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[markspark]

Hi all as the title says im going to change the battery on my 2001 2.2dti it has the cdr 2005 radio fitted and i dont have the code for it will i loose the code by changing the battery if so what method can i use to save the code
TIA

[TheBoy]

Likely, unless previous owner has disabled the code (unlikely).

Carpass from dealer, assuming its the original.

[markspark]

bummer

[markspark]

is there a way to disable prior to removal

[TheBoy]

is there a way to disable prior to removal

Indeed. But you need the code to disable it

It would be a pretty pointless security device otherwise

[markspark]

full of good news aint you TB 

[Dave DND]

Unlike the carpass which may not even show the correct radio, I can certainly help with decoding of that model

http://www.dndservices.co.uk/Vauxhall-CDR-2005-(E)-code.html

 

[markspark]

im doing a 600mile round trip up scotland setting off in the morning i need my music lol
would this work if i put battery charger on pos and neg somewhere other than the battery then change the battery what you think ??

[markspark]

if i do loose the code Dave it will be sent to you for you to work your magic

[fiend61]

just thinking outloud here  but wouldnt it be at all possible to connect say a charger/booster or even another battery onto the the original battery clamps ? then when you disconnect the original battery the back up you have used will still put electric through therefore keeping everything live and working untill new battery is fitted    or would having the the back up and a new battery cause an excessive voltage and fry things 
as i said just thinking outloud 

[Dave DND]

im doing a 600mile round trip up scotland setting off in the morning i need my music lol
would this work if i put battery charger on pos and neg somewhere other than the battery then change the battery what you think ??

Not advisable --

Many garages used to use a similar device called a codesaver that was plugged into the cigarette lighter socket, but for some unknown reason this used to interfere with SRS systems and could even case airbags to deploy, which is why this practice is no longer followed.

[fiend61]

ahhh ok dave just wondered if it was feasible 

really dont want to deploy airbags just to save a radio code 

[Dave DND]

I saw the aftermath at a Volvo garage recently, where something similar had been done and airbags deployed.

I dread to think of the costs involved, as including the side curtains, we counted 11 deployments !!

 

[RobG]

just thinking outloud here  but wouldnt it be at all possible to connect say a charger/booster or even another battery onto the the original battery clamps ? then when you disconnect the original battery the back up you have used will still put electric through therefore keeping everything live and working untill new battery is fitted    or would having the the back up and a new battery cause an excessive voltage and fry things 
as i said just thinking outloud 

Yep, done that with no probs

[albitz]

Me too.