anyone here drive a vw? golf cabrio passat or jetta? - radio issue

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

I bought my gf a 99 vw cabrio and when I changed the battery and airfilter the radio went into "safe mode" I have no codes for it.. do I have to go to the dealer or can I just call them with my VIN# - so annoying, anyone have this issue??
here is the car aint she cute she has 93k on the clock very clean - fkin thing is so slow lmao like a golf cart on the street

[NAKID]

I would at least call the dealer first. But I have to ask, you....this car....?

[Statler]

I would at least call the dealer first. But I have to ask, you....this car....?

he bought it for his gf.

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

yea she doesnt even know how to drive, she crashed my old jetta 5 years ago and ever since then she didnt want to learn, so I got this very cheap and have been teaching her little by little, shes to paranoid

[teddy037.2]

nice cabby  

I imagine that VW can get you the code by VIN... it's not tucked away in the manual w/the car?

[aaronb]

i had to go to the dealer for the radio code for my BMW.  they would not do it over the phone.  i also had to show my registration and a photo ID.  YMMV.

[NAKID]

Well, then it's a good thing the radio doesn't work. Sounds like she doesn't need the distraction...

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

i had to go to the dealer for the radio code for my BMW.  they would not do it over the phone.  i also had to show my registration and a photo ID.  YMMV.

you went to concourse? those pricks - did they charge you?

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

Well, then it's a good thing the radio doesn't work. Sounds like she doesn't need the distraction...

thats eggs actly what she said lol
btw this sleeps with the 749 at night lol

[aaronb]

you went to concourse? those pricks - did they charge you?

no that was IA, maybe 4 years ago, and they did not charge me. 

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

no that was IA, maybe 4 years ago, and they did not charge me. 

cool

[cyrus buelton]

Why the make the beast with two backs would they put a stereo in a Cabrio that disables like that???


That just seems silly.



(my wife wants one of these, I have no idea why.........)

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

Why the make the beast with two backs would they put a stereo in a Cabrio that disables like that???


That just seems silly.



(my wife wants one of these, I have no idea why.........)

they are slow man very slow
yea the radio thing is so dumb

[NAKID]

It's an antitheft device. If people know that they stop working without constantly hooked up to power, they will be less likely to bother stealing them...

[cyrus buelton]

they are slow man very slow
yea the radio thing is so dumb

Oh yeah, totally an underpowered piece of shit. I don't get it.

It's an antitheft device. If people know that they stop working without constantly hooked up to power, they will be less likely to bother stealing them...

I think you missed my point.

Why the make the beast with two backs would you steal stock radio from a cabrio? I mean seriously.