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BMW Radio Codes from Serial Number
from £4.99

We are able provide you with the manufacturers security code required to unlock and activate your BMW 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 BMW stereo, simply follow the steps below to locate your serial and search to see if we have your code available in our extensive database.


BMW Radio Codes from £4.99



Location of Serial No. on BMW 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 BMW radio fitted to the car.  Instead, take the serial number from either a label or an engraving on the top or side of your BMW stereo, to ensure the supplied BMW radio code is accurate.


BMW Radio Code Serial Number Examples

BMW Radio Code Serial Number Examples

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Sue Davies
5 Stars
Received code for Ford 6000 cd radio quickly and easily. Worked first time 😊
Mark Sparrow
5 Stars
Gave the serial number of the unit, paid a fiver and had the code in seconds.
Philip Woodall
5 Stars
top job worked first time
Dennis Price
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It really works
George Otto
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Brilliant company. Great customer service.
Jon Mitchel
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Needed the unlock code for a 1999 BMW car stereo, they provided it immediately when I entered the serial number. Easy and at £8.99 not bad value.
John Billmen
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Code worked so now have everything working.
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Quick and easy and a lot cheaper than the Ford dealership!

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 BMW 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.



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BMW Serial Number's

BMW 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 BMW radio has been removed from the vehicle.

Examples of serials include:



Further information on decoding your BMW car radio.

Using our BMW stereo decoding system, you are not only saving money, but also time and the hassle which is involved. Most vehicle main dealers require you to book in your vehicle and take the car and proof of ownership along before they apply for the radio code.
Usually the code will be based on your vehicle registration or Chassis number which can mean you are not getting the code for the current unit fitted to the car, especially if the radio has been replaced at any stage in its lifetime.

There are a number of reasons why a radio code based on the vehicles chassis number or registration may not work, these include:


At Radio-Code, we provide stereo codes based on the unique serial number of the car radio, regardless of what it was fitted to originally.  Our stereo codes have proven to be more accurate than main dealer's because of this.



What our customers have to say...

Thanks so much! I'm lost without the radio/CD. Worked first time and is much, much cheaper than I thought it would be. Thanks again I'll recommend the service if asked!! . Frank Jennings


got code from Renault 6161 ,,it works ,,. Gordon


Dear Sam, Brilliant service - I'm up and running. Many thanks and a Happy Christmas. Colin Whittle, miko coffee (Kentish


Thanks for the code, my wife is happy having tunes again. Great service.. Damon Robertson


Just wanted to say thanks for your awesome service!! Having completely fluffed entering the code I received on line (wrong serial no. given by myself and wrong method of entry to boot) I gave your office a call expecting the usual computer says no... it's against our t&c's etc. regarding changes to info supplied on line so you'll have to purchase another code. Instead I received a very refreshingly polite & down to earth response along with additional advice on code entry method for my radio model. All sorted in less than 5 minutes! In my line of work I spend a lot of time dealing with call centres etc. If only I could I'd send you a list of them to go in and show them how it's done! You have genuinely restored my faith in after sales customer service! Regards, Chris Heard.. Chris Heard