stock radio is locked
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From: Rowlett, TX
Car: 1988 GTA
Engine: 5.0 TPI
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 9 Bolt, 3.45
stock radio is locked
i have a stock radio out of a gta and i want to see if it work but when i plug it in it says lock. does anyone know how to unlock it?
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From: Damascus, OR, USA
Car: 1989 GTA
Engine: 383 Miniram AFR195
Transmission: Tremec TKO
Axle/Gears: BW 9 Bolt/3.70
push and hold down the 'mute' button on the steering wheel.
this will unlock the radio.
high tech security, eh?
-Schultzy
EDIT: If the radio is not in a GTA with the wheel or you do not have the steering wheel controls hooked up... good luck! I don't know that you can use it.
this will unlock the radio.
high tech security, eh?
-Schultzy
EDIT: If the radio is not in a GTA with the wheel or you do not have the steering wheel controls hooked up... good luck! I don't know that you can use it.
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From: Damascus, OR, USA
Car: 1989 GTA
Engine: 383 Miniram AFR195
Transmission: Tremec TKO
Axle/Gears: BW 9 Bolt/3.70
Originally posted by Ward
it is not in the car anymore is there any other way to unlock it other than the wheel.
it is not in the car anymore is there any other way to unlock it other than the wheel.
I think that this was the point in the design i.e. if someone steals the deck out of the car it will be useless to them anyway. That being said, I would think that there would be a way to 'fool' the deck but I do not personally have the technical knowledge of the system to be of any help to you.
Anyone else out there that can help ?
-Schultzy
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Car: Hardtop 84' z/95' Cheyenne
Engine: 305 H.O./4.3L
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Uhh this maybe a long shot but try to cut the power to your car from the fuse because i read something about the SES light checking and resteting and if you disconnect the battery you could have to put a 4 digit code or something .. hey it may work...
what year is the radio from?
what year is the radio from?
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Car: 1984 Camaro Berlinetta
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I have the same Question ???????
I have the same question as Ward,......
I currently have 2 of these units..... one displays "LOC" when plugged in & the other plays normally in any car I plug it into.
To UNLOCK the code I have been instructed to use the "MUTE" button on the steering wheel while the system was installed in a Bonneville or a GTA. But I have also been informed by the same sources that once you unplug the radio again - the dam "LOC" is re-activated.......
SO ---->
Once the steering wheel control radio is "UNLOCKED" by pressing the MUTE button of the streering wheel controls ---- How in the Hell do you obtain the lock CODE !!??!?!? Once the lock CODE is discovered,............ How do you disable it and bypass the security feature ???
Like I said - I know it can be done because I have another radio that is the same exact type of radio that is unlocked & in perfect working order !!!!
ANYONE HELP !!!!
I currently have 2 of these units..... one displays "LOC" when plugged in & the other plays normally in any car I plug it into.
To UNLOCK the code I have been instructed to use the "MUTE" button on the steering wheel while the system was installed in a Bonneville or a GTA. But I have also been informed by the same sources that once you unplug the radio again - the dam "LOC" is re-activated.......
SO ---->
Once the steering wheel control radio is "UNLOCKED" by pressing the MUTE button of the streering wheel controls ---- How in the Hell do you obtain the lock CODE !!??!?!? Once the lock CODE is discovered,............ How do you disable it and bypass the security feature ???
Like I said - I know it can be done because I have another radio that is the same exact type of radio that is unlocked & in perfect working order !!!!
ANYONE HELP !!!!
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