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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / September 2005Volvo UK radio codes
Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with a code. The seller has been uncontactable since. I was told I could get the code from a volvo dealer apparently they have a database so I called a local dealer. Gave him the reg number and vin and the car is not on the volvo database. So we are unable to unlock the radio. Is there a default code for the radio at all? Is there anythiing we can do to get around this other than buying a new radio? > Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with a > code. The seller has been uncontactable since. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Is there a default code for the radio at all? Is there anythiing we can do > to get around this other than buying a new radio? "Over here" they also have codes listed by radio serial number. There's a good chance the radio in your car is not the original one, in which case the original code won't work.  SignatureMike F. Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont. Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly. (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.) >> Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with a >> code. The seller has been uncontactable since. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > a good chance the radio in your car is not the original one, in which > case the original code won't work. Not quite sure how to actually open up the dash to get to the back of the radio at the moment. In an earlier contribution to this discussion, > Not quite sure how to actually open up the dash to get to the back of > the radio at the moment. What model and age of car is it? SignatureCheers, Bonnet Lock ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. > In an earlier contribution to this discussion, > >> Not quite sure how to actually open up the dash to get to the back of >> the radio at the moment. > > What model and age of car is it? Its a Volvo 240 gle around about 1992 (K reg). Just hit upon another problem, I phoned Volvo today and the VIN does not exist on their database. Now its all legally taxed, MOT'd, and the registration document is due back from the DVLA in the next few days, so everything else all seems okay. Its just this VIN thing. It is the correct VIN as we got it checked out with a HPA check and the VIN they gave does coincide with the one on the chassis, but Volvo do not recognise it. >> What model and age of car is it? > >Its a Volvo 240 gle around about 1992 (K reg). >Just hit upon another problem, I phoned Volvo today and the VIN does not >exist on their database. Look here to verify the VIN code as to what it represents: http://www.vlvworld.com/indexframe.html?production.html Be sure that the vin on th car matches the one on the regestration papers. it is easy, for example, to change an "I" to a "1." __ __ Randy & \ \/ /alerie's \__/olvos '90 245 Estate - '93 965 Estate "Shelby" & "Kate" > Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with a > code. The seller has been uncontactable since. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Is there a default code for the radio at all? Is there anythiing we can do > to get around this other than buying a new radio? I had a similar problem with a Ford radio. I bought a little piece of software for about £2-£3 from someone on eBay. It worked fine. There may be a version for Volvo radios. SignatureCrazy Dog wfh at crazy hyphen dog dot fsnet dot co dot uk >> Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with >> a code. The seller has been uncontactable since. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > software for about £2-£3 from someone on eBay. It worked fine. There may > be a version for Volvo radios. What are the make, model and serial number of the radio? SignatureCrazy Dog wfh at crazy hyphen dog dot fsnet dot co dot uk >> Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with a >> code. The seller has been uncontactable since. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > software for about £2-£3 from someone on eBay. It worked fine. There may > be a version for Volvo radios. Thankyou. What should I be searching for? >>>Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with a >>>code. The seller has been uncontactable since. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thankyou. What should I be searching for? I don't know if you're in the UK or somewhere else. A UK only eBay search brings up 80 listings for Volvo radio decode. You may also find freeware to download on the internet if you're lucky. It's also worth searching for forums. Some car forum members are happy to help FOC. They'll need the make model and serial number of the radio. BTW - in my case the radio had been locked out (the wrong code had been tried too many times). I had to rig a power lead so that it had power for 12 hours before I could try entering a code again. You may need to do something similar. Another possibility is to take it to a car audio specialist. There should be no need to replace the radio just for a missing code. SignatureCrazy Dog wfh at crazy hyphen dog dot fsnet dot co dot uk > I don't know if you're in the UK or somewhere else. A UK only eBay search > brings up 80 listings for Volvo radio decode. You may also find freeware [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > There should be no need to replace the radio just for a missing code. Thanks for the help. If I downloaded something how would I connect it to the radio? >>I don't know if you're in the UK or somewhere else. A UK only eBay search >>brings up 80 listings for Volvo radio decode. You may also find freeware [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks for the help. If I downloaded something how would I connect it to > the radio? You don't. You run the software on a PC and enter the make, model and serial number of the radio. It generates a code which should be the one you need to get your radio working. SignatureCrazy Dog wfh at crazy hyphen dog dot fsnet dot co dot uk > You don't. You run the software on a PC and enter the make, model and > serial number of the radio. It generates a code which should be the one > you need to get your radio working. Ah I see thankyou, sorry I was have a brain fog moment :-) type volvo , type radio + serial radio reply by mail change _xx_ = oo , x=o , x=o D. >> I don't know if you're in the UK or somewhere else. A UK only eBay search >> brings up 80 listings for Volvo radio decode. You may also find freeware [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks for the help. If I downloaded something how would I connect it to > the radio? oeps... change _xx_ = oo , x=a , x=o , x=a , x=e > type volvo , type radio + serial radio > reply by mail [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> Thanks for the help. If I downloaded something how would I connect it to >> the radio? > oeps... > > change _xx_ = oo , x=a , x=o , x=a , x=e I was never any good at algebra ;-) In an earlier contribution to this discussion, > Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with > a code. The seller has been uncontactable since. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Is there a default code for the radio at all? Is there anythiing we > can do to get around this other than buying a new radio? It's very unlikely for the car not to be on the database - unless it was a grey import. There's no default code - that would defeat the security measure! Do you have any evidence of which dealer supplied the car when it was new - maybe a stamp in the service book, or the dealer name on the number plates? If so, contact the original dealer. They will probably want to see some proof that you do really own the car. Is there any evidence that the radio isn't the original? If so, you're *really* stuffed! SignatureCheers, Bonnet Lock ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. > In an earlier contribution to this discussion, > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Is there any evidence that the radio isn't the original? If so, you're > *really* stuffed! No evidence of anything I am afraid. The car was purchased second hand privately. We cannot get hold of the seller (proably due to the fact they conned us with the MOT, but thats another story). We have no logbook or anything but it is now legally ours and we know from the DVLA that it is not stolen. I think we are stuffed. Now the question is, how difficult is it to remove the old radio? It looks original to me as it all fits in with the dashboard as if it was designed for it. > I think we are stuffed. Now the question is, how difficult is it to remove > the old radio? It looks original to me as it all fits in with the dashboard > as if it was designed for it. Second time this has been asked... What type of Volvo (model), which radio? :) >> I think we are stuffed. Now the question is, how difficult is it to >> remove [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > What type of Volvo (model), which radio? :) Sorry I did just reply up there :-) Volvo 240 gle K reg (1992 ish) >> I think we are stuffed. Now the question is, how difficult is it to >> remove [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > What type of Volvo (model), which radio? :) Cannot tell what model of radio it is at the moment as the car is not at home at this precise moment. On my Jaguar someone wrote the code under the hood and in the operators manual. Dale P.............. > Bought a second hand Volvo recently and the car radio was locked with a > code. The seller has been uncontactable since. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Is there a default code for the radio at all? Is there anythiing we can > do to get around this other than buying a new radio? "Beck" <my_bulkmail@btopenworld.invalid> wrote in no. > Is there a default code for the radio at all? Is there anythiing we > can do to get around this other than buying a new radio? have you tried the forums at: http://www.volvoclub.org.uk I've just found this - looks excellent. M. |
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