my bmw radio requires code

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If there is truely nothing the dealer can do, as opposed to what he is willing to do for you, then toss the radio in the trash. Never heard of any "majic" or "secret" way of getting the code from the radio. If there was one, then they would not really be theft proof.......

Cheers

It's part of the serial number on some...

Call on another dealer. The service person at the one you used is either:

Give them the VIN of the *car* (assuming the radio is the original) and they should be able to give you the code numbers. If it is not the original radio, I would still expect they can obtain the code by using the numbers on the unit itself.

FWIW, I have never had to pay for this service. The dealerships I have dealt with all did it as a courtesy to me.

-- C.R. Krieger (BT, DT)

Do yourself a huge favor and heave that POS radio as far as you can. Then replace it with a decent head unit with an in-dash CD player. If you have the CD Changer in the trunk, remove it and put it up for sale on eBay and you'll probably recoup the cost of your new (better) head unit.