discs (Read Errors). Can the drives be swapped from unit to another? Since my unit works fine, except for the internal mosfet, I would like to take my drive and put it in this "new" unit? I guess my main question is - Can I remove the DVD Drive easily enough? I have a pretty good electronics background (Including repairing my Video Games and Pinball Machines, component replacement/etc ...)

Thanks!

Shouldn't be a problem there. There's no reason that I can think of why it wouldn't work.

Cool - Thats my thought, but I wasnt sure if the DVD Drive itself was soldered to the mobo or anything like that ... I assume I can just pull one and replace it?

It's most likely connected with a ribbon cable or something like that. I really doubt it's soldered in.

Yeah, I agree ... I think its worth a shot to try....)

There are 4 screws, 2 ribbons and 1 power cable. I need to replace my DVD drive due to 95,000 miles of pounding. Part number is CXK6601 from Pioneer @ $240. The optical head has bad habit of making contact with the DVD.