called honda again. They said that bose has never used a "0" anywhere in any of their codes. I give up. I'm taking out the radio and getting that damnedable serial #. Car work can never be just simple 5-minute things for me... :o oh well, thanks ayways guys. BTW, I tried every frickin combination of numbers and buttons and nothing. every three times I'd disconnect the battery for about 15 sec., reconnnect and try again. jeez... figures
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