OEM RADIO

My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over EBAY....
My question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE 2003. And do I
need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.

TIA,

Harry

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:27 -0500, HELLO wrote:
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> My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over EBAY.... My
> question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE 2003. And do I
> need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.
>
> TIA,
>
> Harry[/color]

You're in trouble. Unless you're in real good with the Service Manager at
your local dealer, they are VERY reluctant to hand out codes.

You can try looking on the web. There are some 'translators' that, when
you punch in the S/N or other ID# will give you the code.

Otherwise, I hope you didn't pay a lot for it...

There are no anti-theft codes...
"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
news:1qHhh.1153$3R4.472@trndny06...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:27 -0500, HELLO wrote:
>[color=green]
>> My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over EBAY.... My
>> question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE 2003. And do I
>> need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Harry[/color]
>
> You're in trouble. Unless you're in real good with the Service Manager at
> your local dealer, they are VERY reluctant to hand out codes.
>
> You can try looking on the web. There are some 'translators' that, when
> you punch in the S/N or other ID# will give you the code.
>
> Otherwise, I hope you didn't pay a lot for it...
>[/color]

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
news:1qHhh.1153$3R4.472@trndny06...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:27 -0500, HELLO wrote:
>[color=green]
>> My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over EBAY.... My
>> question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE 2003. And do I
>> need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Harry[/color]
>
> You're in trouble. Unless you're in real good with the Service Manager at
> your local dealer, they are VERY reluctant to hand out codes.[/color]

He's the owner of the friggin' car. Either they give him the codes, or he
should do something my dad taught me long ago: Visit the service department
around 7:30 AM, when lots of customers are delivering their cars for
destruction, and make a scene so loud that the help is tempted to call the
police.

It's his car. Period. End of discussion.

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
news:_7Jhh.5243$386.1969@trndny01...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:54:19 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>[color=green]
>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:1qHhh.1153$3R4.472@trndny06...[color=darkred]
>>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:27 -0500, HELLO wrote:
>>>
>>>> My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over EBAY....
>>>> My question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE 2003. And do
>>>> I need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> Harry
>>>
>>> You're in trouble. Unless you're in real good with the Service Manager
>>> at your local dealer, they are VERY reluctant to hand out codes.[/color]
>>
>> He's the owner of the friggin' car. Either they give him the codes, or he
>> should do something my dad taught me long ago: Visit the service
>> department around 7:30 AM, when lots of customers are delivering their
>> cars for destruction, and make a scene so loud that the help is tempted
>> to
>> call the police.
>>
>> It's his car. Period. End of discussion.[/color]
>
>
> It doesn't always play like that. Yeah, he can go to the service dep't but
> that doesn't mean they'll give him the code.
>
> See, the idea is, to keep the radios from being STOLEN. What are the
> chances the radio he bought on E-Bay is hot?
>
> It sure would look kinda funny, showing up for a code for a radio that's
> not installed in the car...
>[/color]

Theory collapses in the face of loud noise. Based on your theory, nobody can
buy a new radio for a Toyota, ever. That's absurd.

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:38:27 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
> news:_7Jhh.5243$386.1969@trndny01...[color=green]
>> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:54:19 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
>>> news:1qHhh.1153$3R4.472@trndny06...
>>>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:27 -0500, HELLO wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over EBAY....
>>>>> My question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE 2003. And
>>>>> do I need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>
>>>>> Harry
>>>>
>>>> You're in trouble. Unless you're in real good with the Service Manager
>>>> at your local dealer, they are VERY reluctant to hand out codes.
>>>
>>> He's the owner of the friggin' car. Either they give him the codes, or
>>> he should do something my dad taught me long ago: Visit the service
>>> department around 7:30 AM, when lots of customers are delivering their
>>> cars for destruction, and make a scene so loud that the help is tempted
>>> to
>>> call the police.
>>>
>>> It's his car. Period. End of discussion.[/color]
>>
>>
>> It doesn't always play like that. Yeah, he can go to the service dep't
>> but that doesn't mean they'll give him the code.
>>
>> See, the idea is, to keep the radios from being STOLEN. What are the
>> chances the radio he bought on E-Bay is hot?
>>
>> It sure would look kinda funny, showing up for a code for a radio that's
>> not installed in the car...
>>
>>[/color]
> Theory collapses in the face of loud noise. Based on your theory, nobody
> can buy a new radio for a Toyota, ever. That's absurd.[/color]


Of course, ANYONE can buy a new radio for a Toyota!

