Dead Stock Radio?

[sac325]

Hey R3vLimited!
I picked up my first e30 a couple months ago. '92 Convertible.
It was a family member's which had sat since the last time I drove it in 2013.

The stock radio it had in it worked when I drove it in 2013. But when I picked it up from the warehouse in 2015, nada!

No lights, no noise, no nothing.

Some Clues
The only lights that illuminate when I turn on the headlights is the one around the knob, and the anti theft.
I put in a tape deck adapter to see if it would react, it swallowed it but it won't eject it out.

The radio in question


The wires that I found dangling.



And I was wondering, worst comes to worst, if I could swap it out with this bad boy

Thank you so much guys!

[dlmpsy]

Did you enter the code? Reason I say this is that some people are not aware that if your battery goes dead then you have to re-enter the anti-theft code.

[sac325]

Did you enter the code? Reason I say this is that some people are not aware that if your battery goes dead then you have to re-enter the anti-theft code.

I mean that would make sense, cause the battery went dead while it sat. But the display has never showed CODE. It's just been blank. Maybe I'm locked out?

[dlmpsy]

If the battery went dead, you have to re-enter the code. It's been awhile since I messed with mine and I usually just look it up in the owners manual when the need arises. If you enter the code incorrectly enough times you get locked out of the radio. There is a way to reset being locked out...it should be on the internet somewhere...also, if you have a different radio than what came with the car, you have a different code. Here's a link that may help....http://blog.bavauto.com/3137/bmw-radio-security-code/

[sac325]

If the battery went dead, you have to re-enter the code. It's been awhile since I messed with mine and I usually just look it up in the owners manual when the need arises. If you enter the code incorrectly enough times you get locked out of the radio. There is a way to reset being locked out...it should be on the internet somewhere...also, if you have a different radio than what came with the car, you have a different code. Here's a link that may help....http://blog.bavauto.com/3137/bmw-radio-security-code/

The screen doesn't even light up for me to enter a code. Usually doesn't it say CODE on the radio.
Regardless I entered it and nothing happened.