Radio Code for Old Ford R/C Player

If you still have the details of the car it came off - most dealerships can access radio codes on a database where the code is linked to the car. That certainly was the case with MG/Rover - although I don't know about Ford.

When I bought my first 75, there was no radio code in the 'pack'. I went back to the dealer to query this and they told me they no longer supplied the codes to customers because it was kept on their computer. I told them that I didn't want to have to come back to the dealership every time I had to disconnect the battery for some reason or other. After a bit of arguing they finally agreed to let me have it.

Kev

"Mrcheerful" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Just remind me what the point of these security codes is, would you?

it should be 0032

You dont even need the code , some radios could be reset by flashing the terminals and reprogramming the chip

It is indeed, thanks a million for your help!

Mike P

To give Mr C something to do when people on usenet ask for a code? :-)

Brother had bought an old Mondeo as a runabout, it had a radio in but no code..

Mike P

very little, the decoder programs have been freely available for years on the internet. Coded radios are merely a nuisance, not an answer.

Mike P gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Given that it's a cassette-only, I'd be taking that as an excuse to spend £50 on a brand spankin' CD/MP3 head unit - or £70 and get a USB socket too.

He doesn't go that far in it really, and he does leave it in some iffy places. He's a real "motoring on the cheap" fanatic. Keeps it maintained, but spends nothing else on it. All his spare cash is going on the sidewinder at the moment - getting a new fibreglass front end made up for it, got a set of manifolds and a stainless exhaust, new interior bits, new rood and a respray when complete. The best part is a Stack digital dash though

Mike P

which is the common reason that people need codes, thieves would generally go for something higher quality/chav-value.

I wish I could get 20 quid for a radio decode :)

and which would be more likely to lead to an attempt at theft?

"Mrcheerful" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

If you remove the front panel...

But you said exactly what I was thinking when you said "more hassle than use" about the coding.

Mike P gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Ah. That brother.

I fear this is diverging from the point of an overpowered 2cv somewhat.

BTW, did I mention that at last August's big 2cv meet, there was somebody who had noticed the measurement similarities between a 2cv and an MGB, then got out Mr MIG. Presto - one 2cv-shelled MGB.

Oh, sorry. MGB v8.

How much could a junky tea leaf sell it on for? I doubt if it would fetch the price of a fix. That's why they don't break into houses to nick a DVD player these days. They only sell for a tenner new.

You can download the stand alone software from Emule.

the old ford radio/cassette is less desirable than one that takes cd/usb, and is therefore less likely to attract attention. So there is no point on buying another radio when the one you have fulfills your needs and is already there and the code came for free, win-win all round.