Factory Radio Setup in a house?

[PontiacBonneville2000]

Hey guys,

I just recently installed an aftermarket radio and everything works well with that, but I was wondering what to do with my factory radio now...

I've seen people use aftermarket radios and a computer power supply to run speakers in there houses before. Currently I have a 250 watt, 14 Amp power supply rigged up to the factory radio, but when I attach all of the wires, the only thing the factory radio does is blink the theft warning light, and when I press in the Tone button, the display lights up and it displays the time. It will accept a CD and I have one of the front speakers hooked up to it, but I can't change the volume, or hear any music.

Is it possible that the radio is locked out because it was removed from my car? I have been looking into that issue, but my radio never says that it's locked, it just briefly displays the time for a few seconds before it times out.

Has anyone used a 2000 Bonneville SE radio in their own homes? If so, could they point me towards a tutorial?

I currently have a rigged up "male" connector that will insert into the rear of the radio...

[SSEiMan01]

The theftlock activates when removed from the car. Even going into another car it would need reprogrammed by a tech 2.

[PontiacBonneville2000]

So what you are saying is that i'm basically at a lost cause?

Oh, and I might of accidentally blown the light on the display out... opps.

It already had 1 light out, and with my tinkering, I heard a pop, and now the display is much darker than before...

[CMNTMXR57]

Only if Theftlock was activated in the first place. Theftlock is not active from the factory until an owner puts in a code and sets it up.

[PontiacBonneville2000]

Okay.... I'm the 3rd owner of the car, so I don't know if it ever had a code placed in it..

If the theft light was blinking, i'm going to guess that means that the a code was put in at one point?


My other main question.... If there isn't a security set up on it, why can't I play music or listen to the radio as it normally would?


Thanks for the help..

[00Beast]

Andrew should have an idea of what's wrong. I know he can test the ones he fixes with a small speaker out of a greeting card.

[harofreak00]

To bypass theftlock for a benchtest, push Volume, Seek Up & #5 at the same time.

[PontiacBonneville2000]

The light was not burnt out like I thought it was, it's just as it was before..

Thanks Haro, pushing Volume, Seek Up, and 5 at the same time did unlock it for a few seconds, and the speaker make a buzzing sound so I know everything works.


What are the ways to unlock a factory radio? Is the only possible way to bring it to a dealership and have them unlock it there?

Thanks guys..

[bobgto65]

I am not sure how the radio works in the 2001 with Bose but with the Monsoon systen, i read that the amplifier changes the volume, not the radio. You also have to have an antenna conected to the back to get a signal.