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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 Radio reception 18 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, Have just brought a second hand ford focus with the 6000 series CD player, this works fine with CD's, but I only get static from the radio. I am guessing this means that the aerial is somehow disconnected. It appears to be fitted to the top of the car correctly, so wondered if anyone knew where
• BMW - poor radio reception 7 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Car in question is E30 BMW with decent Kenwood head unit, upgraded Kenwood speakers and separate amp for small sub in boot. Have never relly used the radio much as I prefer to listen to CDs. The sound system is fantastic when playing a CD but have recently tried the radio and the quality
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  DAB Radio - an expensive white elephant? 15 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Re a recent query re DAB radio - at the moment I would advise people do nothing. DAB will most likely prove a white elephant, overtaken by internet...
• Ford Traffic 3000 - radio on lock13 10 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  hi, I bought a Ford Escort online and all worked well but one year later I had a problem with the engine and sent it to get fixed when I got my car back it was fixed but I suspect they disconnected the radio and the asked for the code because I didn't found the code
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  Can I get my Smart Car's radio cassette player unlocked cheaply? 6 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Smart car had a new battery. The Grundig radio cassette locked out. I thought it would be no problem to get the code from an internet site (have done...
• Ford Ka - Incorrect radio code 26 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  Hi We’ve recently bought our daughter her first car. It’s a Ford Ka 2011. It’s a lovely little car, however, the radio doesn’t work and the code given to us with the car doesn’t work. The radio is a Fiat B420 Low and the serial number is 5230282232231004204335. There are other numbers
• Ford Mondeo Edge 2.0 cdti - Radio code 19 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a 2007 mk3 Mondeo deisel.  When I bought the car, the radio was asking for a code. (The unit is a 6000cd unit). I had the code among my paperwork, which I entered using buttons 1_4 and confirmed by 5. When I pressed button 5 the unit told me to wait 30 minutes
• Ford Fiesta - 62 Ford Fiesta radio 8 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  I left my stupid lights on by accident and the battery died, so I had to jumpstart it with my dad's car. Now the radio, aux, and all the others are gone. There's no light or anything, it isn't asking for the code as well. How do I fix this? I just got the car a month ago, I don't even
• Ford Focus - Ford Focu 04 1.6 Radio Code - No serial number 21 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Hi All,   New here and just wanted to know if therere's anyway to get my radio code for the RDS6000. When I follow the instructions to get the serial number up, there is no code which starts with M or V. I've cycled through all the screen
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - Radio codes 15 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if the Gamma radio in my 02 Golf will "remember" its code if I disconnect the battery? The manual says some models have "convenience coding" whereby if it's the original radio (it is) the car somehow recognises the unit and you wont have to enter a code. Want to change
• Ford Fiesta - Ford Radio 4500 RDS EON problem 6 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all, Car is back from the garage today and the radio doesn't want to work now. The battery has been disconnected as the time on the dash seems to have reset itself. Radio turns on and off ok, but doesn't display anything. No code, no warning, nothing.   Pressing some
• 2012Renault Clio II Dynamique (88) 1.5 dci tom tom - Radio Attenuation 14 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  Whilst on Radio 5 live 909 I loose the volume on my radio. What might be causing it? It occures from time to time and has occured over the past year although is becoming more persistant over the past week. It happened on Weds 1 Oct (at night), Tues 6 Oct and weds 7 Oct (21
• Ford Fiesta - Ford Fiesta Radio Help & Code 7 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Hi!  I've fixed up a write off Ford Fiesta and am missing music!  I don't have the radio code (M055592) if anyone could help with this please.  But also when I start the ignition the radio shows P871 0BA.  Any ideas?  It flashes now and again, have tried fiddling
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  DAB radio conversion or addition 14 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  With the potentially imminent discontinuation of FM, could you advise sources for retrofit/aftermarket DAB systems that could be integrated with the OEM...
• Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 2002 - No radio signal from audio 29 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Hi. Any ideas why I should suddenly lose radio reception on my original Sony CD6000. All I seem to get is fuzz.  I don't know if the loss of signal has anything to do with recent work carried out to replace an off side suspension mount.  Trouble is, I only noticed the problem
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  Battery being drained 14 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The battery on my Renault Megane is being drained, and mechanics confirmed that there were no faults with the car or battery. Could the problem be due...
• Lisening to the radio/CD/MP3 and so in car 26 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I wonder if I am the only one who like to drive in silence? OK sometimes I will put on the radio, especially when tired.  I do not have any CDs in my car. But it is for me kind of pleasant to drive in silance, the engine singing away. Picked up my mother in my RX8 - which
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  How can I repair my Vauxhall's in-car entertainment system? 24 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  When radio or CDs are playing in my 2005 Vauxhall's CDR the sound will be cut off and the word 'Message' will appear on the display. How can I stop this...
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 2000 1.4 Radio Has stopped working 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  My car is fitted with a BLAUPLUNKT radio cassette (i think it's the model 2040), which also works the 6 disc CD changer in the boot. The problem I have is that the radio has stopped working. When I try to turn it on, the round light on the button lights, but nothing else. The CD doesn't work either
• Renault Clio 1 Diesel (1991 - 1998) - yr1997 - Radio Code 4 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, My mk. 2 Clio cassette/radio has lost it's code after I disconnected the battery for a while-got no log book when I bought it. I see recoding companies advertising in the 'Useful Website' section of Honest John. Are these the best thing to do? What about replacing it with a Renault cd player