Desperate Help needed With Alpine CD-10
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Desperate Help needed With Alpine CD-10
Hello to everyone! As the proud owner of a 1991 C2 (midnight-blue) I always wanted a original CD-Radio in my car. I found yesterday the correct radio for my car. An Original CD-10 Porsche Alpine radio. As you would guess, the damn thing is code Protected, so I called up the customer service for Alpine in Switzerland to eventually get the code. They where of NO use as they told me that the radio, was an original factory fittment from Porsche and that THEY where the only ones able to provide the code for the radio 
. The problem is that they will only give me the code, if I knew who was the previous owner of the radio. as you can easily imagine, I don't have a clue who's the previous owner, an the Porsche specialist, where I bought the radio has no Idea either. So I wonder has anyone had the same problem as I do now, is there somewhere out in space a helpfull god for old (ten years) Alpine radios??? Any Help would be greatly appreciated. Best regards to all of you 964er's and keep them running.
A bientôt, Thomas
P.S. Adrian are you living in Switzerland? Near Lausannne? If yes I would highly appreciate to meet you, best regards
. The problem is that they will only give me the code, if I knew who was the previous owner of the radio. as you can easily imagine, I don't have a clue who's the previous owner, an the Porsche specialist, where I bought the radio has no Idea either. So I wonder has anyone had the same problem as I do now, is there somewhere out in space a helpfull god for old (ten years) Alpine radios??? Any Help would be greatly appreciated. Best regards to all of you 964er's and keep them running.A bientôt, Thomas
P.S. Adrian are you living in Switzerland? Near Lausannne? If yes I would highly appreciate to meet you, best regards
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Hi Thomas,
In the late '80s, I had a Peugeot 405, which the New Zealand distributor fitted with an Alpine stereo that could be removed from the car. Unfortunately, thieves kept on removing successive radios, permanently.
In desperation I asked about the (then) new code protected radios. The dealer said that that wasn't thief-proof because the thieves put the radio in the deep freeze for a while and that reset the protection.
Warning, take that with a BIG grain of salt. The advice may have been an urban myth, as no owner in their right mind would do this to their own radio, and I imagine cold countries would have weather that would easily replicate a deep freezer so it would've been a design flaw [hard to believe they would do that].
BTW: Does anyone know if the Blaupunkt Calgary model was OE in '93 Porsches?
In the late '80s, I had a Peugeot 405, which the New Zealand distributor fitted with an Alpine stereo that could be removed from the car. Unfortunately, thieves kept on removing successive radios, permanently.
In desperation I asked about the (then) new code protected radios. The dealer said that that wasn't thief-proof because the thieves put the radio in the deep freeze for a while and that reset the protection.
Warning, take that with a BIG grain of salt. The advice may have been an urban myth, as no owner in their right mind would do this to their own radio, and I imagine cold countries would have weather that would easily replicate a deep freezer so it would've been a design flaw [hard to believe they would do that].
BTW: Does anyone know if the Blaupunkt Calgary model was OE in '93 Porsches?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by John McMillan:
[QB]Hi Thomas,
Thanks for the advice John. I heard about the freeze trick, but I doubt that making my radio an Eskimo would cure the beast.
Instead I'll go to the OPC in Geneva and ask them if there is any chance to solve my problem. It's a bit ridicoulous to make so much efforts for a ten year old radio, but when you just want the original thing than I think you have to pass trough all this mess. BTW I'll let you know what the result of my visit will be <img src="graemlins/xyxwave.gif" border="0" alt="[bigbye]" />
See you Thomas
[QB]Hi Thomas,
Thanks for the advice John. I heard about the freeze trick, but I doubt that making my radio an Eskimo would cure the beast.
Instead I'll go to the OPC in Geneva and ask them if there is any chance to solve my problem. It's a bit ridicoulous to make so much efforts for a ten year old radio, but when you just want the original thing than I think you have to pass trough all this mess. BTW I'll let you know what the result of my visit will be <img src="graemlins/xyxwave.gif" border="0" alt="[bigbye]" />
See you Thomas
