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F355 radio is dead

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  1. alarcidy

    alarcidy Rookie

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    Radio stopped working after battery was drained (and recharged). Any ideas??
     
    alarcidy, Apr 18, 2009
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  2. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    does it have a factory code that must be entered to get it to work again?
     
    GuyIncognito, Apr 18, 2009
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  3. niklas

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    no need for a radio when you've got that beautiful v8!

    (I'm sorry I couldn't be anymore help:()
     
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  4. 285ferrari

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    I think only the later Becker's had the PIN code for the radio...
     
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  5. sclja

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  6. KKSBA

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    Check the fuse for the radio if it is completely dead. Main fuseblock, and if it is good, pull the radio and see if it has an inline fuse or one built onto the back of the radio. While your back there check that there is 12V getting to the radio when the key is on to rule out radio failure or not.
     
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  7. alarcidy

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    The radio has no power and can not enter code.
     
    alarcidy, Apr 19, 2009
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  8. alarcidy

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    Thank you. The main fuse block radio fuse appears to be fine, I will attempt to remove radio from dash and check if any additional fuses.
     
    alarcidy, Apr 19, 2009
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  9. sal123

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    i have seen this before, unplug the power from the the radio for a few minutes & try again.
     
    sal123, Apr 19, 2009
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  10. bmwguy54

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    So a latter day update. The Ferrari radio, it says so when it turns on, is also a cassette player. I've never tried the tape feature, as using an old model like this is a good way to break the rubber bands that reside therein. The radio recently stopped working; it wouldn't respond to the on button at all. The unit was getting power, as the little red anti-theft light would blink. Fuse wasn't blown; I checked. So in some desperation I opened the rather comical face plate to reveal the cassette opening, and reclosed it. The radio started working! I can only assume that the contact that tells the unit that the cassette feature is not being used was in need of cycling and reestablishing contact. I have a new expression, as this is a Spyder. "As worthless as a radio in a Ferrari." I never use it.
     
    bmwguy54, Nov 9, 2023
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    johnk... F1 World Champ Owner

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    This turned out to be my problem for the Sony Ferrari radio..

     
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  12. brogenville

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    This video was amazing! I had the no power problem as well, and thanks to the video I wa able to find the broken track under a capacitor and installed a little jumper to bypass the break. The lovely old original stereo would have been junk without this video!
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    brogenville, Mar 2, 2025
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