[s-cars] Radio Security Code?

[Nick Stuart]

Be careful when you go to the stealer, I went and it cost something
like 50+ bucks for em to figure out the a 4 digit number, that they
used to give out free. All they really need is the radio s/n in order
to figure out I believe.

-Nick


On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:19:11 -0500 (EST), Charlie Smith
<charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org> wrote:
> Earlier, Brent Henry wrote:
> >
> > I have purchased a used radio (an OEM model) from a friend in the US, who
> > was parting out his S4.  However, he did not have the security code.  He
> > told me that if I had the original car's VIN # and the Radio # that any Audi
> > dealer would be able to tell me the security code!
> >
> > However, this was not the case.  The dealer in my area said that they only
> > have the security codes from cars that were originally sold there.
> 
> That's not really true.  For example, dealers are on solid ground
> not wanting to figure the code for a loose radio (that may have been
> stolen).  But it you put the radio in your S car, and drive to the
> dealer and ask them to figure out the code, they will certainly do
> it.  It may even be worth dreaming up a story about disconnecting
> the battery and now the radio doesn't work ...
> 
> I recently found that the local dealer wanted some absurd amount to
> figure out the radio code - $25 or $32 or some such thing.  That caused
> me to look harder and I found my original radio information with the
> code card.
> 
> Does anybody know if the dealers still have a radio rebuild/replacement
> program?  I remember that it used to only cost $100 (?) or so to get
> a repaired radio on an exchange basis.  I have a junk yard radio that
> has a cracked LCD glass - a perfect candidate for this.
> 
>     - Charlie
> 
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