E28E30 336 Report post Posted Sunday at 01:47 AM (edited) Hello experts, I have recently acquired a 1987 E30, NZ new with factory basic stereo, but the battery was disconnected by the previous owner so now I can’t use the stereo without entering the code. Local BMW dealer in Wellington said unit should have serial number stamped into unit in metal, but it doesn’t that I can see? There is this serial number on a sticker also saying Alpine NZ, on the back of the unit. I sent that to local BMW but no help as they said it must be the one stamped in metal on the unit itself. Should I try a different dealer or some other source to find code or is this likely a dead end? Have searched the owner’s manual, the toolkit and the unit all over. There is a blank sticker on top of the unit which may have had a code written on it some stage but that’s long gone (I believe Shelly BMW used to write the code on the unit? They supplied this car new way back when). Thanks for any help! Alternatively if someone has one of these lying around and has the code, and wants to move it on, please PM me Edited Sunday at 01:58 AM by E28E30 Updated text Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 569 Report post Posted 17 hours ago There are phone apps that will work out the code based on units serial number or online service that will do the same. eg https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=4797224868258853173&hl=en_NZ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E28E30 336 Report post Posted 16 hours ago Thank you @Neal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
