removing battery on opel/vauxhall corsa - radio security code?

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AndyRfromIreland

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hiya - just got a used 1999 Opel (Vauxhall) Corsa swing and I want to remove the battery and paint the plate underneath the batter cause its going/gone rusty but am really worried that when I replace the battery that the delco car radio (cdr500) will not work and require a security code to work, any tips please?
 
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pbleek

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Use jumper cables or wires from another battery connected to the battery cables of your car. You don't need much current to keep the electronics alive. (There is a gizmo you plug into a cigarette lighter just for this purpose.) as long as you are careful, or use plastic bags to make sure the + end of things does not touch the ground the radio will never know you took out the battery, I do this when replacing batteries. Saves me time.
 
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Andy

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Hello

Yes it will need the code re-entering once you disconnect the battery.
There is nothing you can do to retrieve the code from the radio either.
The only way to do it is to use a set of jump leads and another battery.

Andy C
 
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