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[bbcmalibu]

Have a 08 Saturn Vue that the radio went out on me. Got one form a salvage yard and now to get it unlocked? I have the VIN# of the car it was taken from. Anyone know if I can do this myself?

[MR.hp]

Have a 08 Saturn Vue that the radio went out on me. Got one form a salvage yard and now to get it unlocked? I have the VIN# of the car it was taken from. Anyone know if I can do this myself?

I do not think you can do it yourself. You will nned to have the old vin taken out and your's put in and you need a tech 2 also. I have access to the tech to but not to GM's database anymore as I work for Hyundai now.

[Z28SSMAN]

I found this. Maybe it will help you?

I found a link to a forum thread (below) that described the process for GM vehicles, however Saturn and Geo use 4 digit radio codes instead of 6 digit codes like the rest of GM so the process is different than what you see spread all over the internet:
http://forums.carreview.com/showthre...?t=1839&page=4

***Read all steps before attempting. You are on a time limit when entering codes, so knowing what to do in advance will save alot of frustration***

1.) To begin, if your radio is displays LOC, then proceed to step 2. If your radio says INOP, then turn your ignition to the RUN position, and turn the radio ON. You must leave it like this for a minimum of 1 hour (not 59 minutes) to clear the INOP message. I would wait 1 1/2 hours just in case doing it too early causes the timer to start over.

2.) Turn your ignition to RUN (if not already), and your radio to OFF. Press and hold preset buttons 2 and 3 for around 5-10 seconds to obtain a scrambled version of your radio's original factory set code.

3.) Call 800-537-5140 and ignore whatever you are promted to do (something about different dealer brands Chevy, Pontiac, Saturn,etc.), and type the number 202108 into your phone and then press the # button. (If 202108 doesn't work--As of 5/11 106010* works, found on another website)

4.) Input your radio's 4 digit code into your phone when prompted, then press the * button (NOT pound symbol like above step) and be ready with a pen and paper to write down the unscrambled code. Keep this code somewhere you WILL NOT lose it. I wrote mine in the notes section of the owners manual.

5.) Once you have the code written down, press and hold 5 and 6 on your radio's preset buttons for 5-10 seconds.

6.) Then press the seek down button once to start the entry process.

7.) Using the following key, repeatedly press the buttons to set your code:
seek down = first digit
seek up = second digit
tune down = third digit
tune up = fourth digit

NOTE: I just checked a picture of the stereo out and discovered the buttons have arrows facing left and right and not up and down. For the purposes of this process, left represents down, and right represents up.

8.) Once you have the code entered, press AM/FM to set it.

Presto, you have kept your local dealer from screwing you out of $30-100 dollars.

Note that the code given in step 3 belongs to a Pontiac dealer out there somewhere (judging by the number 2 at the beginning of the code if you listen to the voice prompts on the 800 number), so if they go out of business or wise up to their code being used, this method may eventually not work. However, the post I dug it up from is over a year old, so there is hope that it will last a while.

[MR.hp]

Glenn, That is for the older radios. The newer ones are vin specific and need to be cleared of the old vin and the new one entered so it can be used. Kind of stupis if you ask me as no one wants to steal a GM radio.

[bbcmalibu]

Found that one as well.

[Z28SSMAN]

So---did you get it to work?

[bbcmalibu]

Dealership. $25

[Z28SSMAN]

Glenn, That is for the older radios. The newer ones are vin specific and need to be cleared of the old vin and the new one entered so it can be used. Kind of stupis if you ask me as no one wants to steal a GM radio.

Well I just bought one for my SS modified with mp3 aux plug in and XM ready. I installed it and it works just fine. Never had to put my VIN in. I'm glad no one wants to steal my radio. My factory Monsoon is a helluva lot better system than the Blauplunkt in the '04 GTO.