How to find the code for the radio

differentthings, Sep 13, 9:26pm
Did a cam belt on a 2001 Honda Accord. When I reconnected the battery the radio wont work until you enter the code. I have the original owners manual but they never wrote the code in that. It got brought S/H from a Honda dealership 8 years ago. If I ring Honda up tomorrow would they be able to tell me what the radio code is or is there another way to find the right code.
sw20, Sep 13, 9:40pm
If it's the factory radio, and the vehicle is NZ New the dealer should be able to tell with a rego plate and/or model and frame number.

If it's an import lol.
differentthings, Sep 13, 9:44pm
Hi. Yes factory radio and NZ new, but coming up 20 years old. Seems a shame to replace the radio just because I disconnected the battery. Will try Honda tomorrow I guess.
sw20, Sep 13, 9:53pm
The other option, could the code be written on the stereo itself? This would involve removing it. The Alpine unit in my old Corolla, someone had written the code on the chassis of the stereo.
orphic1, Sep 13, 10:05pm
Found this in a Google search.
'Press the preset buttons 1 and 6 at the same time while turning on the radio. A 10 digit serial number will appear on the radio display. If you have a 2001 or older Honda the serial number is located on the body of the radio unit. the radio unit will have to be removed to see the code.'
peanuts37, Sep 13, 10:47pm
Sometimes sticker in glove box.
joanie04, Sep 14, 7:25am
Sometimes written in the owners manual if still with the car.
differentthings, Sep 15, 8:59am
A big shout out to Honda. Rang them up and they gave me the code.
intrade, Sep 16, 4:45am
better write it on the manual now. no one is going to steal that radio.
sw20, Sep 16, 5:13am
Relic of a bygone era. No one is going to steal a factory headunit. I don't even think someone would have stolen a factory headunit 20 years ago. Maybe in the early 1990s when everyone was broke and everything except a house and petrol were moonbeams.
joanie04, Sep 16, 7:27am
joanie04 wrote:
Sometimes written in the owners manual if still with the car.

differentthings wrote:
I have the original owners manual but they never wrote the code in that.

The ex had a Commodore and had disconnected the battery for some reason and was in a mad panic because the stereo was no longer working. I rung my brother (ex Holden mechanic who advised it would have a code). So I contacted the previous owner and he advised that he had written it in the owners manual but it had to be deciphered lol. Can't remember exactly how it was deciphered, not my car lol.
differentthings, Sep 16, 8:19am
been there and done that
kazbanz, Sep 16, 7:26pm
Contact Trevor Bryon at Honda NZ. have on hand the rego number and chassis number of your Honda.
differentthings, Sep 16, 11:47pm
only needed the rego number.
kazbanz, Sep 17, 1:52am
So its sorted?
differentthings, Sep 17, 7:05am
Yes. Refer to post #9
trade4us2, Sep 17, 8:56am
How do they know that you didn't steal the radio?
solarboy, Sep 17, 11:14am
Coincidently I removed my '99 Commodore's battery today and noticed after I'd replaced it the radio(/ cassette player) had lost it's stations and the dash clock wasn't working. Guess I'd better look for a code too.
tgray, Sep 17, 6:06pm
I recently bought a 2017 Suzuki Balino and the screen was prompting me to enter a code. It's a multi functional screen with Bluetooth and reversing camera, so I needed it. NZ new car.
Suzuki couldn't help as it's a code that can be chosen by the owner for added security. They rang the previous owner and he says he never chose a code. The manual in the glovebox said you get 10 changes to put the code in before it locks you out. I used up 9 of them by guessing sequences like 1111, 0000, 9999, 1234 etc, then gave up.
Suzuki quoted me $1,300 to remove the stereo and send it away to be reprogrammed. I chose instead to put an aftermarket one in (that had all the functions of the original).
Total cost was $380.
differentthings, Sep 17, 6:30pm
Don't know, but he knew my last name (even though the car is my daughters and is in her name). Might of asked more questions if the car was a couple of years old, but for a car that is close to 20 years old I don't think anyone is to worried that it might be stolen.
shakespeare6, Nov 19, 2:48am
why would anyone steal a car stereo these days