hey guys
i already searched them. sorry
buy i need your help more.
basically, it's how to reset the radio code with doing unplug & plug in Radio Antenna from the back of the Radio sys.
after i changed the battery, it keeps asking me to put a Code. i have a actual code and try with that number. Radio LCD shows an Error. dealershop told if i unplug an antenna wire from the back of radio sys, then plug it in back and enter code, it will be work. BUT, how do i reach the back of my radio and how do i take radio out? please give me some tips. help me.
thanks.
oh, by the way, i have 2003 Acura TL-s.

 

I heard but im not sure so dont hold me to this but on honda radios if you hold in 1 and 6 and then turn the radio on some number comes up which you can take to the dealer and they know what to do with it.

 

You don't need to take the radio out.

1. On your driver side panel, get a flat head screw driver and pop off the wood trim.

2. Take out the 3-4 screws holding on the driver side panel that runs from the armrest to where the steering column begins. Note: There is also one screw right next to the steering column that is not directly visible. Make sure you unscrew this screw before taking off the panel!!!

3. Gently bend the area that attaches to the center arm rest area and pry away the side panel.

4. Now you should have access to the left side of the radio. There will be alot of wires there, and hardly any room to move around. Don't worry. For step four run into the house and get some needle nose pliers.

5. With either hand, reach beind the radio and feel the bottem left corner. You should feel a wire right at the corner of the radio unit. At the point where it actually goes into the radio, it should feel like a metal circle with rivets in it. (It should feel like the head of the self screwing bolts that are common these days on computers to hold the side panels on)

6. With the needle nose pliers, carefully grab hold of the metal circular portion of the wire and push the wire back - away from the radio unit. It should pop out. You DO NOT need to pull it back too far, just enough so that it's no longer firmly in place.

7. Turn on the electrical power in the car.

8. Type in your radio code. It will work no.

I had this same problem a couple weeks ago. I called the dealer, and they said it'd cost $125 to re-initialize the radio unit.

Re-initialize my ass. All that had to be done was pull out the antenna. On your first try, it might take you an hour or so. I can probably do it now in under 15 minutes. Better that way. If you ever lose power/change batteries on your car, you will now be able to fix it without having the stealership take your cash.

 

Oh yeah, remember to put the antenna back in using the pliers or with your bar hands. And put the panels back on with the screws. Pretty self explanatory, but I left it out.

 

Buy 2 antenna extension cables and you will not have to go through this radio code "acura problem" again. It is very annoying that I had to go through this jack radio code every time I need to remove the battery terminals.

 

thanks BraveDemon !!
i did exactly what you've told me.
it worked !!!
thank you so much~~ BraveDemon !!

 

Thanks it really worked !!