Volvo UK radio codes

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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?
 
Beck said:
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?
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"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.

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Mike F.
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(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
 
Beck said:
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?
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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.
 
Crazy said:
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.
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What are the make, model and serial number of the radio?
 
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Beck said:
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?
Click to expand...

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!
 
Bonnet Lock said:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,


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!
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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.
 
Crazy Dog said:
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.
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Thankyou. What should I be searching for?
 
Mike F said:
"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.
Click to expand...

Not quite sure how to actually open up the dash to get to the back of the
radio at the moment.
 
Beck said:
Thankyou. What should I be searching for?
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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.
 
Crazy Dog said:
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.
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Thanks for the help. If I downloaded something how would I connect it to
the radio?
 
Beck said:
Thanks for the help. If I downloaded something how would I connect it to
the radio?
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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.
 
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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.
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Ah I see thankyou, sorry I was have a brain fog moment :-)
 
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Beck said:
Not quite sure how to actually open up the dash to get to the back of
the radio at the moment.
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What model and age of car is it?
 
Bonnet Lock said:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,


What model and age of car is it?
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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.
 
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.
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Second time this has been asked...

What type of Volvo (model), which radio? :)
 
David Taylor said:
Second time this has been asked...

What type of Volvo (model), which radio? :)
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Sorry I did just reply up there :-)

Volvo 240 gle K reg (1992 ish)
 
David Taylor said:
Second time this has been asked...

What type of Volvo (model), which radio? :)
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Cannot tell what model of radio it is at the moment as the car is not at
home at this precise moment.
 
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