Go over to the Toyota dealer and choose one!

Go ahead and call Honda and ask them to give you the code for a radio that
isn't installed in your car. Or Volkswagen. They won't do it unless the
radio is in the car, is the right model for the car, and you have to have
the registration and a driver's license. Or better yet, the title.

Why give the radio and Anti-Theft code if they're going to give it to
every JoeSpareBedroom that calls in and says, I have a radio that needs
the code? Sure thing, sir!

But, as someone else said, there may not be an anti-theft code. I don't
believe my Scion has one.

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:38:27 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>>[/color]
> Theory collapses in the face of loud noise. Based on your theory, nobody
> can buy a new radio for a Toyota, ever. That's absurd.[/color]


Theory? I used to sell Used Cars. We had a Honda that had had the code
cleared by having the battery disconnected for a couple weeks, and a VW
with the same problem.

In both cases, the dealers wanted me to drive the car to the dealership
WITH the title, AND my business license in order to get the code.

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
news:dqJhh.2791$JL5.2359@trndny03...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:38:27 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>[color=green]
>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:_7Jhh.5243$386.1969@trndny01...[color=darkred]
>>> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:54:19 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
>>>> news:1qHhh.1153$3R4.472@trndny06...
>>>>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:27 -0500, HELLO wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over EBAY....
>>>>>> My question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE 2003. And
>>>>>> do I need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Harry
>>>>>
>>>>> You're in trouble. Unless you're in real good with the Service Manager
>>>>> at your local dealer, they are VERY reluctant to hand out codes.
>>>>
>>>> He's the owner of the friggin' car. Either they give him the codes, or
>>>> he should do something my dad taught me long ago: Visit the service
>>>> department around 7:30 AM, when lots of customers are delivering their
>>>> cars for destruction, and make a scene so loud that the help is tempted
>>>> to
>>>> call the police.
>>>>
>>>> It's his car. Period. End of discussion.
>>>
>>>
>>> It doesn't always play like that. Yeah, he can go to the service dep't
>>> but that doesn't mean they'll give him the code.
>>>
>>> See, the idea is, to keep the radios from being STOLEN. What are the
>>> chances the radio he bought on E-Bay is hot?
>>>
>>> It sure would look kinda funny, showing up for a code for a radio that's
>>> not installed in the car...
>>>
>>>[/color]
>> Theory collapses in the face of loud noise. Based on your theory, nobody
>> can buy a new radio for a Toyota, ever. That's absurd.[/color]
>
>
> Of course, ANYONE can buy a new radio for a Toyota!
>
> Go over to the Toyota dealer and choose one!
>
> Go ahead and call Honda and ask them to give you the code for a radio that
> isn't installed in your car. Or Volkswagen. They won't do it unless the
> radio is in the car, is the right model for the car, and you have to have
> the registration and a driver's license. Or better yet, the title.[/color]

OK - so you walk in the the paperwork. Is that all?

In article <BSJhh.7805$Ka1.2938@news01.roc.ny>
[email]dishborealis@yahoo.com[/email] "JoeSpareBedroom" writes:
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> OK - so you walk in the the paperwork. Is that all?[/color]

Possibly not. AIUI a few car radios have to be "divorced" from
one car before they can be "married" to another: some procedure
with coding, to reduce the value of a ripped-out radio (&c). I
recall this for newer Saabs, with their internal comms network.

And some cars, like the Prius, have the radio so tightly united
with the other systems that messing about just isn't an option.
(Fortunately, one isn't tempted: the standard unit works well.)
--
Andrew Stephenson

Typical Liberal tactic - it's OK to be loud and obnoxious as long as
YOU get what YOU want...



JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=blue]
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
> news:1qHhh.1153$3R4.472@trndny06...[color=green]
> > On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:27 -0500, HELLO wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over EBAY.... My
> >> question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE 2003. And do I
> >> need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Harry[/color]
> >
> > You're in trouble. Unless you're in real good with the Service Manager at
> > your local dealer, they are VERY reluctant to hand out codes.[/color]
>
> He's the owner of the friggin' car. Either they give him the codes, or he
> should do something my dad taught me long ago: Visit the service department
> around 7:30 AM, when lots of customers are delivering their cars for
> destruction, and make a scene so loud that the help is tempted to call the
> police.
>
> It's his car. Period. End of discussion.[/color]

"Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1166539252.156915.38640@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Typical Liberal tactic - it's OK to be loud and obnoxious as long as
> YOU get what YOU want...[/color]

Get back in the crib, Marky.

