"GT" > wrote:
> "SteveH" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> Dave Savage > wrote:
>>
>>> Slightly OT, but here goes : my son has lost the radio code for his
> > > Ford
>>> KA.
>>> If you lose the radio code, is it reasonable for a dealer to charge
> > > £30
>>> to
>>> obtain it for you ? I would have thought it's a quick query on a
>>> computerised database - £5 to charity would be a fair charge.
>>
>> 2 things worth trying:
>>
>> 1. Pull the radio, as it has often been scribbled somewhere on the
>> casing with permanent pen.
>>
>> 2. Google something along the lines of 'Free Ford Radio Decode' -
> > there
>> are some free programs out there which can calculate codes from
> > serial
>> numbers.
>>
>> If that fails, I'd probably junk it and fit a 50 quid Lidl special
> > that
>> does MP3 / iPod connectivity.
>
> I think Ford radios are sort of built-in to the dash - not standard
> size and
> not easily replaced without leaving big gaps, or unsightly plastic
> surrounds. I might be wrong tho.

You just get a fascia surround from Halfrauds. Like the the one I got
for my GT.





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