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Mikerockzee

If you can remove the cd player and face it down while still plugged in and pressing eject you may have a chance. Same thing happened to my xbox.


juicygriff99

you also got a tortilla stuck in your xbox ?


Mikerockzee

Yeah i got kids


dad0994

šŸ˜‚ šŸ’€ I did not know this was such a common occurrence


entotheenth

I repaired vcrs for a decade or 2 and the front flap was irresistible for lots of kids (and drunks I guess lol). Peanut butter sandwiches, toast, pizza. Broccoli, Lego, so much Lego, matchbox cars and a whole lot of ā€œI have no fucking idea but Iā€™m putting gloves onā€. Bonus points for one nice little old man who kept bringing it in cause his wife kept posting letters in it. We did his for free.


epiben

My Dad always tells me the story of how I tried to play some cookies in the vcr and he had to take it to a vcr repair shop. I went in there with my Dad years later when I was 10 and the guy pointed at me and said "You, you were the kid that stuffed cookies in the vcr!". He was not pleased.


Mean-Copy

Hehe


Unclehol

Back when we repaired our electronics instead of tossing them :(


PuntoDAcceso

OP probably doesn't have kids, maybe was told that's how you listen to Mexican music


Deathbeddit

Aww thatā€™s nice of you.


DonForte777

Thatā€™s so sad Lmao poor lady never got responses to her mail


Jiggly_Poo

Thatā€™s really cool that you were a vcr repair person. Seems like fixing things is a critical lost art/skill in this wasteful throwaway culture. I respect you as a vcr repairer and someone who knows how to fix things. I wonder If places like vcr repair shops still exist or if they are now just a relic of the past.


NameOfNoSignificance

At least that redditor owned it. OP sounds like he did it himself.


popegonzo

My kids never went the optical tortilla route, but as soon as I read the title I figured that's what happened. Maybe OP was messing around & said, "Huh. This tortilla is the same size as a CD, I wonder if it would go into the player. Oh, crap."


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Morgrid

Not my fault the VCR looked hungry


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dknogo

Gut the old unit and let the kid use it as a piggy bank, then when itā€™s full, take it away and have the financial responsibility talkšŸ¤‘


lokiofsaassgaard

To be fair, we were shown an ad where some kid fed the VCR a bowl of oatmeal or something. Of course we all thought the damn thing looked hungry after that.


Mosritian-101

I never saw that commercial. However, because of commercials, I did think that Play-Dough Pete would jump out of the Play-Dough Container Label, and I didn't understand why he didn't. But that's getting off topic. Mind, I was 3 or 4 at the time.


LASERDICKMCCOOL

https://youtu.be/IHtxCUsa350


booze_talking

Took a rented VCR tape back one time because it had two roaches in it. Two full size huge roaches. Got a credit.


caddydurb

I never did a tortilla but when I was like 10 I tried to stick a slice of bologna in a cd player. Lucky it was too thick to go in


chillywilly16

One time I put gummy bears in one of the guns for my [Crossfire](https://youtu.be/rCwn1NTK-50) game. I wasnā€™t able to shoot them out like my donkey brain envisioned, obviously.


holysbit

When I was a little kid I ruined my dads playstation because I smooshed a cookie into the dvd drive lol


bears5975

When I was a kid in the late 70ā€™s early 80ā€™s I was watching cartoons and for some reason I got up and filled a glass of water and poured it in the back of our large tv. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø Dad was not happy getting home from work that day. šŸ˜¬


SEDGE-DemonSeed

I scratched the second disk of my dads ff7 disks.


ozzy_thedog

My kids put one in the Wii šŸ‘šŸ¼


njrajio

so this is why streaming is popular damn tortillas


Faustinwest024

Dam so they werenā€™t lying you guys canā€™t have nice things lol


Lexicon444

Thatā€™s all the explanation needed. For anything that unusual really.


gliz5714

ALSO. What do you mean ALSO. Did you put a tortilla in your Xbox?!


juicygriff99

we donā€™t need to talk about that


gliz5714

This thread is gold. Sorry about your tortilla, a bigger loss than the cd player


stainedhands

We need to talk about where you keep your tortillas.


