Radio disconnected

[Eurox]

I got a new alternator a while back and when I received the car back the radio didnt work, as in it didnt pick up any signal apart from static. Is it worth going to halfords or somewhere to get it fixed? Or wud it be easy doing it myself? If i was to take it to get fixed how much would they charge?

[Panic Button]

May sound stupid, but if it may have forgotten the stations it was tuned for, and just need retuning.
Alternatively perhaps the aerial lead has dropped out the back or broken somewhere.

[Toureman]

The battery will have been disconnected to work on the alternater so the radio would lose it's code. It needs the code re-entering.

[bubblegum-31]

if you do end up needing a code to get it working then check along the side of the stereo for the serial number and then post it back on here and i will get the code for you.................merry xmas

[Eurox]

ok thanks ill try and get the code. It doesnt say it ever needs a code. It just seems to scan through and never pick up a station.

[mr rusty]

If it's scanning and not asking for a code then it's probable that it's just that the ariel cable may have been disturbed.

Any half decent mechanic would have used a code-saver when disconnecting the battery so it shouldn't need recoding and it doesn't sound as if it does.

I doubt that Halfords would have a clue what to look for, if it was working before the alternator was changed and now it's not then take it back to whoever swapped the alternator over if you can't see whats amiss yourself.