Broken 3.5mm Headphone Jack??? HELP

[cturboaddict 10+ year member]

Hey guys,

My wife has a 2009 HHR. Her radio has the Aux input for an IPOD and the headphone 3.5mm jack for other audio input on the stock radio. My wife uses a ZUNE that plugs into the headphone jack with a male-male 3.5mm connection cable. Here is the problem, the cable broke off inside the radio. About half of the connector is IN the radio input jack.

Any ideas on how to get it out????? Please help...

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[maylar 10+ year member]

Tweezers? Needle nose pliers? Worst case is the HU has to come apart.

Bummer.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Had the same thing happen in my iPod with a cheap aux to 3.5mm adapter. I took the other end of the adapter that it broke off from, put a very tiny dab of super glue on it and put it back in the hole for a minute or 2 until it cured. Pulled it out and no issues what so ever.

 

[cturboaddict 10+ year member]

Tweezers? Needle nose pliers? Worst case is the HU has to come apart.
Bummer.

Too small to get either in...

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

That would be all the reason I needed to update to a real system...now you should be able to get the wifey's permision ...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[cturboaddict 10+ year member]

Had the same thing happen in my iPod with a cheap aux to 3.5mm adapter. I took the other end of the adapter that it broke off from, put a very tiny dab of super glue on it and put it back in the hole for a minute or 2 until it cured. Pulled it out and no issues what so ever.

Tried this with gorilla glue super glue... Didnt work. Could be because its freezing out, but I let it cure for a few hours. The problem is, that I cannot get the old connector to seat deep enough to touch to the other one (I THINK)...
Problem now is, the zune will play when plugged in still, but you have to wiggle the connector and it will only play in the right side of the speakers.

 

[Fiendstolemyamp 10+ year member]

I took the other end of the adapter that it broke off from, put a very tiny dab of super glue on it and put it back in the hole for a minute or 2 until it cured. Pulled it out and no issues what so ever.

This is the solution that 1st came to mind.

 

[cturboaddict 10+ year member]

That would be all the reason I needed to update to a real system...now you should be able to get the wifey's permision ...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I hear ya, but the wifey isnt really into car stereos... I THINK- Shes on her way home now, Ill ask her????

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

Thin wire? Maybe a dab of superglue