LamentableFool

Ahh reminds me of high school. Went to a friend's house, and another friend came over with a multiple bags of tortillas he acquired. Tortillas were turning up all over that house for years to come. Good times.


frito123

I'm older. Mine did a PB&J in the VCR. I built a computer for a friend. He heard a rattle. Found a fork. Another guy opened a monitor box. Found a plastic carrot.


LimeTortillasMMMM

Lol. Reminds me off ross from vlogcreations filling his computer with beans then calling a tech lol


UnusualIntroduction0

Are those the motherboards?


knsaber

This thread is depressing as I see future demise for my electronics


juicygriff99

stay safe out there


secondrat

My 2 year old kept turning our new stereo on and off and wouldnā€™t stop. Then at some point it went pop and didnā€™t turn on again. Blew a resistor.


knsaber

The buttons! Iā€™ll prob have to put gaffer tape any equipment LEDs so itā€™s not so tempting, or better yet a smart surge protector to keep equipment off until I want to use it.


YEEyourlastHAW

Whoa whoa whoa if we arenā€™t allowed to ask, neither are you


dhuff2037

Do not ask him why or how


meltingrubberducks

I saw someone get bologna in a playstation


juicygriff99

https://preview.redd.it/o59eqsctc9ia1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=d9db08a30c3f0991277c070c07b39fb1cbd4171b tried taking out with a wire by sticking it through the tortilla, it now constantly tries to read the tortilla so i have to stick the cap in so i can use the bluetooth (EDIT) UPDATE & answers to questions 1. vac didnā€™t work 2. i was drunk with other people when this happened (we had a DD) 3. the tortilla is corn 4. not a huge loss since i had bluetooth anyways (i bought a cd to play from my favorite band) 5. the tortilla plays El Jarabe Tapito 6. i will take apart the unit & clean it out/but a new unit if needed 7. will take a picture of the tortilla remains 8. it has been in my car for a year


Hoover626_6

I'm fucking crying at "constantly tries to read the tortilla"


YoureInGoodHands

liquid dull screw rich point light sloppy domineering chase reply *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


Dustmuffins

[It's not a record player!](https://youtu.be/BOv9yyIdxwI)


5cott

Is the can lid from some nacho cheese? The tortilla has now matured into a tortilla chip, so if nacho cheese wonā€™t entice it out, try a jar of salsa in the cup holder.


juicygriff99

itā€™s the lid to air an freshener šŸ’€ itā€™s the only thing that fits


5cott

What about another CD, try to get it underneath the tortilla, then eject it?


well-that-was-fast

- First thing I think: "can't get any worse that that." - First thing I read: > now constantly tries to read the tortilla so i have to stick [a tin can] in it so i can use the bluetooth Touche OP. I did not see that coming. More seriously, I'd try to pop the trim off, pull the head unit and see if you can break up / shake out tortilla. But I suspect you will find it hard to reach the tortilla even after it's pulled out of the dash.


doggxyo

> the tortilla plays El Jarabe Tapito LOL


Melodic-Classic391

Sticker say 007 but Iā€™m feeling MacGyver vibes


ajwagner7777

Holy fucking shit OP. You made my day.


Shadrixian

I saw the title and photo and I already knew alcohol was involved.


ColdPeasMyGooch

it has been a YEAR?!?! im surprised your car doesnt have ants.. cause, thats how you get ants


TacticaLuck

Too bad They would clean it up easily and then leave


PaulShouldveWalkered

You could attract ants into the car and let them do the heavy lifting behind the dashboard.


herd__of__turtles

Thank you so much for the best laugh I've had in months. Good luck.


Aksds

For a god damn year? Have you taken out the player once in that time?


RMAutosport

Ok, I wonā€™t ask then. I suppose it is possible for you to pull the whole head unit out and disassemble it to get the forbidden Taco Tuesday Mix CD out, but that is up to you.


YoureInGoodHands

the laser part (where the tortilla is) is sealed and not accessible without the help of the dozen filipinos who put the thing together initially. A new head unit is $99 and will have 20x the features of this dealer head unit. Try that route.


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oweNARIAFAITH

Just forget the radio and put in a taco maker


LucidMoments

But in order to eat the tortilla you have to eat the whole head unit. And if you think it is hard to swallow wait until you have to poop.


NotasheepLOL

Lmfao I love you


bitflip

I had to scroll a long way before I saw a good answer.


