Unlock theftlock on 2001 stock radio
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i believe with the Newer Delcos you need the VIN and then you can retreive the code thru the dealer, some have found a phone number that has worked for them
the HU does not connect or have any effect on the DIC
the HU does not connect or have any effect on the DIC
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
the HU does not connect or have any effect on the DIC
This is taken directly from the sevice manual...
"When installing a radio from another vehicle of the same platform, clear the VIN data using the scantool"
The radio will then log the VIN that is recorded in the DIC as its respective vehicle
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Originally Posted by toastedoats
Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
the HU does not connect or have any effect on the DIC
This is taken directly from the sevice manual...
"When installing a radio from another vehicle of the same platform, clear the VIN data using the scantool"
The radio will then log the VIN that is recorded in the DIC as its respective vehicle
well the DIC dosent complain when a aftermarket unit is put in does it?? so shoudnt matter....
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
Originally Posted by toastedoats
Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
the HU does not connect or have any effect on the DIC
This is taken directly from the sevice manual...
"When installing a radio from another vehicle of the same platform, clear the VIN data using the scantool"
The radio will then log the VIN that is recorded in the DIC as its respective vehicle
well the DIC dosent complain when a aftermarket unit is put in does it?? so shoudnt matter....
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The data bus system is integral and matters. This will probably need to be unlocked by a dealer. Do you have the vin of the car the radio came out of?
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
The data bus system is integral and matters. This will probably need to be unlocked by a dealer. Do you have the vin of the car the radio came out of?
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I just want to unlock the original from my car.
I've heard stories of older theftlock radios having to be unlocked by a dealer if a cars battery goes dead. I'm going to be replacing my battery in the near future, and don't want to have to deal with a locked radio (if this could even happen)
I've heard stories of older theftlock radios having to be unlocked by a dealer if a cars battery goes dead. I'm going to be replacing my battery in the near future, and don't want to have to deal with a locked radio (if this could even happen)
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Originally Posted by zzzzzeke
I just want to unlock the original from my car.
I've heard stories of older theftlock radios having to be unlocked by a dealer if a cars battery goes dead. I'm going to be replacing my battery in the near future, and don't want to have to deal with a locked radio (if this could even happen)
I've heard stories of older theftlock radios having to be unlocked by a dealer if a cars battery goes dead. I'm going to be replacing my battery in the near future, and don't want to have to deal with a locked radio (if this could even happen)
The new system is completely different than the Theftlock of yesteryear. Your radio never actually locks itself. If your battery dies it will still work. The only function of the lock feature makes it so it cannot be used in another vehicle without being reset by a scantool, it will always work in your vehicle, and you can not "unlock" it because it never really "locks"
the VIN of your vehicle is stored in the radio in a non-sensitive area, presumably in an eeprom chip.
"Each time the ignition cycles from OFF to ON, the radio recieves VIN data over the class 2 communications circuit. If the VIN data stored in the radio memory matches the VIN data recieved over the class 2 communications circuit, the radio operates normally"