I remember once going to the dealer with that problem. With the radio still in the dash but with the face plate removed, the tech inserted a special "tool" that reset the radio. Don't recall if that was a 754 but it very well could have been.
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:36 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Dan, > The best contact information is on their website: > http://beckerautosound.com/ > > Good luck, > Jaime > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Jaime, > > > > I was thinking about sending my Becker in to Ed for just that - adding > the > > aux input. Do you have his contact information these days? > > > > I really liked the stock stereo in my 91 300E, so I may return this one > to > > the original. I saw the amps and related goodies in the trunk when I was > > cleaning it the other day. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dan > > > > > > On Jan 17, 2012, at 7:24 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > > > > > The guys at Becker will disable that security feature, so you'll never > > see > > > it again. > > > > > > Other than that, you need to find someone with the original unlock > tool. > > > All the dealers used to have them, but there are not too many people > left > > > who remember that. > > > > > > Sending it back to Becker isn't such a bad thing... get an iPod cable > > > installed while its there. Rebuild the tape deck, etc. > > > > > > Jaime > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Tim C <bb...@crone.us> wrote: > > > > > >> Okay, so the web forum consensus seems to be that you have to send > > >> your Becker 754 (Grand Prix, 86-87) back to Becker when it gets four > > >> dashes, or that the dealer can magically reset it somehow and the > > >> dealer is sometimes free. I can replace the battery myself, but my > > >> sort-of-local dealer wouldn't even order me a key so I'm expecting > > >> them to hang up on me when I call. It seems overkill to send the > > >> radio back to Becker, I like originality but not at that price. > > >> > > >> ..but surely Okiebenz doesn't give up so easily? Is there a way to > > >> clear the four dashes? > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> -Tim > > >> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jaime Kopchinski > > > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