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:27:13 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
> news:dqJhh.2791$JL5.2359@trndny03...[color=green]
>> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:38:27 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
>>> news:_7Jhh.5243$386.1969@trndny01...
>>>> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:54:19 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1qHhh.1153$3R4.472@trndny06...
>>>>>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:27 -0500, HELLO wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My CD player is shot and I just purchased a replacement over
>>>>>>> EBAY.... My question is how do I change the radio out on a CAMRY LE
>>>>>>> 2003. And do I need anti theft codes for a replacement OEM.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Harry
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You're in trouble. Unless you're in real good with the Service
>>>>>> Manager at your local dealer, they are VERY reluctant to hand out
>>>>>> codes.
>>>>>
>>>>> He's the owner of the friggin' car. Either they give him the codes,
>>>>> or he should do something my dad taught me long ago: Visit the
>>>>> service department around 7:30 AM, when lots of customers are
>>>>> delivering their cars for destruction, and make a scene so loud that
>>>>> the help is tempted to
>>>>> call the police.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's his car. Period. End of discussion.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't always play like that. Yeah, he can go to the service dep't
>>>> but that doesn't mean they'll give him the code.
>>>>
>>>> See, the idea is, to keep the radios from being STOLEN. What are the
>>>> chances the radio he bought on E-Bay is hot?
>>>>
>>>> It sure would look kinda funny, showing up for a code for a radio
>>>> that's not installed in the car...
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Theory collapses in the face of loud noise. Based on your theory,
>>> nobody can buy a new radio for a Toyota, ever. That's absurd.[/color]
>>
>>
>> Of course, ANYONE can buy a new radio for a Toyota!
>>
>> Go over to the Toyota dealer and choose one!
>>
>> Go ahead and call Honda and ask them to give you the code for a radio
>> that isn't installed in your car. Or Volkswagen. They won't do it unless
>> the radio is in the car, is the right model for the car, and you have to
>> have the registration and a driver's license. Or better yet, the title.[/color]
>
> OK - so you walk in the the paperwork. Is that all?[/color]


IIRC, they check the S/N also.

Merry Christmas Joe, or should that be "Mildly Pleasant Winter
Solstice"? Try not to catch the happy spirit of the season, that would
be quite out of character for you.


JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=blue]
> "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1166539252.156915.38640@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> > Typical Liberal tactic - it's OK to be loud and obnoxious as long as
> > YOU get what YOU want...[/color]
>
> Get back in the crib, Marky.[/color]

THERE AIN'T NO ANTI-THEFT CODES FOR THAT MODEL. TOYOTA QUIT USING THEM!
"Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1166545621.828075.124860@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Merry Christmas Joe, or should that be "Mildly Pleasant Winter
> Solstice"? Try not to catch the happy spirit of the season, that would
> be quite out of character for you.
>
>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=green]
>> "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1166539252.156915.38640@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Typical Liberal tactic - it's OK to be loud and obnoxious as long as
>> > YOU get what YOU want...[/color]
>>
>> Get back in the crib, Marky.[/color]
>[/color]

Yup stopped in bout '97 - the radios weren't worth stealing and just ticked
off the owners when their battery went dead. The codes were owner set - not
tied to vin or anything - but they had to be entered in certain amount of
time and ya had like 9 tries. I have a locked up one in garage now - just
bought unset one off ebay cus idiot dealer said it would cost $80 to blank
it out (and I bought vehile from him --- BUT not the next 2!).

"JJ" <jj@aol.com> wrote in message
news:jtqdnct7lLEw7RXYnZ2dnUVZ_tijnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> THERE AIN'T NO ANTI-THEFT CODES FOR THAT MODEL. TOYOTA QUIT USING THEM!
> "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1166545621.828075.124860@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>> Merry Christmas Joe, or should that be "Mildly Pleasant Winter
>> Solstice"? Try not to catch the happy spirit of the season, that would
>> be quite out of character for you.
>>
>>
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1166539252.156915.38640@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>>> > Typical Liberal tactic - it's OK to be loud and obnoxious as long as
>>> > YOU get what YOU want...
>>>
>>> Get back in the crib, Marky.[/color]
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]