My factory stereo stopped playing cd's so i had to try and put a new one in. and then realised that i didnt the right mounts for the new stereo. I plugged the old one back in and now i need the radio code. anybody know where to find it?


EDIT: I own a 1999 acura 3.0 cl

 

1st- the serial number is on the radio itself, write it down now!
2nd-look for a white sticker under the cup holder( yes, take it out and look underneath), or on the side of the glove box, or on the side/ underneath the ashtray, or in the owners manual.

it should be a white card with that info on it. If you cant find it, you need the radio serial number and your vin number. Bring that to a Acura dealership (not Honda, they wont usually help and dont have access to the same system), and they should be able to retrieve the radio code for you....

 

sometimes its on the cover for the fuses in the engine bay. The cover on the passenger side near the windshield. Thats where mine is.

 

^^^really?????thats a new one, how the hell did you notice that one?

 

I had the same problem a year ago and I simply called he dealership. They asked for my VIN and three minutes later my radio was playing. I didn't even have to take the radio out or drive down to the dealership.

 

what dealership did you go to? Most have to get the serial number.

 

I went to the dealer to get the code after I had the batter changed.

 

THANK YOU THANK YOU

I just found my code here, too! I was recently in a car accident and the place that fixed it was unaware of where the code was. The dealership was less than helpful, also.

Being a girl, I didn't innately know where the fuse box was - an it doesn't say in the manual.

1 week without radio was TOO LONG! You guys are the best.

 

Fuse cover is where mine was.

Give yourself a little more credit. You were smart enough to come here AND you fixed it yourself!

 

i called the damn stealership asked them if they could just give me the radio code....... after 10 minuts on hold they told me it would take about 30 minuts and cost 45 bux. i promptly hung up.

 

You were lucky, because the dealer that I went to, told me that it would cost me $90.00. I ended up going to Al & Ed's to have them take it out, and give me the serial number.

 

Thats good that your found it!

Now you owe these guys some pic of your ride!

 

I had a problem with the alarm system a couple of days ago, I disconnected the battery and now it is asking for the code, for some reason the code I enter is not working, I called my dealer and they gave me the code over the phone which is the same code I have, the dealer said I can bring in the car and they will do it for me, of course they will charge me $145.00, I was like WT#? Now that I found this thread I will see if I can fix the problem myself, whatever that is I am not paying that much, what a rip off.

 

dont pay that much, just get a new head unit

 

Try entering each number slowly and deliberately. The H/U is a little slow absorbing input.

 

make sure you hear a beep after you enter each number...

 

Finally I got my radio to work. Apparently the original owner had the radio unit replaced for whatever reason. I decided to check the serial number on the small card against the one on the actual unit, (thread that discusses how to get the serial number without removing the radio unit helped). I called my dealer again and got the new code, of course I talked to a different technician this time. What really bothered me somehow is that about a year ago this same dealer replaced my car battery so I figured they knew the correct radio code. Oh well. Things are good now.

 

Those stereos are worth at least a thousand dollars each! Thats whay they have that "secret code"..... Jus Jokn!!!!!!

I always wondered why they would EVER be a "hot item" to a theif.

...... W H Y ? ? ?

 

O K........... Sorry..


I just realized.........It's a cd player too ! !!!!!

Damn technology!!!! What will they think of next????

 

My friend had a rental that some crackhead did $2000 damage to by breaking the window and tearing up the dash just to steal an AM/FM (no CD) radio which he fenced for his next rock.