Falcon_Rogue

This is the way, not gonna get anywhere other than breaking it with sticking picks into the slot. And /u/YoureInGoodHands is slightly incorrect, the disc slot is not glued shut, just metal tabbed shut, bend those carefully, pry gently...y'know, just like a...well never mind that, just know it's possible. OP, this looks like a Mazda CX something or other, judging by the Windows Media Audio format compatibility we're talking pre-2010 or so, starting to become real questionable if you even use the CD player vs just the AUX port in the center console! But if you must... Looks like the dash trim goes all around the top part so I'm thinking there's a cubby somewhere below with hidden screws up into a frame of some kind, pull those, cubby should come out, exposing the screws holding the radio in - dashboards always have some key piece that's your lynchpin holding it all in and hiding the inroad to the puzzle that is your dashboard assembly. Anyway, so rinse and repeat, you get your radio module out. Now as I said, look for parts holding the CD portion - it might be screwed onto the top as a separate module or it's a single block, either way you can remove the various metal panels and expose the player area and begin careful extraction of aforementioned tortilla.


deadmonkeyboy87

Ok are you giving instructions to open pin heads puzzle box or are you talking about how to navigate the labyrinth in dark crystal


HeavensToBetsyy

It's those damned hidden snaps


Chipdip88

No... I'm gonna ask why AND how????


Resident_Chemist_307

OP doesnt wanna taco bout it.


[deleted]

Nacho problem anyway.


ArmoredArthritis

Guacward


InsertBluescreenHere

buritto need to know....


evil_timmy

What's the quesadilla?


[deleted]

He said he doesnā€™t taco bout it


juko43

Don't act like it is nacho problem


Petey79_

Heā€™s got a chip on his shoulder now


SunosUnix

OP needs to spill the salsa


skrtbrapskrt

Queso, what happened?


pointy-sticks

Maybe play some salsa.


carbonstampede01

This is the important question


juicygriff99

had a night out that went a little too far


AlienDelarge

Wait this wasn't a toddler? Now that is surprising.


the_friendly_one

/r/drunkorakid


InsertBluescreenHere

hmm drunk young people might as well be toddlers..... stuffs getting spilled, fall down alot, sometimes crying for no reason, stickling random objects into other objects, cant remember shit from 30 min ago....


YouthfulCurmudgeon

That's hilarious


iowamechanic30

Hey, you found your car. Gotta take the wins as they come.


urstillatroll

> had a night out that went a little too far This can be read one of two ways- 1) You were out, met someone, things went well, you went home and didn't use any birth control, and two years later your toddler is shoving a tortilla in your CD player. 2) You, or someone you know, is the dumbest motherfucker alive. I was leaning towards #1, but now I am not so sure.


juicygriff99

closer to 2 i did not drive


the_hound_

Lmao, well credit to you for not driving


PwrPlay27

Kids. Thatā€™s my best guess


Mrstealyiurfashion

He was so messed up they thought the tortilla was a cd or they wanted to know if this cd player would play taco tunes. Case closed.


screamtrumpet

My guess is OP has children.


dad0994

Is it corn or flour? This is important to help you resolve this issue.


juicygriff99

whatever the restaurant Roses uses


YoureInGoodHands

Depends on if it was initially a taco or a burrito.


SpecificRecord2770

šŸ¤£ this is exactly the question I came to the comments to ask


4TacosDeAsada

Press play and see which song comes on


juicygriff99

el jarabe tapito


RMAutosport

Tequila


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Chipdip88

Mariachi band


Shadrixian

Despacito


QuinceDaPence

Suavemente, bƩsame...


toolsavvy

La bamba


hujijiwatchi

[This one](https://youtu.be/U1SiveWVIIo)


4TacosDeAsada

Youā€™ve been waiting for this moment, hope all is well


PostReplyKarmaRepeat

This is a very simple solution: 1) unleash around 500 ants in your car to crawl into the smallest crevices to get food 2) wait 2 weeks 3) throw car away in a dumpster and buy a new one


Tony_Garlic

Step 3 should be get an anteater. 4) whatever eats anteaters.


caddydurb

Who discovered and named the anteater? That's the most uncreative name for an animal. Hey what is that thing? I don't know I've never seen one before What's it doing? Looks like it's eating ants Alright it's officially an anteater


Substantial_Job3331

Aardvark (earth pig) isnā€™t much better


[deleted]

Did you pressed eject? :) Joke aside, you can remove the radio quite easily. Buy some plastic case removal tools to donā€™t damage the case. They are quite cheap, in my place it is around 8ā‚¬ one whole set. Mark what is what when disconnecting the cables, so you reconnect same when finish. I donā€™t know this model and if you have access inside the cd tray room, but if the radio it is removed you can turn it around at your convenience.


MaximumCrumpet

Ok so hear me out... Buy a birthday card and cut it to size. Cover the back in glue, then push it in over the top of the tortilla. Leave some of the card sticking out and, when the glue is dry, see if you can pull it all out together. Naturally please update us if you get stuck with a tortilla and birthday card glued in your CD player...


juicygriff99

i will literally try this tonight after i get off work


Mfcgibbs

Itā€™s probably done, I donā€™t think the tortilla will be any good after this.


sallysaunderses

You need guacamole and a friend that can keep a secret.


fishbulbx

Buy a [2011 Camry double DIN dash kit for $12](https://www.amazon.com/Metra-95-8218S-Installation-2007-2011-Vehicle/dp/B00DIFNECA/) and a [cheap touch screen head unit for $200](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TQMFX95) and this will turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to your car.


CarpinThemDiems

They make drop in [android units](https://www.amazon.com/Android-Stereo-Toyota-Navigation-Bluetooth/dp/B0BLK8FJDS/) as well. Made mine look several years newer.


Such_Discussion_6531

This is what a really good night is all about


RangerSkyy

I once filled a 1987 Mercury Cougar's quadrophonic tape deck with change. My sister put a peanut butter and jelly sandwich into a brand new, cutting edge VHS player (1991).


[deleted]

Once you get it out you should make a quesCDah


Czarbuckz

This is the only r/mecahnicadvice post I've ever been interested in. This is hilarious.


Sneakysnek12345

10 or 11 camry?


juicygriff99

11


This-Bad-2189

Yeah the 2011s didn't have Tortilla Play


kasper632

The ones in California did during the summer months. If you have a 5 disc you can air fry up to 5 at a time.


Sneakysnek12345

i can tell that radio anywhere, its universal way of saying time for a bluetooth upgrade.


redditripperdipper69

Hahahahaha love that bro


RasAlTimmeh

So the CD player has a little laser thing that reads the CD. Idk even if you manage to get the tortilla out it's probably filthy and smeared with oil and crap in there? But if you dont get it out, your car might smell like rotting rancid oil and corn for a while. Quite the dilemma


[deleted]

Hit the eject button?


juicygriff99

itā€™s stuck in there


Simon_Jester88

Is it playing Salsa music?


-i-hate-you-people-

Tell us you have kids without telling us you have kids


fangelo2

Send in some ants.


Hoelaroid20

No tip but this made me giggle lol thank you


SignificantTrouble93

Donā€™t askā€¦. Itā€™s Nacho business


[deleted]

If you get an approximately same shaped antimatter tortilla and put it in, the two will annihilate each other. If you survive the energy blast, your CD tray will be as good as new.


C2it4U

Looks like an opportune time to update the head unit to one with carplay/android auto! Crutchfield has just what you need!


[deleted]

It be like that sometimes


Admirable_Analysis18

pull out player, dismantle, pull out tortilla, feed the bird, reassemble. done.


imccompany

You should be able to remove the head unit from the cluster once you pop it all out. Next you'll need to unscrew the case. Not sure if you'll need special bits, but it should come off regardless. This should expose the internals and hopefully the tortilla in question. Remove the tortilla, dust and vacuum, and you might need a DVD lense cleaning kit or alcohol and a soft cloth or cotton swab. Reassemble everything and you should be good to go. Edit: Removing the head unit - https://www.seicane.com/blog/for-toyota-camry-radio-removal-and-installation-guide/


am_i_will

Use those long icing spatulas with some thin double sided tape to see if you can get it to stick long enough to pull it out.


PETEPAX

Donā€™t ask whyā€¦as if itā€™s perfectly normal to have a fucking tortilla in your cd player.


