Radio Decoding

[drew@fstuk.demon.co.uk (Drew Faulkner)]

In message <AP31.TFORHAN.241511100095254FAP31@HOUSE.GOV> TFORHAN@hr.house.gov writes:
>      I think the answer is to go to your Audi dealer and
>      buy a rebuilt radio which will have a new code. However,
>      I will be VERY interested to see if there is another,
>      craftier solution!
> 
> 
> I have an Audi 80 (1990) and when changing the battery of the car the
> radio lost the configuration or password. I don't have the owner's
> manual. How can i get the radio working?
> 
> Thanks..
> Jose Febus

There are dozens of radio shops in the UK who will decode radios with
lost codes - surely the US shops will do the same? Alternatively, try
placing the unit overnight in the deep-freeze. Worked for a colleague
of mine last year - the radio was reset to its standard code, in his
case, 1234.

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Drew Faulkner
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