radio code

[Dan DiBiase]

From: "cobram at juno.com" <cobram at juno.com>
To: quattro at rvanderhoff.org.uk
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Sent: Mon, August 2, 2010 3:22:26 AM
Subject: Re: radio code

Richard van der Hoff <quattro at rvanderhoff.org.uk> writes:


> Doesn't really sound like a practice that should be encouraged - if 
> it becomes commonplace, coded radios become a bit pointless as a thief 
> has an odds-on chance of pulling one with a code on the back!
> 
> Having said that, I'm just as guilty as anyone else - at least one 
> of my  previous cars had the number marked on the back...

Around here nobody steals car radios anymore, they're pretty much
worthless unless they're the ubber-newest DVD with all the bells and
whistles.  You're more likely to find your change missing from the
ashtray than your radio after a break in, they were more likely looking
for the GPS that left that round mark on your windshield.
Car stereos are about as popular with thieves as VCRS and tube
televisions.  
Is it still a problem on your side of the pond?  
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It's still a problem on THIS side of the pond! Most aftermarket units don't have 
the coding in them.
They tend to have removable faceplates which in theory make them useless as long 
as the user
removes the faceplate when they leave the car! Unfortunately, most users don't 
do that. One of my
sons lost his that way (along with the passenger's window). He replaced it. When 
I was down at his
house last Saturday, I looked inside his car and sure enough, the radio was 
sitting there with the
faceplate on it.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA