Weisbaden radio decoding

Kent McLean kentmclean at comcast.net
Wed Jun 9 08:18:16 PDT 2010


On 06/09/2010 09:29 AM, Huw Powell wrote:
> OK, so I just got an '88 90Q with this radio&  the CD changer (which is
> missing the cartridge thing).
>
> Since the battery had been run flat, it is of course in "safe" mode now.

You can try 1-1-1-1, and 0-0-0-0, and 0-1-2-3, etc. Those are the easy ones.

If you have a receipt for work done at a dealer for the car, I've heard the 
radio code appears on it so mechanics don't have to go searching.

You could remove the radio and see if it's written on the radio itself (stupid, 
but it won't get lost).

I've also heard it might be written on a warning label in the spare tire well or 
trunk cubbyhole.

Or scrape the thing and put in a replacement head. That way you can put in your 
own speakers. Oh, BTDT. Right. :)


-- 
Kent McLean
1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"



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