I have a 2000 beetle with fixing in the boot for cd changer...will any changer do, not sure what i should be looking for! Thanks

My 1999 Beetle did the same thing. I didn't have any luck repairing it, even tried a different magazine but nothing helped. Fortunately I found someone local selling a used trunk-mounted CD changer for $10, so I bought that and it worked like a champ.

So for me, I ended up having to replace the CD changer to fix this problem. Hope you have better luck.

TAKE THE CAR TO QUICKFIT AND ASK THEM TO OUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER.THAT WILL SHOW UP ANY FAULTS STRAIGHT AWAY.THE BOOT LOCK HAS 2 POSITIONS TURN LEFT FROM CENTRE AND TURN RIGHT FROM CENTRE(ONE WAY LOCKS IT, THE OTHER WAY UNLOCKS IT AND THEN WORKS WITH THE CENTRAL LOCKING).BECAUSE THIS CAR IS LOADED WITH ELECTRONICS,YOU NEED TO BUY A HANDBOOK OR A HAYNES MANUAL.
AS FAR AS THE CD CHANGER IS CONCERNED, IT IS 10 YEARS OLD,TIME FOR A REPLACEMENT(YOUR HOME CD IS HOW OLD????)
IF YOU CAN DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP (I HAD 15 BEETLES,ONE EVERY 6 WEEKS AS A CO CAR)

It is located in the center console/under the center arm rest.

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hello, you can find it inside your rear bonnet, it's called cd changer which look like a tool box. move/slide the upper cover and pull up the cd storage. ok.

2000 bmw 528i,my cd changer also reads no cds,this seem to be a common problem with all bmw cd changer.Anyway i removed the cd changer from my car,took the outside black cover apart only to see that a white big wheel came of its place,(its the wheel that holds the cd in place from the top (bottom wheel is black attached directly to the motor,as the cd is sandwitched between the black,and white wheels) .if that wheel is out of place the cd will not turn inside the changer for the eye to read it,so your radio screen will read NO CD OR NO DISC.Very easy fix,just place the wheel in its place,and everything worked fine,it took me 20 minutes to fix.
p.s :
1- you do need to make sure you have an original cd in for testing it.
2- you do not need to recode your cd changer at the dealer if you have an old bmw,dealer will need to recode cd changers for 2006 and up.
Good luck.

check any fuses

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On the 2005 Beetle, it's not in the trunk, but in the center console under the arm wrest. There is a special CD Changer that fits that spot that plugs directly into the plug under there. I've bought two off ebay for my wife's beetles and they work great!