The boxster comes with a 4 digit radio code card in the owners manual. After a while, these cards are often lost. The Porsche Approved dealer may or may not charge you to recover your radio code (especially if you are a frequent customer).
As an alternative, you may just need to recover the radio's serial number to decode the 4 digit radio key. The full process and decoder is available here: http://www.a2dvoices.com/realitycheck/porsche/
the place that you can find information on a porsche boxter is ebay.com or porsche.com
There are many websites that provide information and discuss the Porsche Boxter 986. A person could visit sites like 986forum, Pistonheads and 986online.
The code for your radio is located on the backside of you hood opposite of your hood badge. It is a hand written four digit code that written along with all the printed option codes that you car came with The following site allows you to quickly recover the lost radio and reset the radio by putting in the serial number: http://www.a2dvoices.com/realitycheck/porsche/ To get the serial number, power up the unit and hold down the "TP" button for 10 seconds. The unit will beep once, use the knob to scroll over a few times and you'll see a seven digit number, preceded by a letter - that's the ser.# You can always find the serial number on your radio. The serial number is on a sticker - but you will need to pull the radio to see it. To pull the radio you will need "keys" which can be purchased on e-bay. Try a search on "radio stereo removal tool".
the radio code is on the back of the radio. take the radio out and you can see it.
Radio code for a 96 Saturn SC2To get the radio code i called my dealer and he helped my find a code that is in the radio and then the dealer gave me my factory reset code for the radio.============================================== try this website. if not applicable, do some searching on the net ("gm radio code Saturn") until you find a site that doesn't charge for the code ... there are a few out there. good luck.http://www.teammiata.com/libs/radio-codes.htm
Your local dealer has to pull the radio and hook it to a computer to find the code. It cannot be done with the radio in the vehicle.
The Radio "Anti-theft" code use to given from dealer ( first owner bought the car) If you don't have or lots the code you only can get the code from dealer. In manual book "Audio Symphony" book have the radio code it calls "Radio card"
Unfortunately the code can not be retrieved from a working radio. If you can not find the code you have to get the serial number of the radio and call the dealer for the code.
It should be on the radio book that came with the car. there is a code on the back page if I remember correctly. also if there has been work done on it you may find the code on the radio itself.
The unlock code for the radio is different for every radio. You will need to find the serial number on the radio and call the dealer for the unlock code.
Radio Code you can find in the service book. Search for the symbols C.A.R and four digits near must be a code.
If it is a factory radio, call your local dealer.