Is unlocking radio without code possible?

If you're lucky these are sometimes hand written inside the owners manual or on a a business card that says "radio code" on it that's placed inside the document holder that was supplied with the vehicle.

People are also known to write it on the top/bottom of the actual radio itself. This would require removing the radio.

Dealerships can usually access this information by the VIN number. If not then they'll pull the radio for you and use the Serial Number on the Radio.

If it's simply just the dealership looking it up via the VIN number then there should be no charge and can usually be done over the phone. If it requires pulling the radio, then I would imagine it's a flat fee which is somewhere around a half an hour labor. ~30-40 dollars is an average of what I see in Los Angeles.

If you have the time, you could always try brute-forcing it. There are 10000 possible combinations if it's a 4 digit code, but if you take some liberties, like starting at 7000, you might get lucky.

This is not the best solution, but it certainly IS one.

I used a code generator downloaded from this site and it worked fine: http://www.freefordradiocode.co.uk/.

If you got the right model and know the radio serial number (written on the radio when you pull it out. You can buy the keys off ebay for a couple of pounds (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1311.R1.TR4.TRC2.A0.Xford+radio+rem&_nkw=ford+radio+removal+tool&_sacat=0&_from=R40) its worth a go.

I can't work out which number is the code I need to input. Any ideas? See pic

As with odometer fraud and disabling the immobilizer there is always the option to desolder the EEPROM in the radio, put it in a programmer, dump it and look through it with a hex editor to find where the code is or just modify the firmware to completely bypass the code check.

This works for Jag radios up to roughly end 2005 : Enter any code 3 times so that the display shows "PLEASE WAIT"

Simultaneously press ">>" "PTY" "A.MEM" should only take 2 or 3 seconds and the radio turns on.

Worked on mine (end 2005)...

MAY work on Ford radios as they probably used the same innards.

I have noticed that many ford car owners have problems sooner or later with the codes for their ford radios. I had the same problem and had to pay 45 euros for the code... After that I discovered some online websites that can do that instantly and sometimes for free. You can all try this free websites ->

https://fordradiocodes.online/ or https://fordradiocode.eu/ or https://freeradiocodes.co.uk/

for Ford Radio CODES such as - Sanyo SAM MODEL, C7 - TravelPilot, BP - Blaupunkt, V and M serial numbers, etc. If I will find more I will complete the list. I hope it will help you in the future and you will keep your money in your pockets.