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"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote in
news:B62dnbJp15xNME7ZnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@giganews.com :

> Anyway to get around not having to pay honda's scam of $90 to get the
> anti-theft code for your radio?


Sure is.

See here:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/radiocode.html

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"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote in message
newsZ6dnUasq5JyJU7ZnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@giganews.com ...
:
: >
: > Stay cool, breathe deep.
: >
: > How can we help without knowing what year / model / country???
: >
: > 'Curly'
:
: 2000 Civic EX USA
:
I worried about this issue for a long time with my 2000 Accord SE. I got a
card with the radio code from the dealer when I bought the car new, but I
carried the card around in my wallet and eventually the ink the code was
printed in rubbed off. I looked in all the usual locations and some unusual
ones for the elusive sticker with the code on it, to no avail. I was
codeless.

I made sure to maintain power to the radio when I had my battery replaced a
few years ago and didn't lose the radio settings. But the original
radio/tape unit went south last year and I replaced it with an aftermarket
unit. Imagine my surprise when I looked all over the old unit and couldn't
even find a serial number! I called my dealer and he told me he that as far
as he could tell, those radio/tape units didn't have serial numbers. I have
heard that some dealers keep radio codes in their records for just this
situation, but this one didn't, so I'd have been up the creek if I'd really
needed the code.

Maybe all the worrying was for nothing. I don't know whether the original
unit would have worked if I had reinstalled it. I didn't. The aftermarket
unit is still in the car and still working fine, mostly.

BTW, I got a little thingie with a 9-volt battery terminal on one end and a
power point plug on the other. If you connect a battery to it and then plug
it into the power outlet ("cigarette lighter"), it keeps enough juice
running through the car's electronics that you can disconnect the battery
without disabling your stereo or losing your settings.

Paul

On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:47:44 GMT, Paul <paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote:



>"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote in message
>newsZ6dnUasq5JyJU7ZnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@giganews.co m...
>:
>: >
>: > Stay cool, breathe deep.
>: >
>: > How can we help without knowing what year / model / country???
>: >
>: > 'Curly'
>:
>: 2000 Civic EX USA
>:
>I worried about this issue for a long time with my 2000 Accord SE. I got a
>card with the radio code from the dealer when I bought the car new, but I
>carried the card around in my wallet and eventually the ink the code was
>printed in rubbed off. I looked in all the usual locations and some unusual
>ones for the elusive sticker with the code on it, to no avail. I was
>codeless.

Why not just carry an extra radio on your person at all times if you're
going to be so damn stupid.

Don't you keep any records in your household? Tax returns? Medical? Birth
certificate? Rental lease or mortgage papers? Loan papers on your car?
Stick it in a folder and stick that in your file cabinet.

Or if you really live out of your car, put it in the glove compartment.

"AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
news:slrnedad4f.8kb.aznomad@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net...
: On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:47:44 GMT, Paul
<paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote:
:
:
:
: >"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote in message
: >newsZ6dnUasq5JyJU7ZnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@giganews.co m...
: >:
: >: >
: >: > Stay cool, breathe deep.
: >: >
: >: > How can we help without knowing what year / model / country???
: >: >
: >: > 'Curly'
: >:
: >: 2000 Civic EX USA
: >:
: >I worried about this issue for a long time with my 2000 Accord SE. I got
a
: >card with the radio code from the dealer when I bought the car new, but I
: >carried the card around in my wallet and eventually the ink the code was
: >printed in rubbed off. I looked in all the usual locations and some
unusual
: >ones for the elusive sticker with the code on it, to no avail. I was
: >codeless.
:
: Why not just carry an extra radio on your person at all times if you're
: going to be so damn stupid.
:
: Don't you keep any records in your household? Tax returns? Medical?
Birth
: certificate? Rental lease or mortgage papers? Loan papers on your car?
: Stick it in a folder and stick that in your file cabinet.
:
: Or if you really live out of your car, put it in the glove compartment.
:
Why not just kiss my ass?

Paul wrote:

<SNIP>
> BTW, I got a little thingie with a 9-volt battery terminal on one end and a
> power point plug on the other. If you connect a battery to it and then plug
> it into the power outlet ("cigarette lighter"), it keeps enough juice
> running through the car's electronics that you can disconnect the battery
> without disabling your stereo or losing your settings.
>
> Paul

---------------------------

While replacing the car battery, you just have to remember to leave the
ignition switched to position II or III, since the 'cigarette lighter'
is dead in the other positions. That's why you can't charge your cell
phone overnight. (THEY want it that way). :-)

'Curly'