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radio locked you out after a dead
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battery in your Acura you're staring at
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code on the screen and thinking "Great
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now I have to call the dealer." Not
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necessarily you can get that radio code
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yourself hey I'm Tom from Car Justify
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i've helped a lot of folks get their
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Acura radios back up without paying a
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dealer or pulling the dash it just takes
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a few minutes if you've got the right
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info so here's what you need your
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Acura's VIN and the radio serial number
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the VIN's easy it's right at the bottom
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of your windshield driver's side you can
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also find it on your registration or
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insurance card now for the radio serial
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number if your Acura has a touchcreen or
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digital display you can pull it up
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without removing the unit
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turn the key to the on position radio
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off then press and hold the numbers 1
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and six on the radio while holding those
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press the power button the screen should
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flash a series of numbers either an
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8digit or 10digit serial number write
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if your screen just shows code and
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nothing else and the one and six trick
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doesn't work you might need to pull the
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radio to check the sticker on the side
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but try the shortcut first it works on
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most models from the early 2000s up to
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once you've got your VIN and serial
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number go to Acura's official radio code
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retrieval site just search Acura radio
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code lookup and it'll take you there you
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enter your info VIN serial number zip
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code maybe a phone number and the site
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will give you your five-digit code punch
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that code into the radio using the
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preset buttons if it's right your music
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will come right back on if it's wrong
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don't guess three bad tries will lock
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you out for good until you leave the
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ignition on for an hour and if you're
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not the original owner or the site
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doesn't give you the code you can still
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call a dealer but make sure you have
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your VIN serial number and proof of
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ownership ready some dealers will give
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you the code for free others might
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charge a fee to sum it up get the serial
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number from the radio screen using the 1
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and six trick grab your VIN then head to
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Acura's website to retrieve the code no
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tools no trip to the shop just a few
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steps and you're back in business
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