Have radio code, need more...
LG wrote:
> To reset the safe mode you need to leave the ignition turned on for
> about an hour.
> For your other question, you absolutely can put an after-market radio
> in without causing
> any problems IF it is installed correctly. A lot of the wiring kits
> you can buy injects
> 12V into the communications line which causes the scan tool to not be
> able to communicate.
>
> "Les" wrote in message ...
>
> I've reset this radio before no problem, but not this time.
>
> It's a 98 Jetta GL 2.slow. I was too lazy to go inside and get the
> number, thought I could remember it,
> put wrong code in. Now says '2 Safe'. Googling, I found where it said to
> press key combo Mode+Scan to
> reset. My radio doesn't have a 'Mode' button. I tried other buttons,
> no go.
> It's the original radio, Clarion I believe. After a battery disconnect I
> tried to enter the code
> from memory a couple of times, and now it says "2 Safe". After getting
> the right code which I've used
> before, I tried disconnecting the battery for about 24 hrs and pulling
> the radio Fuse for about a week,
> it still won't even allow me to enter the code, just say's "2 Safe". Did
> I kill it?
>
> I guess my real question is: Can I put in a Pioneer or something? Is the
> alarm system or anything else
> dependant upon that original radio being there?
>
> Thanks,
> Les
Thanks, that worked,
Les
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