I bought a used BMW 318i 1994 my battery had to be recharged and now the radio won't work without a code. I have no idea what the code is and don't want to pay $100 to have the codes reset at the dealership! The person I bought the car from bought it from doesn't know the code! Any suggestions on a easy fix? ....aside from taking out the radio to get the vin #

SOURCE: 1999 Volvo Radio Code problem

Try no-s 6666

SOURCE: 1994 BMW 318i Original "BMW Bavaria" car radio

yep just ring or pop into any bmw dealer with the full chassis/vin number & if the car is in your name they should be able to give to you.

SOURCE: 2004 saturn vue Replaced battery. Radio and Cd no longer work.

Turn off the car and remove the negative battery cable off. let sit a few minutes then reconnect the cable. try it several times. The removal of the battery causes the computer to deprogram itself. what you will be doing is re-programming the computer module.

SOURCE: reset car radio in BMW 318i

you will have to take the car to the dealer. upon showing proof of ownership they can retrieve the code. if you know the dealer that sold the car new they may have it on file. if not they will have to remove the radio and use the serial number off it to go onto their computer database to get it. I think its really silly to have security codes on factory radios.

SOURCE: need code for radio 95 bmw 525i

If you do not have the code written in your owners manual or on some other piece of material you got with the purchase of your car then the only way to get the code is to remove the radio, check the serial number and call BMW with that serial number. Good luck!