Re: Radio Code Not Working

[Ben Ruset <bruset@xxxxxxxx>]

Put it in the freezer (wrapped in plastic) overnight.

I am not kidding. This is what we had to do with our Corrado radios when
they "locked" up.

- -ben


At 08:33 AM 8/28/00 -1000, you wrote:
>I recently purchased an 87 L6 and had to change the battery which activated
>the anti-theft on the radio. I search the glove box and found instructions
>and a code. It turned out the instructions were for a different radio. I
>went to the dealer and got the code but when he tried to unlock the radio he
>could not. He said that I must have "locked up" the radio by trying the
>wrong code. The radio would beep after entering the third digit. He said I
>would have to run the car for 1.5 hours and try again. I have tried leaving
>the car on several times with the radio on and off. The code still does not
>work and beeps after the fifth digit is entered. Any suggestions??
>
>
>Scott Bly
>C.H. Guernsey & Company
>841 Bishop Street, Suite 480
>Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
>(808) 528-2053
>(808) 528-3552 fax
>scottbly@domain.elided or scott.bly@domain.elided
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