"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote in message
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>
> "> It's not a scam. It's a valid service charge, IF they have to pull the
>> radio to get to the serial number.
>>
>
> Maybe not a scam but a stupid design. Takes no genius to figure very few
> radios will get stolen but nearly all long term owners will need the code
> eventually. The amount of money honda owers pay out for the code most
> definately will exceed the cost of stolen radios. The word "Honda"
> written on the radio is all the anti-theft protection I need on it.
>

They come from the factory on a small adhesive tag or label. Mine is
about 2 inches long and 3/4" high. It was stuck on the inside of the truck
lid. Sometimes they are affixed to the drivers door jam, or the inside of
the glove box. Look for a white tag, with a 5 digit number having no number
larger than 6.(the radio only has digits up to 6) Mine has another number
underneath the 5 digit one, something like "M97A289316". The dealer that
sets up the car normally sticks this tag on it somewhere. That said, my
dealer only wanted $35.00 to pull the radio and check, but we found the tag
first. I've been told that you can get it from Honda with the VIN number,
but as I said I never got that far.

Good Luck,

Al G