Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 98 1.6 Radio coding

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Sun 4 Oct 2009 16:16
98 1.6 Radio coding - freman
Recently I changed the battery on this car, & in so doing I lost the radio coding.I have had this car from almost new & so have the handbook supplied with the radio with the figure coding. This is apparently wrong as it won't work. I am now on No. 6 of 10 allowable attempts before the radio locks out, any advice please.

Radio model 6000 CD RDS E.O.N made in Portugal.
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Sun 4 Oct 2009 16:32
98 1.6 Radio coding - jc2
Your dealer or specialist firms will supply the code;you need the serial number off the radio(NOT the part number).
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Sun 4 Oct 2009 16:52
98 1.6 Radio coding - dam
Main dealer will charge main dealer prices, go on web put in radio code price is about £4 instant code need radio serial number,
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Sun 4 Oct 2009 20:07
98 1.6 Radio coding - freman
Thankyou dam,my thoughts entirely about main dealers, it would probably be less expensive to buy a new radio. The main dealer is the handbook recommendation.
Can you recommend anyone else?
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Sun 4 Oct 2009 21:57
98 1.6 Radio coding - Dynamic Dave
Vauxhall charge something like £15 to £20 for a replacement Car Pass. This, among other things has the stereo code on it.

I can't see Ford being overly expensive for similar information.
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Mon 5 Oct 2009 09:13
98 1.6 Radio coding - jc2
Why not ask the dealer?
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Mon 5 Oct 2009 17:20
98 1.6 Radio coding - dam
Im in the motor trade and we get codes without main dealer only mercs are free, try radio-code.co.uk or google radio code its about £5 you need on your ford radio a 7 digit serial No its instant if they havent got it they dont charge you
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