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Anyway to get around not having to pay honda's scam of $90 to get the
anti-theft code for your radio? Replaced the battery in my car and now I
can't get the radio working unless I got the code. I no longer live in the
area I bought it. I have every piece of slip on this car including the new
buyers inpection check off list but don't have this card. I doubt they even
gave it to me. Honda and everyone knows that the odds are huge you are
going to have to dish out money to get the code in so many years but very
slim your radio is going to get stolen. This is pretty stupid on Hondas
part because when peoples batteries go bad it is the about when they are
ready to buy a new car, and this certainly doesn't add to peoples
satisfaction with honda automobile.

ahh wrote:
>
> Anyway to get around not having to pay honda's scam of $90 to get the
> anti-theft code for your radio? Replaced the battery in my car and now I
> can't get the radio working unless I got the code. I no longer live in the
> area I bought it. I have every piece of slip on this car including the new
> buyers inpection check off list but don't have this card. I doubt they even
> gave it to me. Honda and everyone knows that the odds are huge you are
> going to have to dish out money to get the code in so many years but very
> slim your radio is going to get stolen. This is pretty stupid on Hondas
> part because when peoples batteries go bad it is the about when they are
> ready to buy a new car, and this certainly doesn't add to peoples
> satisfaction with honda automobile.


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Stay cool, breathe deep.

How can we help without knowing what year / model / country???

'Curly'

In article <B62dnbJp15xNME7ZnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote:

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

It's not a scam. It's a valid service charge, IF they have to pull the
radio to get to the serial number.

You could pull the radio yourself and get the serial number yourself; if
the Honda dealer knows you or can identify you appropriately, they can
go to their database and get you the code.

Some newer radios allow you to get the serial number without pulling the
radio. Tegger probably has that information, and it should be readily
available elsewhere.

If you have the serial number in hand but the dealership won't just give
you the code, find another dealership.

>
> Stay cool, breathe deep.
>
> How can we help without knowing what year / model / country???
>
> 'Curly'

2000 Civic EX USA

"> 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.

ahh wrote:
>
> >
> > Stay cool, breathe deep.
> >
> > How can we help without knowing what year / model / country???
> >
> > 'Curly'
>
> 2000 Civic EX USA

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The answer is in this document, in part. SEARCH this NG for many more
answers, like the various locations of the stickers,

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/crv/x01-094e.pdf

It's for a CR-V, but may be the same.

Your Civic TSB's are here:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/civic/index.html

'Curly'

"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote in message
news:BOKdnXXRS7-GJ07ZnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> "> 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

In article <BOKdnXXRS7-GJ07ZnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote:

> "> 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.

They fixed it.

I ahve a 2001 stock radio and if the radio off you press the #1 and 6
buttons at the same time (if I remember correctly) and while still holding
these buttons, press the power button of the radio, it will display a 6
digit code that you can than give the dealer and they will give you the
code. Once you have the code, write it down somewhere. Don't know if it
helps for 2000 models, but give it a try.

"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote in message
news:BOKdnXXRS7-GJ07ZnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> "> 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


"ahh" <ahh@ahh.com> wrote in message
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? Replaced the battery in my car and now I
> can't get the radio working unless I got the code. I no longer live in
> the area I bought it. I have every piece of slip on this car including
> the new buyers inpection check off list but don't have this card. I doubt
> they even gave it to me. Honda and everyone knows that the odds are huge
> you are going to have to dish out money to get the code in so many years
> but very slim your radio is going to get stolen. This is pretty stupid on
> Hondas part because when peoples batteries go bad it is the about when
> they are ready to buy a new car, and this certainly doesn't add to peoples
> satisfaction with honda automobile.
>