That Broke It! (Radio code removal question)

Breakers normally only sell working radios. Including the code if one is needed. You could try a charity shop. I've seen them in those for under a tenner. Come to think of it, I've got a radio cassette out of a Rover. A Montego type Vitesse IIRC. Complete with code card. £15 inc postage, if I can find it. Interested? Mike.

The breakers I'd be going to has half a dozen of the later K series Metros in, all with the standard radios - And no batteries, probably no codes written down, and more than likely even if he has got the code written down he wouldn't be able to find it! Be nice to get something along the lines of what I've just knackered as it's a "posh" Metro, so had the auto reverse 4 preset for the radio unit, not top end, but not el basico either. And I figure keeping it Rover means it's a less nickable name, as well as making the car look original still ;)

If I can be bothered I'll try the local car boots, and phone to see if the breakers is open, and how much he'd want etc. 15 quid is more than I really want to pay for a stereo for an 80 quid car just because I buggered up, but I'll bear it in mind :) Do you take Paypal monies, cause I think I've got about 15 quid in the account at the mo not doing a great deal...

I do have a PayPal account. snipped-for-privacy@tiscali.co.uk and snipped-for-privacy@lycos.co.uk Are both registered. AFAIR the radio I have has 6 presets on FM and AM. Can't recall if it has auto reverse. If you're genuinely interested I'll dig it out and tell you the model and details etc. Reply direct using my Tiscali address. I'm live Nr Horsham W Sussex, in case you live anywhere near. Mike.

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Stuffed" saying something like:

Heh. Classic.

Bootsale radio/cassette... fiver.

Cheers for the offer - I was about two minutes from taking you up on it when I managed to find exactly the same model as I've just knackered, complete with code :)

Someone had obviouly fitted a different stereo at some point, and then put the original back in, messing the wiring up a bit, so I didn't fancy trying to sort it out unless I really really had to!

I've had a very long week - And had already spent most of the night trying to get the hifi tape deck to work (I seldom ever listen to music, let alone tapes, but figured I might as well make sure the tape deck worked for when/ if I sell the car...). I really should have known better than to use a wobbly (although new) drill, blunt wobbly (also new) bits, especially when so worn out.

Also this week I have lost the needle valve out the carb, and I think fitted a trunion pin the wrong way round on another car. I need a holiday!

Indeed :)

Amazingly I got the exact same model, so it was just a straight plug in and go job too. That'll be my good luck done with for the year.

Good for you. No problem here. Saves me having to dig it out and check it over. Someday it will be a classic radio. :-) Mike.