stereo lock code

Hey Everyone

I have another question I just acquired a 95' Jetta 2.0L 5spd manual.
I recently changed the battery and forgot about the security feature
for the stereo that locks it if the battery is disconnected for any
amount of time. I should have put in my little battery back up duh.
Okay anyway does anyone know where I can get the security code for my
car without taking it to the dealership and paying the $50 I have a
Snap Scan Tool at school I can use but I have no idea how to find out
the code??? If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks

Mike Stafford wrote:

Hey Everyone

I have another question I just acquired a 95' Jetta 2.0L 5spd manual.
I recently changed the battery and forgot about the security feature
for the stereo that locks it if the battery is disconnected for any
amount of time. I should have put in my little battery back up duh.
Okay anyway does anyone know where I can get the security code for my
car without taking it to the dealership and paying the $50 I have a
Snap Scan Tool at school I can use but I have no idea how to find out
the code??? If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks

There might be a tag with the code hidden somewhere in the car. It will
have 4 numbers. Try looking in the trunk under the carpet, or on the
door posts. Are you sure the dealership will charge you that much if the
radio is in the vehicle? I lost mine once on a road trip, stopped into
the closest VW shop (I think it was in Lubbock) and they checked and
gave me the code for free.

Worth asking, if you haven't already.

On 26 Mar 2007 14:42:58 -0700, "Mike Stafford" <lordbuggin_2000 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Hey Everyone

I have another question I just acquired a 95' Jetta 2.0L 5spd manual.
I recently changed the battery and forgot about the security feature
for the stereo that locks it if the battery is disconnected for any
amount of time. I should have put in my little battery back up duh.
Okay anyway does anyone know where I can get the security code for my
car without taking it to the dealership and paying the $50 I have a
Snap Scan Tool at school I can use but I have no idea how to find out
the code??? If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks

The radio operators manual has the code in it.

Lacking that , it seems there is a number on the radio itself that the dealer
uses to get the 4 digit safe mode code.
The radio has to come out to get the number and that is why the dealer
charges. Time getting the radio out. I got this info from several google searchs.
So take it with a grain of salt.
If it was mine , I'd call a local vw dealer and ask. Posts suggest if you take the radio
out and take it to them they'll give you the safe code for free.

Yeah sometimes you get lucky and it has been written on the Radio. <g>
Easy to pull that radio out and look. It takes less than 1 minute once you
make the tool from a hanger. ;-)

Can you contact the former owners? I would call them up.
--
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)


<samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

On 26 Mar 2007 14:42:58 -0700, "Mike Stafford" <lordbuggin_2000 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
wrote:

Hey Everyone

I have another question I just acquired a 95' Jetta 2.0L 5spd manual.
I recently changed the battery and forgot about the security feature
for the stereo that locks it if the battery is disconnected for any
amount of time. I should have put in my little battery back up duh.
Okay anyway does anyone know where I can get the security code for my
car without taking it to the dealership and paying the $50 I have a
Snap Scan Tool at school I can use but I have no idea how to find out
the code??? If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks

The radio operators manual has the code in it.
Lacking that , it seems there is a number on the radio itself that the
dealer
uses to get the 4 digit safe mode code.
The radio has to come out to get the number and that is why the dealer
charges. Time getting the radio out. I got this info from several google
searchs.
So take it with a grain of salt.
If it was mine , I'd call a local vw dealer and ask. Posts suggest if you
take the radio
out and take it to them they'll give you the safe code for free.

On Mar 26, 6:47 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwd... (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Yeah sometimes you get lucky and it has been written on the Radio. <g
Easy to pull that radio out and look. It takes less than 1 minute once you
make the tool from a hanger. ;-)

Can you contact the former owners? I would call them up.
--
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)



samst... (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in messagenews:460859b1.864804 (AT) news (DOT) epix.net...
On 26 Mar 2007 14:42:58 -0700, "Mike Stafford" <lordbuggin_2... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
wrote:

Hey Everyone

I have another question I just acquired a 95' Jetta 2.0L 5spd manual.
I recently changed the battery and forgot about the security feature
for the stereo that locks it if the battery is disconnected for any
amount of time. I should have put in my little battery back up duh.
Okay anyway does anyone know where I can get the security code for my
car without taking it to the dealership and paying the $50 I have a
Snap Scan Tool at school I can use but I have no idea how to find out
the code??? If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks

The radio operators manual has the code in it.
Lacking that , it seems there is a number on the radio itself that the
dealer
uses to get the 4 digit safe mode code.
The radio has to come out to get the number and that is why the dealer
charges. Time getting the radio out. I got this info from several google
searchs.
So take it with a grain of salt.
If it was mine , I'd call a local vw dealer and ask. Posts suggest if you
take the radio
out and take it to them they'll give you the safe code for free.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Okay Thanks guys I think I will try the hanger tool and see maybe if
it is on the back of it. So do you just bend and then put it the holes
and push and pull at the same time?

