Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #59
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Subject: Re: Mazda radio/cassette security code
   Date: (none)

> From: jmurphy@pop.nih.gov (Joe Murphy)
> Subject: Re: Mazda radio/cassette security code
> 
> I just had my radio replaced under warrenty (this was on a brand new 92,
> tape deck started to not rewind a couple weeks after I got the car). 
> The dealer never asked me for the security code I had set. I strongly
> suspect the dealer has a master code they can use or have a way to override
> the code. They probably just don't like to advertise that they can do this.

possible, but i wouldn't count on this.
more likely is that the dealer didn't ask your security code
'cause they were just gonna throw your old (defective) radio on
the scrap heap (or else send it back to the manufacturer).

i've never had the mechanics ask me for my radio code yet when
i've had the car in for service, and i know they've disconnected
the battery a couple times.  fortunately, it's not coded (yet),
so it hasn't been a problem...

in a way, i think this radio security code jazz hasn't worked out the
way it should have, which is too bad...  most thieves don't know which
cars have coded radios, and certainly they don't read the fine print on
the radio to see if it says "anti-theft system" while they're taking it
out of the dash (usually in the dark anyway).

i've held off encoding my radio because i'm more afraid that some
Bozo mechanic will just randomly punch in some codes after disconnecting
the battery while working on the car 'cause he wants to listen to tunes
(thus killing the radio forever).
thieves are a concern, but i don't really think the coded radio will
discourage them that much.  one of these days i may encode it, but
i'm still not sure if i want to.