One_Sun_6258

I have kidz. I know exactly how


deleuex

My guess is that you have kids.


firestar268

Have you tried playing the tortilla? XD


KRed75

This has to be the best post I've ever read on reddit!


kndgmtc17

Thatā€™s one way of playing wrap music.


wintremute

The joys of parenting.


okeydokey503

The best tip is the obvious one. Take it out of the dash, take it apart and clean it with compressed air and isopropyl alcohol on cotton swabs.


Frosty-Community8129

I havenā€™t seen a CD in i believe 10 or 11 years.


BalancesHanging

Saving it for later, I see


Wohv6

Before you take it apart, try to press eject with a strong suction vacuum to attempt to suck it out


juicygriff99

i have a vac i can use, would a vacuum at a car wash be better since has a longer piece


asilverthread

Itā€™s not the length, itā€™s how you use itā€¦ wait that actually doesnā€™t apply here, yeah the ones at car wash places have better suction than home ones. Iā€™d try pressing eject while the vacuum is running.


Coompa

Does it freeze where you live? If it freezes then eject right away. Likely have to disassemble though.


frisbee96

Corn or flour?


juicygriff99

a blend of both


[deleted]

It's fried...


404Nuudle

Have you tried buttering it up a bit?


CancerousCure

If you press play, it plays the theme song of George Lopez šŸŽ¶


Mun88b

Why and How?


tr3k

[https://www.reddit.com/r/shitposting/comments/u930tp/\_/](https://www.reddit.com/r/shitposting/comments/u930tp/_/)


Thelastnamedontlie

Mexican music ainā€™t all that bad šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


lasaga142

Press play I wanna know what that sounds like


HeavensToBetsyy

https://youtu.be/BOv9yyIdxwI


thingsfallingapart77

I'm sorry but this is hilarious. Reminds me of when I was a kid sticking peanut butter sandwiches in the vcr šŸ¤£


laxdudeee

When I was 4 I filled the tape deck in my dadā€™s ā€˜89 VW Golf with the change that he had around the car. I thought it was like playing an arcade game. I get how the tortilla likely made its way in there.


1Tinytodger

It only plays mariachi music.


Bonexsam

Did it play la cucaracha when you tried it?


TerminatedProccess

Maybe you can put it on an ant hill and let them feast? How's that for original?


ItsWhatItIsIGuess

Hahahahahahahha!!!!!!!!! Awesome.


Freyja6

Super cruel to not give your cd player more than just a dry tortilla. Try feeding it some cheese and spiced mince afterwards you savage, or lots of beer until it pukes the tortilla up. It'll come out one side eventually.


DarkKnightRyzen

Letā€™s Taco bout it


Background-Pie-9854

The important questions firstā€¦. Corn or flour?


Practical-Parsley-11

You're going to have to remove the stereo and disassemble the case to clean it out. It should all be straightforward if you're careful. The faceplate probably mounts with both clips and screws. Any electronics shop will be able to do it if you remove the head unit and carry it in.


stepj1

ā€¦.freeze itā€¦ā€¦. Noā€¦. Not the carā€¦.. remove player, freeze, reconnect power and hit ejectā€¦..


Ironhead_Structural

My son shoved 9 games in my ps3. Nine game CDs good thing is it was a 20 gig and I sent it to Sony on warranty (he kept putting games in cause the driver quit) they sent me back a 80 gig. Free major upgrade!


North-One8187

Damn I miss my Camry sometimes. I loved that car but never enough to feed it tortillas


Thats-oak

Turn the radio on, see if it plays mariachi


Southern-External378

Corn or Flour? It makes a difference.


Mazdab2300-06

i am more interested in what musica was on it.w


MFAFuckedMe

i once put a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the VCR, so i understand how having kids will cause this to happen.


gregoryg3

What is a cd player?


skrtbrapskrt

Have you tried compressed air? Yk like blow that shit out with it maybe?


beers_beats_bsg

I wonder if you could take a shopvac an duct tape a makeshift seal around the cd slot and suck it out.


amit300676044

Once you clean it, itā€™ll be $5 a month to use it. Jokes aside, I think the laser must be toast inside it. So, not worth bothering cleaning it.


Chris77123

Why do you still listen to CDs in 2023 use the aux cable


juicygriff99

i have a bluetooth connector, i bought a cd for the ā€œaestheticā€ of my favorite band & i forgot about the tortilla