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Originally Posted by Hammerist

I just spent a few anxious hours pulling the radio out of my Silverado to replace some burnt out lamps. Not only didn't get it done, I screwed it up more. The radio is an RDS type, so I tried to pull the face plate off without disconnecting the radio connectors. All I accomplished was to lose a few more lamps in the faceplate.
So, how did you get the radio out and back in again without activating the antitheft thingy? From what I read on the RDS radios, you have to take it to a dealer or have a dealers scan tool to reset the code. Is that no longer a problem?

That's something I'm not sure about, but it doesn't sound right. If that were the case, every time you disconnect the battery, you would have to go to the dealer to get the radio reprogrammed. I'd say look in your owner's manual. I know in older GM cars with the "theftlock" system in the radios, the system wasn't even on until the owner activated it. Then it was a simple case of entering a 3-digit code on the station preset buttons if the radio was disconnected or lost power (i.e. when you disconnect or replace the car battery).

	2KWK4U Founding Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Less than 2 hours from Nurburgring!	Quote: Originally Posted by Hammerist I just spent a few anxious hours pulling the radio out of my Silverado to replace some burnt out lamps. Not only didn't get it done, I screwed it up more. The radio is an RDS type, so I tried to pull the face plate off without disconnecting the radio connectors. All I accomplished was to lose a few more lamps in the faceplate. So, how did you get the radio out and back in again without activating the antitheft thingy? From what I read on the RDS radios, you have to take it to a dealer or have a dealers scan tool to reset the code. Is that no longer a problem? That's something I'm not sure about, but it doesn't sound right. If that were the case, every time you disconnect the battery, you would have to go to the dealer to get the radio reprogrammed. I'd say look in your owner's manual. I know in older GM cars with the "theftlock" system in the radios, the system wasn't even on until the owner activated it. Then it was a simple case of entering a 3-digit code on the station preset buttons if the radio was disconnected or lost power (i.e. when you disconnect or replace the car battery).