"AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:08:38 GMT, chip <hs4797@brevard.net> wrote:
>
>
>>On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:23:11 -0700, "'Curly Q. Links'"
>><motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote:
>
>>>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
>>>>
>>>
>>>-------------------------------
>>>
>>>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. 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. 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).
>>>
>>>P.S. When your owner's manual arrives, write the CODE in it, as well as
>>>inside the fuse box covers.
>>>
>>>'Curly'
>
>
>> the 1 and 6 trick only works on ex models in 2001 and almost all
>>models 2002 and current.
>
>
>>post a VIN # and let's see what we can do.
>
> Better yet, let's not.
>
> If the radio isn't stolen, any dealer can lookup the code and give it to
> him
> provided he can show them the car is his. Shouldn't be hard. A copy of
> the registration and photo ID is enough.
>
The radio isn't stolen. The car isn't stolen. I have the License, Title, and
registration. I have photo ID, a clear criminal record, and a bill of sale.
The
dealer can't "Look up the code", without the radio serial number. The serial
number is not available from the front. As I said in another response, I now
have
the code, $37.50 later, and have written it down everywhere I can think of.

Al