"Rollers Loft+" <rollersloft (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Yes. The codes are usually 4-digits long. That means unless VW sold less
than 9999 cars since implementing radio codes back in the mid 1980s, you are
duplicating codes eventually.

"Joseph Meehan" <sligojoeS_PAM_2 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

it's usually on a sticker inside the owner's manual.

Thanks guys for the feedback. Here is little story if you have time
please read. I am not sure if I ripped off as there is a possibility
that single code can work with many other different Radios

I had problem with my radio. Some time Cassette itself ejected and
some time change direction while playing. I though there must be some
thing wrong with cassette itself but that start happening on almost
every single cassette I play and they usually work elsewhere.

Finally one day cassette got stuck and I decided to take to VW
dealer(My car was new at that time. I think I only drove it for few
months, did not remember actual mileage). Service person told me that
radio was no good and they have to replace it with new one. He charged
me 150 dollars for new Radio. I asked for cassette and he told me that
Radio has to go to factory and he can not take out and give me
cassette back. That make me really unhappy but there is nothing I can
do.

When I left from there he did not give me any code number for new
Radio and honestly I do not even know if I need one. Radio start
giving me same problem after few days and I did not bother to go back
again there because most of the time I have to drop off the car and
really waste my time.

I drove the car for two years and only use CD player and radio as
cassette stopped working and I have one cassette stuck again in there.
One day while was driving and it was snowing really heavy my battery
got died. Towed the car to near by macahnic and he replaced the
battery after that my Radio stopped working. I posted message on net
and got advice there must be code that I need to enter. I looked at my
car paper work and found a card with code on it, entered the code and
Radio start working but point to note here is this code was for my
original radio not for replaced one.

So I think when I left the car with VW service they only pull out the
cassette and did not really replaced the Radio and charged 150 for
nothing.

Sounds like you got hosed! Now the chance of getting a replacement radio
with the same code is 1 in 10,000


"Rollers Loft+" <rollersloft (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote