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[Granger]

Our Omega was fixed last week by our regular (non franchise) garage but when setting off, the ICE read S A F E.  I asked the garage owner if he'd renewed the brake pads on the CD player. He said, ah, that must've happened when we were reading the runes. Or codes.

(I may be a member here. But Ive still a lot to learn. :-/

Anyway. He said, when you get home, just re-code it off your card. So I've been almost a week now, looking for the blasted card. It ain't here. Cat must've ate it.

So although the Omega now runs as smoothly as ever, it's more silent than ever. Though Mrs G never liked Glenn Miller anyway.

I rang our garage today, said I am sadly bereft of encoding. Unfortunately, the garage owner is on holiday for a fortnight. The receptionist said the best thing to do was for me to go to an auto-electrics place not far from here and they would sort it out.

Hopefully, this won't prove to be terminally expensive. But apart from that option -- and the exercise of psychic powers on my part -- is there any kind of "factory default" code numbering for the ICE in CDXs of September '02 vintage?? Like, er, 1-2-3-4 or something?

[Entwood]

Take the radio out, read the chassis number stamped on the case ... go to this site..

http://www.31bubblegum.proboards54.com/index.cgi?board=post&action=display&thread=1187539795

Tell them the make/model/chassis number in the relevant forum .. you'll probably have an answer within 2 hours !!!

[jules]

In a word : NO

You need the car pass or a Vauxhall Stealer, I'm not sure about third party decodes, hopefully one of the Gods will be along soon to comment.

[TheBoy]

Official way is a 'carpass' from dealer (these vary from £15 to £50, so shop around various dealers!).

[Granger]

Ah well. . . Doh!  

Thanks, folks, for responding so quickly -- entwood, give me a bit longer to develop more faith in my dismantling abilities, and I'll take anything out. Well, the radio equipment, I mean. But, er, not yet. Even though I've no doubt your solution is a good 'un I'll likely damage myself or the car or both. . .

TheBoy / Jules: thanks for the advice -- I'll call in my Vauxhall main dealer (around the corner from where I live) and ask about the car pass and pricing, and I'll also chase up the auto-electricians my garage mentioned and see what kind of cost they have in mind.

Heigh-ho. 'S not been the best of starts to 2008. Hopefully the next 52,000 miles will be entirely trouble free. Though perhaps that's too much to ask, even of an Omega. (Thank Gawd for this forum, then!)

[Dave DND]

Send it to me, I`m probably Europes largest decoding centre !!

[Dave DND]

hopefully one of the Gods will be along soon to comment.

Ha!  Thats funny !!  Never been called God before !!

Actually, not strictly true . . . .

I remember being in bed with the missus the other night and she screamed

Oh My God !

So, Yeah, OK, I`ll take the title unless anyone else wants it

 

[Entwood]

Ah well. . . Doh!  

Thanks, folks, for responding so quickly -- entwood, give me a bit longer to develop more faith in my dismantling abilities, and I'll take anything out. Well, the radio equipment, I mean. But, er, not yet. Even though I've no doubt your solution is a good 'un I'll likely damage myself or the car or both. . .

TheBoy / Jules: thanks for the advice -- I'll call in my Vauxhall main dealer (around the corner from where I live) and ask about the car pass and pricing, and I'll also chase up the auto-electricians my garage mentioned and see what kind of cost they have in mind.

Heigh-ho. 'S not been the best of starts to 2008. Hopefully the next 52,000 miles will be entirely trouble free. Though perhaps that's too much to ask, even of an Omega. (Thank Gawd for this forum, then!)

When I did mine it was not a "dismantle" job, I inserted the removal tools, slid the unit forward and just looked at all the bits I could see .. the chassis code was visible, so wrote  it down and shoved the unit back in !!!

If you wish to have Dave DND recode it you'll have to take it right out anyway ...

Stealers option of a new carpass is ONLY valid if the radio is the original and/or has not been recoded by previous owner .. the link I gave is also only valid if the unit has not been recoded

[Admin]

I think Marks DTM Calib is the deity of choice here

Taking the unit out is pretty straightforward using the extraction tools which you can buy from Halfords for around £3. The look like 2 "U" shaped pieces of metal.

As Etwood has said, the details are clearly visible on the top of the unit without having to remove it fully.

I have no doubt that Dave would be able to sort it, but I would be careful about sending the units through the post as the front panel can detach from the main body of the unit rather too easily (the retaining clips are flimsy).
If that happens then you have a whole new set of problems.

[Kevin Wood]

If you don't have the car pass it's worth getting one anyway, in case you ever need a key coded in a hurry

Kevin

[Granger]

Hi everyone -- great advice, as ever. The Samaritans can't begin to compare. It's not merely the techhie how-to stuff (thanks laidback for the Halford's tip!) If I ever feel suicidal I'll come on here and listen to one of Dave's bedtime stories.  

Yes, I think I'd better get a pass anyway, as Kevin pointed out.

Oh. As to the ICE, it's all original equipment, obviously a bit old now, but the knob still works.

The ICE, Dave. The ICE.

[Dave DND]

If I ever feel suicidal I'll come on here and listen to one of Dave's bedtime stories.

Yep, that will certainly finish you off !!

[Dave DND]

I have no doubt that Dave would be able to sort it, but I would be careful about sending the units through the post as the front panel can detach from the main body of the unit rather too easily (the retaining clips are flimsy).
If that happens then you have a whole new set of problems.


That is such a valid point !

We do see a few that are damaged in post, and its always because people put them in boxes that are way too small with very little in the way of padding. Big box, plenty of polystyrene chips, and when the box is ready, put it inside another !!