Thread: 1998 300TDI Defender Radio Code

do you have the code?

Might be easier - to just buy a new radio.

I wonder what the problem is with giving out a code for a car radio worth less then 20 bucks... or why they hove codes in the first place

Originally Posted by ajsibby

I was just wondering if anyone could help me out with the radio code and the reset process for my defender, the dealer won't give it out over the phone. cheers

gosh, you must sound dodgy over the phone.....

go into a dealer with a rego/vin in your name and he will get it off the compputer for you

Depending on what radio is installed the dealer may not be able to provide you with the radio code as a number of the companys have ceased trading. If it is a Eurovox radio you will need to contact a company called Go Technologies Ph. 03 9237-0800 you will need the model number and the serial number off the back of the radio and costs $22. There is a form on there web site that you can fax to them.

You obviously don't have the original books either.
Personally I'd be getting a new radio, the sound quality isn't great from the old Eurovox radio, but they have a decent range and as already said, would be worth $20 at the most.

Once you have the code the procedure is totally straight forward.

Originally Posted by ajsibby

I was just wondering if anyone could help me out with the radio code and the reset process for my defender, the dealer won't give it out over the phone. cheers

My '95 came with the original handbook & a small plastic card (about the size of a credit card) with the radio code on it.
I have a feeling that if you enter a code incorrectly a few times there is a long delay before you can try it again otherwise you could have 10,000 tries at getting it right.....

If the radio was OK it might be worthwhile persevering with an LR dealer to see if they can find the code, I can scan the relevant page in the handbook if you need it.


Colin

As Gromit says, there was originally a card in the handbook folder with the code.

Are the LEDs still working? In my last Tdi they, slowly but surely stopped working from right to left, first buttons and then the screen. I installed a spare head unit and 4 inch speakers I had lying around. The difference in sound quality was astonishing. Have a look on the throw-out table at your nearest JB Hi-Fi .

James.