radio codes

GJ02 · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:06

my brother has just had a new battery fitted in his clio, and now he has no access to his radio cd player because he has forgot / lost the code
is there a way to get this code without taking it to a ranault garage and getting charged a zillion pounds ?

cheers motor guys !

Kennysevenfold · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:41

GJ02 said:
my brother has just had a new battery fitted in his clio, and now he has no access to his radio cd player because he has forgot / lost the code
is there a way to get this code without taking it to a ranault garage and getting charged a zillion pounds ?

cheers motor guys !

Happened to me once, ordered a set or keys on the auction site for a few pounds and removed the radio and the key was wrote on the top of it mate.
Worth a go.

andicole0 · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:48

Several car forums seem to have access to a database, try a google search.

Andi.

MikeHunt79 · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:56

andicole0 said:
Several car forums seem to have access to a database, try a google search.

Andi.

Surely that defeats the whole point of the radio's being coded, no?

Finglonga · 18 Jan 2011 at 13:52

MikeHunt79 said:
Surely that defeats the whole point of the radio's being coded, no?

Most standard stereos are not worth stealing nowadays as there is no call for them with newer cars having integrated stereos.

MikeHunt79 · 18 Jan 2011 at 14:11

Finglonga said:
Most standard stereos are not worth stealing nowadays as there is no call for them with newer cars having integrated stereos.

I guess so, it does seem that mainly aftermarket headunits tend to get targetted than OEM ones...

Still, I guess the dealers may make a little extra money from people who are in the same situation as the OP... So it is in the manufacturers interest to have the codes in the first place.