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Radio Codes from Serial Number
from £5.00

We are able provide you with the manufacturers security code required to unlock and activate your car radio after power loss. Your car radio code information will be delivered digitally following your purchase.
Its fast and easy to obtain the radio code for your stereo, simply follow the steps below to locate your serial and search to see if we have your code available in our extensive database.


Radio Codes from £5.00



Location of Serial No. on Stereos

do not take the serial from a user guideNever take the serial number from any printed paperwork or user guides, since this may not match the actual radio fitted to the car.  Instead, take the serial number from either a label or an engraving on the top or side of your stereo, to ensure the supplied radio code is accurate.


 Radio Code Serial Number Examples

 Radio Code Serial Number Examples

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Brian Cowan
5 Stars
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Percy Arch
5 Stars
Excellent service
Alberto Merola
5 Stars
Qui ho trovato il codice del autoradio Renault Premium che in casa madre non hanno saputo darmi. Ottimo servizio anche se un po' costoso. Translated: Here I found the code for the Renault Premium car radio that they couldn't give me in the parent company. Great service even if a little expensive.
Daniel Byner
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Arthur Taylor
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After a 40 mile round trip to main dealer given wrong code by them again __ went on this site 2minutes job done __ thank you ASW. SOLUTIONS.
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How to Decode your Car Radio

  1. First remove the radio from the car. Our removal guides should help with this.

  2. Locate the serial number, using the illustration(s) as a guide

  3. Enter the serial number into the radio code search

  4. If available, you will be given the option to purchase your code along with delivery information

Once you receive the code, you can use our Free Radio Code Entry Help section to assist you with entering the code.



Serial Number's

car radios will normally contain a 14 digit serial number which can be found either printed on a label or engraved on the side of the unit.

These serials are only visible once the radio has been removed from the vehicle.

Examples of serials include:



More info about retrieving your lost code.

By using our online radio decoding service, you not only save yourself money, but also time and the additional hassle involved. Most vehicle main dealers will require you to book an appointment and take the car and paperwork (v5 logbook) into them before they apply for your radio code.   Once they do apply for the code, 9/10 times it will be based on the vehicle registration or VIN number of the car itself, which is fine if you have owned your car from new. However, receiving the radio code days later only to find that it did not work is yet another inconvenience.

There are a number of reasons why a stereo code based on your vehicle registration or vin number may not work, including:


At Radio-Code, we don't provide radio codes based on the car, instead we provide the code based on the individual and unique serial number of your car radio, regardless of what it was fitted to originally.  Our radio codes have proven to be more accurate than main dealer's because of this.



What our customers have to say...

Unbelievable, you've made my daughter and her 'w' reg Peugeot 206 happy as can be. Music is booming again. Many many thanks. Jimmy


Omg , I cant believe how easy that was .. no music since my flat battery in Nov and no time to sort it. I'm impressed.. Sharon Forrest


thanks for brilliant service!!!. Phil Randall


Thanks Sam, it worked fine. Kind regards . David Ellis


Thanks Sam. Worked a treat.... Michael Buley