I must have a good dealer then. I copy the serial number for the radio (or maybe show the radio) and the guy at the parts counter gives me the code. I must look honest.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 3:53 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Uh, yes it does. The code is in the VMI which is referenced by the VIN. > You give the dealer the VIN, they look up the VMI, which has the factory > supplied radio code in it. > > That goes back well into the 1980s. > > I’ve pasted a screen shot below of the VMI for my former 1990 350SDL’s VMI > with the radio code and serial number in it. As my posts with attachments > typically get stripped, it probably won’t show up, but I”m more than > willing to forward it to anyone who questions this. > > -D > > > > > > On Jun 17, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > The radio code up to 199x has nothing to do with the VIN. > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 9:38 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> On 2021-06-16 19:18, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >>> They need the VIN of the vehicle it was shipped in. > >> > >> These days, just about everything you buy from a knackers (not a u-pull) > >> has the VIN on the invoice. (and if you 'rebuild' a salvage car, you > >> better have invoices for every part you used, with VINs on the paperwork > >> for all used parts, or you're not getting a rebuilt title, at least not > >> in Michigan) > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://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 > > > > 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 > > 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 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
