Lodekkabuses
New Member
Hi,
just bought a used radio for my 2000 freelander. How do I find the code? I have been told that it is the last 5 digits of the serial number but that contains a zero! Can anyone please help?
Hi,
just bought a used radio for my 2000 freelander. How do I find the code? I have been told that it is the last 5 digits of the serial number but that contains a zero! Can anyone please help?
Lodekkabuses
New Member
I was afraid of that. A friend suggested that it would be the last 5 digits of the serial number stamped in the casing. Does that make any sense to anyone or am I clutching at straws?
It certainly isnt any part of the serial number, otherwise it wouldnt be very secure. You could try the manufacturer, the last owner or the bin.
By the way - this is the Faqs section - nit the place for asking questions.
Can a mod please move this thread.
By the way - this is the Faqs section - nit the place for asking questions.
Can a mod please move this thread.
You could try taking the radio to your local dealer and they may be able to get the code for you from the serial number. In an old volvo of mine the radio had been replaced at some point so the vin from my car and code did not match up but after a few internal calls they managed to find it for me
You will need all the radio details such as manufacture, serial etc.
My local radio shop charges £30 for the code, which is quite frankly extortionate, i've been told the dealers can help you out, but my local wanted £15 and the other didn't even pick up the phone.
if you do have to pay for them your best bet is to use online systems. I had to use one for my freelander radio. Priced at £5.00 and they e-mail you the code immediately
My local radio shop charges £30 for the code, which is quite frankly extortionate, i've been told the dealers can help you out, but my local wanted £15 and the other didn't even pick up the phone.
if you do have to pay for them your best bet is to use online systems. I had to use one for my freelander radio. Priced at £5.00 and they e-mail you the code immediately
Missing Link
New Member
Different car audio manufacturers use their own methods to generate the code, it would not just be in the serial number as the criminal fraternity would soon find out and then the system is useless.
In order for an online system to work it would have to be a mathmatical conversion of some number you can read in order to be able to send you a code back. Many car manufacturers maintain a central system to release the code on request but this requires the original vehicle details.
You don't specify if this is an original Land Rover radio or from an audio manufacturer. Some radios can have the preprogrammed code read from the chip, others will only allow the original code to be overwritten with a new code both requiring specialist equipment to do so.
In order for an online system to work it would have to be a mathmatical conversion of some number you can read in order to be able to send you a code back. Many car manufacturers maintain a central system to release the code on request but this requires the original vehicle details.
You don't specify if this is an original Land Rover radio or from an audio manufacturer. Some radios can have the preprogrammed code read from the chip, others will only allow the original code to be overwritten with a new code both requiring specialist equipment to do so.
Russell Jupp
New Member
I found a good ebay seller. Think it was about £5.00
Email them the serial number, and they email the code by return.
Worked for me.
Mine was a FL original fitment.
Email them the serial number, and they email the code by return.
Worked for me.
Mine was a FL original fitment.
I had the same problem recently when I had my freelander converted to LPG......I rang a Land Rover dealer in Cardiff who wanted £20 for what is effectively looking something up on a computer sod that. Anyway I then rang a dealer in the West Country who very kindly asked me the VIN number and then gave me a code over the phone. It supposedly to stop theft but seriously the second hand value of outdated radios is zero anyway. A thief is more likely to break into your car for a laptop or a smartphone.
sod that. Anyway I then rang a dealer in the West Country who very kindly asked me the VIN number and then gave me a code over the phone. It supposedly to stop theft but seriously the second hand value of outdated radios is zero anyway. A thief is more likely to break into your car for a laptop or a smartphone.
