"'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:43FA414F.D5DBB0A@interbaun.com...
> Al wrote:
>>
>> My 1998 Accord EX battery was getting real tired on these cold
>> mornings,
>> so I took it to WalMart for a new one. I explained the radio's
>> requirements,
>> and they assured me that they are professionals and would do the job
>> correctly. They used a "reserve power" plug to maintain voltage to the
>> anti-theft radio during the change. It didn't work. No, I don't have the
>> code, because it didn't come with the car when I bought it, used. The
>> honda
>> dealer has me scheduled to remove the center console, and radio, and get
>> the
>> code from Honda. His estimate is $65. Is there a method, using the power
>> recepticle, that would work? How should one do it? What is the approved
>> method?
>>
>> Al
>>
>
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>
> SEARCH is your friend. Search this NG, or go to Google.com.
>
> You really should have been sure YOU had the code before they locked
> your radio.

And if the car didn't come with it, HOW do I make sure I have it?

>Here's the quick version. The CODE is five digits long, and
> often written inside the owner's manual, or on white stickers inside the
> glove box, sometimes it's just the serial number, but it will get you
> the answer. The dealer who serviced that car PROBABLY has the CODE noted
> in their computer.

The car is from out of town, and the dealer doesn't have it.

>Try turning ON the radio, turn OFF the key. Hold 1
> and 6 and turn key to accessory (position II). If the radio starts
> spelling out two groups of four digits with alpha characters on the
> front, write them down. Eight digits make up your serial number. Now ANY
> dealer can get your CODE for you, and should do it for free, providing
> you prove you're the owner of the vehicle (VIN # and registration are
> sometimes asked for).
>

I think this is for newer cars.

> P.S. When your owner's manual arrives, write the CODE in it, as well as
> inside the fuse box covers.
>

I have the manual, and we searched it. No code.

> 'Curly'

It cost 37.50 to tear the thing apart, I now have the code. The dealer now
has the code. It is written in my manual, glovebox, fusebox, and trunk lid.