Your husband's DIY projects...
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Mine would be upset if I had done what you did with the stereo
But mine would have let it sit in the box for months before he put it in....sheesh....LOL
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...and when they do replace it...the old one stays in the garage forever ! I have 2 broken sterios for cars that we don't even have any more !
On this epsisode of Horders Mr. Fudgy will open his garage to the cameras for the first time in years...OMGoodness! Is that an 8 track!
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I have a stero for my car..I had a new cd/cassette player put in because I live in the past and refuse to buy all those darn books again on CD! But in order to use the taken out stereo, you need a code..the car dealership folded it's tents a while back. Now what?
You might try calling a car stereo installer/seller and ask them. They would probably be able to tell you.
I be darn, it sure is....its an 8 track tape....OMGosh!!!!
seriously we do have some 
Have you tried calling another dealer ship they should be able to pull your car up by the vin#
The code should be on a sticker in the glovebox...i don't think it says its a code... it should be around 5 digits..
There are two sets of numbers on the back of the radio itself....if you call your vehicle manufacturer and give them those numbers along with the VIN of the vehicle it came out of they will give you the unlock code. The dealer usually keeps it on file but if yours has closed you won't have any luck there anyway.
Most manufacturer's 800 numbers can be found here AUTOPEDIA®: Manufacturer Toll Free 800 Numbers Directory of all automobile vehicle manufacturers for brochures, dealer locator and customer service.
Very rarely your unlock code will be written on the owner's manual, on a piece of tape in your glove box or ash tray, on the inside of your trunk lid, or even on the back of the radio-but it isn't done very often. The whole process is designed to make your stereo unusable if it is stolen from your car and if it's easy to find the code it defeats the purpose of having the code
so I wouldn't count on being able to find it.
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Do I wish I had a DIY hubby! The fact that mine is not drives me INSANE. If he were just incapable or inexperienced it wouldn't bother me a bit, but the opposite is true. In his 46 years he has worked as a carpenter, a painter, a roofer...literally a jack of all trades kinda guy-and he has made his living as a mechanic for about a decade now. There isn't much hands on labor that he doesn't have knowledge and experience enough to handle.
However, there are approximately 9,425,671 unfinished projects at my house at any given moment lol. And by unfinished, I mean that he has talked about it endlessly, made numerous trips to stores to ogle and purchase the tools and/or items to complete it, complained about it being too much trouble, and then done about 20 minutes of actual work before abandoning it forever for me to trip over until I give up and shove it all into the shed or yard.
Not much ever actually gets finished unless I either A) figure out how to do it myself or B) pay someone else to do it. I usually choose C) pretending none of it ever happened. I'd have to laugh about it if the thought didn't make flames shoot out of my eyeballs!
Most manufacturer's 800 numbers can be found here AUTOPEDIA®: Manufacturer Toll Free 800 Numbers Directory of all automobile vehicle manufacturers for brochures, dealer locator and customer service.
Very rarely your unlock code will be written on the owner's manual, on a piece of tape in your glove box or ash tray, on the inside of your trunk lid, or even on the back of the radio-but it isn't done very often. The whole process is designed to make your stereo unusable if it is stolen from your car and if it's easy to find the code it defeats the purpose of having the code
so I wouldn't count on being able to find it.On another note:
Do I wish I had a DIY hubby! The fact that mine is not drives me INSANE. If he were just incapable or inexperienced it wouldn't bother me a bit, but the opposite is true. In his 46 years he has worked as a carpenter, a painter, a roofer...literally a jack of all trades kinda guy-and he has made his living as a mechanic for about a decade now. There isn't much hands on labor that he doesn't have knowledge and experience enough to handle.
However, there are approximately 9,425,671 unfinished projects at my house at any given moment lol. And by unfinished, I mean that he has talked about it endlessly, made numerous trips to stores to ogle and purchase the tools and/or items to complete it, complained about it being too much trouble, and then done about 20 minutes of actual work before abandoning it forever for me to trip over until I give up and shove it all into the shed or yard.
Not much ever actually gets finished unless I either A) figure out how to do it myself or B) pay someone else to do it. I usually choose C) pretending none of it ever happened. I'd have to laugh about it if the thought didn't make flames shoot out of my eyeballs!
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Well Thanks all! Lots of good ideas. Maybe I can start hubby on them (give him something to do other then bug me!)
I still think the whole thing is stupid. If the thieves know how to write a vin # then they can get the code. If they steal my radio...then why do I care what the code is? I would just rather the radio had a cable that breaks the radio if it's not removed by the owner or a tech. That would stop smash and grab.
I still think the whole thing is stupid. If the thieves know how to write a vin # then they can get the code. If they steal my radio...then why do I care what the code is? I would just rather the radio had a cable that breaks the radio if it's not removed by the owner or a tech. That would stop smash and grab.
There are two sets of numbers on the back of the radio itself....if you call your vehicle manufacturer and give them those numbers along with the VIN of the vehicle it came out of they will give you the unlock code. The dealer usually keeps it on file but if yours has closed you won't have any luck there anyway.
Most manufacturer's 800 numbers can be found here AUTOPEDIA®: Manufacturer Toll Free 800 Numbers Directory of all automobile vehicle manufacturers for brochures, dealer locator and customer service.
Very rarely your unlock code will be written on the owner's manual, on a piece of tape in your glove box or ash tray, on the inside of your trunk lid, or even on the back of the radio-but it isn't done very often. The whole process is designed to make your stereo unusable if it is stolen from your car and if it's easy to find the code it defeats the purpose of having the code
On another note:
Do I wish I had a DIY hubby! The fact that mine is not drives me INSANE. If he were just incapable or inexperienced it wouldn't bother me a bit, but the opposite is true. In his 46 years he has worked as a carpenter, a painter, a roofer...literally a jack of all trades kinda guy-and he has made his living as a mechanic for about a decade now. There isn't much hands on labor that he doesn't have knowledge and experience enough to handle.
However, there are approximately 9,425,671 unfinished projects at my house at any given moment lol. And by unfinished, I mean that he has talked about it endlessly, made numerous trips to stores to ogle and purchase the tools and/or items to complete it, complained about it being too much trouble, and then done about 20 minutes of actual work before abandoning it forever for me to trip over until I give up and shove it all into the shed or yard.
Not much ever actually gets finished unless I either A) figure out how to do it myself or B) pay someone else to do it. I usually choose C) pretending none of it ever happened. I'd have to laugh about it if the thought didn't make flames shoot out of my eyeballs!
So glad my DH will start projects and finishes most of them. Would drive me nuts if he just talked about doing something!!!
That last parts makes me laugh
Yea, none of it makes much sense...if someone is really determined to steal something they can always find a way. I guess they figure most thieves won't have the nerve to call the dealer or manufacturer in case the ID#'s have been reported stolen? I probably wouldn't think to or bother to call them and report it if mine were taken anyway.
Even the ones with the tether that breaks the radio aren't much of a deterrent. How does the thief know that will happen until after they try to take it-and then you're out a radio either way lol.
Even the ones with the tether that breaks the radio aren't much of a deterrent. How does the thief know that will happen until after they try to take it-and then you're out a radio either way lol.
Dragon..our husbands must be cousins..except Mike does not have skills except in his mind. But he has home depot shopping and talking it to death with the guys there down pat!
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