stevebbb Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 My truck was turning over slow, I checked the battery cables and sure enough the ground was loose. After tightening it, I found out I must have disconnected the radio for a while because the theftlock code came on. My nephew owns a car stereo shop, but he couldn't clear it. I ended up going to the dealer and they "married" the radio to my truck again. They didn't charge me anything, but what a pain. The tech said anytime the battery is unhooked, it will happen again. I'm happy to make it harder on a thief, but I wish there was a way around this for the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSplaytoy Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Never had that problem. Then again, I got a Pioneer AVH-7500 installed before I could have a problem, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGMTech Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Here is something that might help: Battery Backup. Easy and cheap to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posi12Bolt Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 thats strange, I've had my battery unhooked for months and then plugged it back it to move the truck or something and the stereo still works...have done this numerous times with no CODE!!! hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebbb Posted November 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Here is something that might help: Battery Backup. Easy and cheap to make. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great tip, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrymal Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 I also had my factory OEM radio on a shelf for months and reinstalled it with no problem. '03 model Z71 here. Mine is not the Bose, though. Guess one should just be "aware" that the potenital for the theft lock to kick in when removing power would be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8rs4lf Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 I could have sworn that when I installed my Nelson tuned PCM, I had to disconnect the battery. No theft code here. Hmmmmmmmmmmm, weird! Late- Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I've had my battery disconnected twice before and never had the security deal happen... I think all you have to do is disconnect the battery for thirty minutes or longer and it automatically resets the security... It's in the owners manual..... read, read, read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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