I'll call the dealer on monday.
I have an aftermarket radio that I just took out. I am going back to stock look as I bring the interior back to new condition, piece by piece.
I'll call the dealer on monday.
I have an aftermarket radio that I just took out. I am going back to stock look as I bring the interior back to new condition, piece by piece.
So, I have been battling this as well. Wanting to set my D1 back into a stock looking format and get weather band back.
I have purchased 3 of the factory radios in different conditions. Great ,good, and damaged.
I have wasted months going back and forth wit everyone from the manufacturer to Land Rover UK.
Using the vin is hit or miss a lot I have seen the code given did not work.
These I had no vin and no hope until a friend sent this to me.
Of three radios removal of the chip worked on two. The other even with out the 8 bit chip in play... it still wanted a code and would except nothing. And it was one that had failed to take the dealer code as well.
I can confirm 2 out of three work. And work normal.
If you are in this situation.
Removal of the chip is a viable opt
In my over abundance of caution I used a small non ferris cut off wheen on a Dremel tool. Cutting at bend on the chip prongs. There by remove the bulk of the chip. Then with jewelers cutters remove the remaining " prong" fragments.What method do you use to remove the chip?
I should go in to this as well.
As the first unit done like this was a radio in great distress. And I had a beautiful one but did not work I decided to see how many parts could be exchanged. Truth is..all of them.
Here is how.
The front " face" can be removed by lifting out the turn knob and carefully unlocking each of the three tabs one per side and one under like so.
The screen also is a plug and play allowing you to replace almost every component if you have a spare radio.
See pics.
I hope this helps as I spent a great deal of time with this running deep down a rabbit hole.