[s-cars] radio code

[Mark Strangways]

The report them to BBB and AoA for price gouging
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
To: "Chris Reed" <kostritzer at gmail.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] radio code


> Chris,
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> This is frigging ridiculious.
> There is no magic list of codes we can giv eyou.
>
> I didn't have my code and needed it after replacing the battery.
> Went down to our local dealer, known for overpricing their parts &
> service. The tech popped the radio out of the dash, to get the serial
> number. With the serial number and Vin in hand and went to a computer
> with this information, and provided my radio code with no charge.
>
> If your local dealer seems to find maybe 5 minutes of work worth $115
> I'd like to find out thair labor rate!
>
> Ask them if you bring in your car with the radio already out of the
> dash if they will still charge you for looking up the code? If so go
> looking for another dealer.
>
> HTH
> Chris
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> --- Chris Reed <kostritzer at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Anyone have access to the radio codes for our cars(93 s4 w/bose)?
>> Dealer wants me to bring it in and charge me 115 bucks to take it out
>> of safe mode.  Anyone else think that's friggin' ridiculous?
>>
>> Apparently this is only for audi's, if you have a vw they will just
>> give you the code.  Seems like audi doesn't want me to ever buy a new
>> car from them in the future!
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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