» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | 02-22-2013, 03:14 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 50 | RAdio locked forever...CODE WAIT Hell Hey Guys, I've tried everything to unlock my radio, but no luck. The radio card in my glovebox had the wrong code. So, far I've tried leaving the key in the "run" position for an hour with no luck. Second time, in "accessory" for 2 hours, but nothing seems to work. The dealer gave me 2 possible codes, but I can't get past the dedblame "code wait" b.s. Stuart | | | 03-07-2013, 02:40 AM | #2 | Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 50 | Okay...I've tried every internet hack to clear the Code Wait on my radio with no luck. I will PayPal the lucky person who helps me solve this riddle $25 as a handsome reward. Any takers? | | | 03-07-2013, 09:34 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Halethorpe, MD Posts: 1,028 | I just went through this with mine. I didn't do anything other than drive the car normally for about a day and a half worth of my normal driving and the code wait disappeared. The advice I found on the internet says it takes 90 minutes of driving to get it to clear. I didn't time it, but it was probably right around there. The code wait cleared out and it just said code with the dashes. I punched in the correct numbers and everything's fine. | | | 03-07-2013, 09:57 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 16 | Same problem with mine except I drove my car (instead of key on) for about 2 and a half hours. Good luck, --DJL Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Got a '98 318ti, piece of junk atm, hope to fix it up. | | | 03-08-2013, 03:10 AM | #5 | Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 50 | Time for a road trip ! | | | 03-08-2013, 03:21 AM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 16 | Exactly, haha! Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Got a '98 318ti, piece of junk atm, hope to fix it up. | | | 03-17-2013, 03:47 AM | #7 | Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 50 | Got it! I took the car on a road trip and after an hour, it magically read "Code -----." I entered the dealer's first code & voila, the radio is working. The dealer gave me 2 possible codes-one for an Alpine and one for a Blaupunkt. Now, I found out half the speakers are blown! What are my options ?? Stuart | | | 03-17-2013, 03:59 AM | #8 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 16 | Haha, one problem after another huh lol? Good lucm Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Got a '98 318ti, piece of junk atm, hope to fix it up. | | | 03-18-2013, 03:55 AM | #9 | Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 50 | The Ti is a piece of cake compared to my other project car....a VW Vanagon Westfalia. You could spend the rest of your life and paychecks fixing that thing. I could only tell you the stories. If you ever buy one, keep an xtra $8k on hand for a new engine. Everyone outside of CA ditches the wasserboxer and puts in a Subaru. In fact, the hottest conversion right now is a Subaru flat-4 diesel. Yes, that right diesel. STu | | | 03-18-2013, 01:16 PM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 16 | Nice lol, I've never driven a diesel anything. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Got a '98 318ti, piece of junk atm, hope to fix it up. | | | 03-04-2015, 04:37 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | I guess if you enter the code wrong like way too many times, you get a code wait. I normally don't have to drive that long so I just have to wait for the weekend to clear it. __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 03-04-2015, 03:45 PM | #12 | Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 50 | The "new" BMW radio I bought requires the country code to be changed to enter the unlock code. There are 4 & 5 digit codes, I believe. Then, I change the country code back to U.S.A. Someone on ebay is selling NOS BMW radios that were badged for the newer MG/ROVER cars. He covers up the insignia with a "M" logo. They are technically brand new. However, at new, these BMW radios were crap. It skips a lot and the sound is crappy. Stuart | | | 03-04-2015, 03:48 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Ok, just turned on my car to key position 1 and will let it sit for an hour till I head to work. I figure I prolly have 30 minutes drive time in since I messed up the code, so perhaps in 30 minutes in can play my old school jam again. 😎 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 03-05-2015, 01:15 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | All better now. When I was ready to leave for the office, it was ready for code entry. 😎 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 04-10-2015, 07:34 PM | #15 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 8 | Quote: Originally Posted by stubear334 The Ti is a piece of cake compared to my other project car....a VW Vanagon Westfalia. You could spend the rest of your life and paychecks fixing that thing. I could only tell you the stories. If you ever buy one, keep an xtra $8k on hand for a new engine. Everyone outside of CA ditches the wasserboxer and puts in a Subaru. In fact, the hottest conversion right now is a Subaru flat-4 diesel. Yes, that right diesel. STu | Just bought a `98 Ti ... only have a few hundred miles on it thus far, but have 100,000 miles on various Vanagon Westfalias :^) They're really magnificent in terms of engineering simplicity, etc., though the stock engine can be problematic. I'm on my 5th one I think ... Subaru gas engine conversion in this one and it makes all the difference in the world. The California Air Resource Board has approved the Kennedy Engineering conversion for use in California, so that's been an option for folks in CA for awhile (and the Subaru diesel engine conversion is exempt from smog checks in CA). I've not seen many of the diesel conversions, however, as the engines are somewhat hard to come by. Otherwise, I'm hoping this Ti is as trouble-free as every other old BMW I've owned. It's destined to be passed on to one of my boys when he turns 16 (or rather, he'll have the opportunity to BUY it at a discount ;^) | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |