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I just put in some new door speakers in my wifes '01 EX and I disconnected the negative on the battery prior. Then, when I went to try out the new speakers, I turned the car on but the stereo wouldn't work. It said CODE, I believe. So I tried a bunch of different codes, and it stopped letting me after about 9 times or so. Now all it says is err03 or something.

Please help as I don't feel like replacing the stereo or taking it to the dealer to fix!

Thanks,
Brett

 
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my friend my friend my friend, please search and you'll see this topic has been covered many times. first of all, double check in the paperwork u received when purchasing the car. salesman should have given u a card with the code on there. its either a 5 or 6 digit code obviously a set of numbers 1-6, it varies. if u dont find it, you have to go to the dealer and they will give u the code. first u can just try calling the dealer the civic was bought from and they may ask u for the vehicle VIN # for verification, they should give u the code after that. if not, they may ask u to come in with ur license, reg/insurance, and radio serial # before they disclose the code to you.

i was taught a trick that u can disconnect the battery +/- wires and hold them together for 10 secs or so and that will reset the radio so that it will allow u to try up to ten more times. otherwise u would have to let the car sit for about an hour idle, and that will reset the radio to give u another 10 tries. its in the manual. anyway call up ur dealership n they'll take care of u. they shouldn't charge u a penny.

its an anti-theft feature on the ex models. also if u don't want to take out the radio for the serial #, turn the car to either I or II position and turn the radio power on. Press buttons 1 & 6 at the same time and press the power button. It should show u the first 4 digits, then the last 4 digits of the serial #. double check in the manual to verify that. its in there. gl