On 26 Mar 2007 20:11:54 -0700, "Mike Stafford" <lordbuggin_2000 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
I use four finishing nails rather than the coat hanger 'tool' . I pick the nails
diameters to fill the holes. After inserting the nails a couple inches I pull
on the nails with a bit of this side, then the other, then both sides and the radio
slides out. .... lol, really easy after you've done it once.

a google search of 'radio remove tool' will give you pictures of the coat hanger tools.

On Mar 26, 6:47 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwd... (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Yeah sometimes you get lucky and it has been written on the Radio. <g
Easy to pull that radio out and look. It takes less than 1 minute once you
make the tool from a hanger. ;-)

Can you contact the former owners? I would call them up.
--
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)



samst... (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in messagenews:460859b1.864804 (AT) news (DOT) epix.net...
On 26 Mar 2007 14:42:58 -0700, "Mike Stafford" <lordbuggin_2... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
wrote:

Hey Everyone

I have another question I just acquired a 95' Jetta 2.0L 5spd manual.
I recently changed the battery and forgot about the security feature
for the stereo that locks it if the battery is disconnected for any
amount of time. I should have put in my little battery back up duh.
Okay anyway does anyone know where I can get the security code for my
car without taking it to the dealership and paying the $50 I have a
Snap Scan Tool at school I can use but I have no idea how to find out
the code??? If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks

The radio operators manual has the code in it.
Lacking that , it seems there is a number on the radio itself that the
dealer
uses to get the 4 digit safe mode code.
The radio has to come out to get the number and that is why the dealer
charges. Time getting the radio out. I got this info from several google
searchs.
So take it with a grain of salt.
If it was mine , I'd call a local vw dealer and ask. Posts suggest if you
take the radio
out and take it to them they'll give you the safe code for free.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Okay Thanks guys I think I will try the hanger tool and see maybe if
it is on the back of it. So do you just bend and then put it the holes
and push and pull at the same time?

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:08:03 GMT, samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

On 26 Mar 2007 20:11:54 -0700, "Mike Stafford" <lordbuggin_2000 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
I use four finishing nails rather than the coat hanger 'tool' . I pick the nails
diameters to fill the holes. After inserting the nails a couple inches I pull
on the nails with a bit of this side, then the other, then both sides and the radio
slides out. .... lol, really easy after you've done it once.

a google search of 'radio remove tool' will give you pictures of the coat hanger tools.

Let me add : after inserting the tools a bit of squeezing towards each other of the two on

one side with one hand and the two on the other side with your other hand.. then the
pulling nails/radio together. Clear as mud?

Just pulled mine. The clips holding the radio in need to be pushed back
toward the cassette player in the radio to release it. Easiest way is
to insert the hangar until it stops, then push the loops towards the
doors so the tool pivots in those holes and presses the clips to release
'em. Using the 'tool' as a lever to press the catches in, with the
front of the radio as the fulcrum.

Mark
'95 Jetta GLS

Try the following: all the A3 Golfs that i've seen here got the CODE written
in a tape located in the rear side of the driver's side speaker grille
mounted on the dash.

T.-



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Yeah sometimes you get lucky and it has been written on the Radio. <g
Easy to pull that radio out and look. It takes less than 1 minute once
you make the tool from a hanger. ;-)

Can you contact the former owners? I would call them up.
--
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)


samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

On 26 Mar 2007 14:42:58 -0700, "Mike Stafford"
lordbuggin_2000 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Hey Everyone

I have another question I just acquired a 95' Jetta 2.0L 5spd manual.
I recently changed the battery and forgot about the security feature
for the stereo that locks it if the battery is disconnected for any
amount of time. I should have put in my little battery back up duh.
Okay anyway does anyone know where I can get the security code for my
car without taking it to the dealership and paying the $50 I have a
Snap Scan Tool at school I can use but I have no idea how to find out
the code??? If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks

The radio operators manual has the code in it.
Lacking that , it seems there is a number on the radio itself that the
dealer
uses to get the 4 digit safe mode code.
The radio has to come out to get the number and that is why the dealer
charges. Time getting the radio out. I got this info from several google
searchs.
So take it with a grain of salt.
If it was mine , I'd call a local vw dealer and ask. Posts suggest if you
take the radio
out and take it to them they'll give you the safe code for free.

I will have to check that out! :-)

"Gustavo Arriagada" <no (AT) hay (DOT) cl> wrote

Try the following: all the A3 Golfs that i've seen here got the CODE
written in a tape located in the rear side of the driver's side speaker
grille mounted on the dash.

T.-