Date:         Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:58:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      s-a-f-e code on VW radios
Comments: cc: BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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>> BenT wrote: please respond in pmail only to this
type of question.

thanks,
BenT


Why?

It's certainly Vanagon-related, as I'm sure many of us
have these stereos.

I'm personally interested, as I recently bought a used
VW Audio unit to replace the cheesy aftermarket stereo
which formerly inhabited my dash. Despite the 'key'
symbol on the front panel, the VW unit functions fine,
even thru a couple maintenance-related power outages,
though I fear it may someday ask for a code I do not
have. What's up with this?

Is there some hidden workaround for these codes, a
secret we don't want to broadcast or archive here on
the list to be found by crooks, hence the pmail-only
responses?

Without divulging secrets, can you give us the basics
of this whole code business?


Jeffrey Earl
1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"



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