Free radio security codes

Ravmano6
Ravmano6 Forum Participant Posts: 12
edited April 2016 in Tips for making Caravanning & Touring Cheaper #1

Hi,

I just had to replace my start battery and in the process my radio was blocked requiring the dreaded security code. This is OK if you have the code but if, like me, you bouhght the van 2nd hand this code may not be provided. I spent ages trying to find the
code without paying (I am from Yorkshire) most wanting you to download dodgy looking software & paying anything from £3 to double figures. Finally I stumbled upon this site

 http://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/car-audio/632215.html

No downloads but you have to sign up. User name and email only. Post your radio model & serial No. Within 5 minutes I had the code.

 

 

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  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,144 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #2

    nice one YR, thanks for info

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited April 2016 #3

    My car battery is wedged so far in under the bulkhead, I think when the time to change comes I'll let the garage sort it out. Once upon a time stuff under the bonnet used to be accessible.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited April 2016 #4

    My car battery is wedged so far in under the bulkhead, I think when the time to change comes I'll let the garage sort it out. Once upon a time stuff under the bonnet used to be accessible.

    You're lucky, mine's under the driver's seat & requires a week off work to change it (and there are two of them Wink)

  • hitchglitch
    hitchglitch Forum Participant Posts: 3,007
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    edited April 2016 #5

    On my BMW the battery is large and awkward to get at in the boot so when it needed changing I got Halfords to do it. When the guy came out to the car I insisted that he connected a spare battery across the auxiliary terminals under the bonnet so that the
    radio wasn't disconnected. I explained to him that the car was 13 years old and, yes, I probably had the codes but I wasn't going to risk it. He was happy to oblige.

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  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,144 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #7

    Interesting item

    http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_disconnect_problems.htm

  • Metheven
    Metheven Club Member Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #8

    Yes disconnection does reset certain things, and varies from car to car. With my car the radio is not affected but the windows travel is, they have to be calibrated for length of travel again (an easy job). Also the auto gearbox learns from your driving
    habits and this is lost so a re-learn takes a few days, although it is always adapting.

  • Hakinbush
    Hakinbush Forum Participant Posts: 286
    edited April 2016 #9

    Funny enough on a jag you dont get a radio as such, its all part of the touch screen computer system and you get a plastic card that sits in its slot in the service manual with the code..

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