Hi,

I changed the battery on my 08 Ford Fiesta and thus the radio needs the code.

I checked my service book and found the radio code but it looks like a doctor has written this, basically unreadable. I've tried several codes and locked my radio out for 30 minutes at a time.

I've managed to get the serial number but it is a V code. I understand from reading around that this is a cost code. I spoke to my local ford garage and they said they would charge me £20 for this, something I am reluctant to pay as I can't even read the code the engineer has put in the book.

Any ideas?

Post a picture of the code maybe we can help with the reading :)

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V054918

I can take a physical picture if you require from the radio in the car with the whole serial number.

No what I meant is take a picture of the code for engineer wrote down ( the one with you require in order to unlock the radio )

Maybe we can try to read it

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Search ebay, plenty of code providers and for less than Ford.

Hi Guys,

Attached.

Codes I can think of:

3210 - Not this one.

7210

3218

7218

3219

7219

The others I may have tried, but I get one chance then I have to drive or leave car on for 30 minutes, it's a bit of a joke at the minute. Image is here: http://postimg.org/image/tfhgaxe4d/

Thanks

I can't see the attachment

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Try http://postimg.org/image/tfhgaxe4d/

Dear lord that's bad

I'm sorry man I went for 3210 , mum said 3218

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How many have you tried?

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I can't fully remember. I got so angry at the process of it all lol.

And Dinnages won't do anything apart from charge me £20, but I might drive down there and show them the card and ask them how they expect me to work it out.

No take the photo and ask them to read it. When they realize it's written in Chinese, you say "then how the !Removed! do you expect me to read it? "

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looks like 7219 to me, otherwise I would try 3219.

I would personally take that back to the dealer, and track down who wrote the thing and raise a complaint. Looks to me like they have done it deliberately to earn a few extra quid when you lock your radio out (with a bit of gut sucking) "oh sir, your going to need a new radio, that will be.... well, lets just say, you might as well part ex the car - we have a lovely model here...."

Actually if they insist you still pay, I would send the details onto Ford Head Office, with a picture of the card. If anything, they may well agree with "HTF are you expected to read that?" in which case, they might provide you the code, or give these guys such a kick in the cahoonas, they will be begging you to take the code printed out on 4 seperate pieces of paper!

I'd pay anything to see them trying to read it

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7211

Looks like 7210 to me.

Looks like 1111 to me or 9999 lol or something imbetween.

jeebowhite, apologies accepted. Maybe should have started with Looks like. LOL

Haha, yeah it's been a long week.

7218 to me.

but as already mentioned.id be down there like a shot,waiting for when its really BUSY and vent my spleen if they still refuse to help foc.

im sure they have them on there system anyway,its just a case of typing in the details and up it comes on there computer.

I would say thats definately 7210 - try pretending to write it, and you'll find the zero sort of feels in the same style as the others - so if it is, maybe theres something else going on

7210 or 0210 or 0211

i think 1210

This topic really set things on fire.

One thing to keep in mind guys is that with each try he has to wait 30 mins to try again :/

It's really !Removed! something like this happening due to negligence from the engineering department

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