I have a little problem - Honda Prelude Forum

Bigshibs · 06-22-2002, 12:49 PM

I got my prelude 3-4 weeks ago. It still has the stock tape player. It has always worked, but when I went to warm up my car to day it said code on it. It won't let me do anything with it. Is there a code I need to put in for it to work, if so would it be in the manual or did the old owner make it up. I dont have the manual and old owner I belive moved away. So what should I do, I can probley find the last owners # but it will take some time.

Prelude92S · 06-22-2002, 12:54 PM

ummmmmm I believe this happened to my brother's stock tape player in his acura integra...i think we actually had to take it to the dealership to get it back to normal...i'd have to ask to be sure...

Si4WS · 06-22-2002, 01:15 PM

You will need the factory supplied code, if you don't have it the dealership will have to look it up using the vin#

hitdabrake · 06-22-2002, 02:23 PM

Remove the deck and bring it to the dealer. They charge around 79 bucks to remove it for you. They'll probably ask to prove that it's from your car, so drive your car there and bring your registration with you.

hitdabrake · 06-22-2002, 02:25 PM

Why did ask for code again? Did your battery die? You might want to check that out too, otherwise it'll keep asking for code everytime you turn on your car.

Bigshibs · 06-22-2002, 04:39 PM

It does ask for the code everytime I turn it on. I did unhook the battery, but I put it all back together. Could that have caused it? Thanks everyone

si4u2nv · 06-22-2002, 05:33 PM

yea that would have caused it. its a sucurity measure. so if it ever gets jacked, who ever stole it cant hook it up.

You should just buy my lude. it already has a cd player and im in idaho

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froggysquasher · 06-22-2002, 05:53 PM

just look in the owneres manual there shoudl be a card in there taped to the side that has the code in it... at least thats where mine are

Bigshibs · 06-22-2002, 06:19 PM

Thanks for the offer si4u2nv but I'm looking at a mr-2 right now.

I'll tell some friends, one of them just bought a stock 93' si for 9 grand(what a dumb sh!t).

Trust me I would have looked in the manual but I don't have one. Well any other ideas?

knightluder · 06-23-2002, 01:47 AM

If they are going to pull out a tape deck for 79 bucks why don't you just buy a freakin cd player! You people still use tapes??? I work at Best Buy and we sell some pretty decent decks for $130-150. I would go that route. Screw the tape deck.

albinolude · 06-23-2002, 01:56 AM

do a search on this board and it tells you where the code is hidden. in the 94 and above it is printed under the cup holder but i read that it is hidden elsewhere also. either that or you call honda and give them the serial number off the head unit. it takes about 15 minutes to take it out and saves you 79 bucks.

hope that helps
j

TurboFourLude · 06-23-2002, 11:17 AM

The code isn't on it, take it out and call the dealer and give them the serial number on the BACK of the player and they look it up and give it to you....

brendon2k · 06-23-2002, 01:44 PM

Have Dr James answer this one. He said before there are a few locations where there are stickers on the car that contain the code.

Mark94 · 06-24-2002, 08:15 AM

The two places that you can find the code is under the cup holder like already mentioned and below the ash tray. Lift out the ash tray and search under that to see if the five digit code sticker is below that.

If they are not there then you will have to get the code from the dealership.

Mark

Bigshibs · 06-24-2002, 11:22 AM

I have a 92 so I dont have the cup holders, and I took out the ash try and there was no sticker under it or around it.

I have a friend who whats to buy my 92 si and I want either the v-tec or theres a 91 MR-2 turbo here so I really don't want to go out and get a cd player.

Thanks guys I'll do a search and see what I come up with