I am in need of a radio because the volume button doesn't work to well.

I am going to buy a used on off ebay sometime soon and I thought I read somewhere that it needs to be activated.

Is it just a plug and play setup or will the one I get need to be activated? and if so, how does one activate it?

Thanks for the help.

 

I swapped mine for one from a parts Rover because my lcd was cracked and it worked without a hitch. No activation. No nothing. Turn key and listen to music.

 

Where are you in Austin? I replaced mine with a pioneer head unit, and have the OEM in garage. It is Alpine hi-line and have cdchanger.

 

Mine is 03 SE7, and live in Shady Hollow, SW Austin off Brodie Lane.

 

Thanks for the tip Charlie.

Joe, I'm actually in Corpus Christ now.
How much are you wanting for the old one? Here is a pic of what mine looks like. it doesn't have the speaker icon button under the volume control.

 

I will unbox it and take a pic.

 

Just as a note, I swapped out the OG unit for a Kenwood and used the same speakers. I have the low line system, S Model... My point being that the same speakers sounded 100% better with a different head unit. If you got a few extra bucks and you care about the sound quality rather than the look, go aftermarket.

 

I would like to go aftermarket, Ive looked around before, but never made the move. Hope to get a little amp and a sub in the back just to add a little bass.

 

Exactly what I did, put a 3 channel JL amp under the passenger seat where the factory CD player goes, that feeds the two front door speakers and a sub in a box in the back.

The original amp still feeds the back door speakers which sound inferior to the rest. If I had the time I could try to figure out how to use the head unit to power the back seat speakers instead of the factory amp. Another day maybe since I don't ride much back there.