£32 for a radio code????

[antzleoncupra]

hi all,

tried ringing a dealer and they want £32 for me to plug the radio in and get the code! Not best pleased and i kind of know why people now call them stealers!!!!

 

[m0rk]

20 mins labour charge? Probably the minimum fee to cover a) them doing it b) raising the invoice

Do you go to work & not get paid for the morning? They're not a charity after all

 

[antzleoncupra]

20 mins labour charge? Probably the minimum fee to cover a) them doing it b) raising the invoice

Do you go to work & not get paid for the morning? They're not a charity after all

fair play but you would atleast think they'd have this sort of information saved on a database somewhere.

 

[vee_dub_modder]

data protection charge etc.. parts cost only... ring the supplying dealer and ask. they should have it on file.

look in service book or on number plate or ask a dealer if they can trace a supplying dealer

 

[vee_dub_modder]

(supplying dealer from new that is)

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

£32 is to recode it? you only need the original code.

As mentioned above the supplying dealer will have it.

 

[NickLCR]

You could remove it and give them the serial number off the back, thats all they'd need

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

get some 1 else to do it i had mine done for 10 quid

 

[LEE69]

Loads on the net that just need the serial number.

 

[Alexis27]

If it's the Aura radio cassette, I can sell you mine complete with code for a tenner inc. postage.

 

[antzleoncupra]

lol, yea i rang several seat dealers then the main customer service and they said they cant keep record of it. Bare in mind i cant find where and what dealer the car came from when new!!! grrrrr Anyone got some contacts that could recode it or identify the code for me?

 

[Doey1978]

I got my code from the seat garage in southend / leigh on sea for about £16 I think. parkstone motor co. good luck

 

[andycupra]

dealers are not he only places about to de-code..

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Pity you don't know the supplying dealer as they usually give them out free with the Reg No.

Very common problem for bodyshops who remove batterys for repairs.

 

[godber225r]

My local seat dealer charged me £15 for the code, i just removed the stereo and gave it to them. they got the code and fitted it back in for me. I was really pleased with that

 

[antzleoncupra]

ill have to go to leigh, it was parkstone that wanted £32 off me lol! stealers ay!

if they can do it for me for 15ish ill be happy with that. If not ill go somewhere else

 

[techie]

You could remove it and give them the serial number off the back, thats all they'd need

Not anymore, the numbers have been removed from Elsa so now the car has to be plugged in and the code is sent online from HQ to the diag machine, hence the labour charge,

 

[Squintstream]

20 mins labour charge? Probably the minimum fee to cover a) them doing it b) raising the invoice

Do you go to work & not get paid for the morning? They're not a charity after all

Helpful post

Dealers must thank their lucky stars when (blinkered) people like yourself turn up to their showrooms to ask for a price

Antz, (as said) goto another dealer. I was quoted between £10 and £15

 

[techie]

Helpful post

Dealers must thank their lucky stars when (blinkered) people like yourself turn up to their showrooms to ask for a price

Antz, (as said) goto another dealer. I was quoted between £10 and £15

No, Mark just lives in the real world and understands how a dealership works. The dealer has to pay technicians to do the work, so that must be charged out or we would all be out of a job.

 

[Squintstream]

No, Mark just lives in the real world and understands how a dealership works. The dealer has to pay technicians to do the work, so that must be charged out or we would all be out of a job.

Apologies, if this has changed recently But I'm only going on the quotes I obtained a few weeks back