radio code location for a 1989 gen 3???

bees · Post by **bees** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:42 pm

Hi,

I have the original radio displaying a 'c' which i am assuming is for Code. Various posts online say look for a sticker in the glove box, but i havent found any. Anyone found their code somewhere else? There was no documentation when i bought the car.

Cheers

Gordon

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 3:04 pm

If it's a UK car, a Honda dealer should be able to look it up for you?
Depending on your relationship with the parts dept (are you on first name terms with them i.e. spent far too much cash there

) you might or might not get charged for it though...

bees · Post by **bees** » Mon May 22, 2017 2:23 pm

Finally got the original phillips unit out. Gave the chassis number and radio serial number to my local honda dealer but they say they dont have the code. The unit is branded Honda but whatever. Ill bin it, unless anyone wants it you can have it,
pm me. Cheers Gordon

Metalhead · Post by **Metalhead** » Mon May 22, 2017 4:33 pm

bees wrote:Finally got the original phillips unit out. Gave the chassis number and radio serial number to my local honda dealer but they say they dont have the code. The unit is branded Honda but whatever. Ill bin it, unless anyone wants it you can have it,
pm me. Cheers Gordon

It sounds like your radio was swapped out at some point - Most 3G Preludes in the UK came with a Panasonic head unit. Perhaps explains why they couldn't trace the code.

~Phil.

bees · Post by **bees** » Mon May 22, 2017 9:00 pm

The dealer guy said the phillips radio casette was an option, and its branded honda on the facia, but hey i'll get a replacement. Units not that special anyway

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri May 26, 2017 12:35 pm

There is a range of head units available;

(that from 1988 model year)

and

(from 1990 model year)

bees · Post by **bees** » Fri May 26, 2017 6:04 pm

Its number 7!

Metalhead · Post by **Metalhead** » Fri May 26, 2017 6:40 pm

The Philips is really rare - I've only ever seen it in the UK brochures!

I've got number 2 on the 1990 list!!! (Panasonic CQ-SH676A). I think some of these ended up in the early UK 4Gs too?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat May 27, 2017 12:53 am

Ah, my dad bought one of those Phillips radios when he worked for a subsidiary (and they ran a Phillips staff shop).
It was actually a really good headunit.
Phillips themselves may well be able to help with the code - they have excellent aftersales support tbh.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Sat May 27, 2017 5:49 pm

http://www.instant-radio-codes.com/COD/ ... _name=9166

Get the code here^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Early 88-90 Radio looked like this.

90-92 Radio looked like this