I've been looking over this thing for a week. I've looked under all kinds of lighting and angles and can't find any sign of a number that starts with VWZ. Here's all I've been able to find. Do any of these mean anything or do I just need to get a new radio?
On the left side (driver's side) of the radio "FF01476" is stamped in it. No other labels or numbers.
On the back, "FA08281" is stamped in it and it has a small paper sticker that says "HEIDLEBERG No. 23181" There are several 3 letters/digits stamped under what looks like adjustment potentiometers.
On the right side, there is a VW/Audi logo stamped in it with the numbers "165 035 180C" "FA 09215" and "an A inside a circle followed by FA1986" stamped below the logo. There is also 4 marks stamped in it that look like maybe a mark for the corner locations of a sticker that isn't there.
On the bottom are two stickers, one red and one silver. The red one says "Aftermarket Equipment -- W.C.3 -- VENDOR CODE YPC -- Volkswagen of America, Inc." The Silver one says "Model No. 161 035 180E and REF. NO. CQ-97FUV and Serial No. 23181,” along with some info about the manufacturer. The word "OPEN” with small arrows pointing out is stamped near each rear corner and the number “FA05350” is stamped in the center near the rear.
On the bottom is a large paper sticker showing the plug layout and a statement about Dolby Licensing. There are two small paper stickers on the bottom. One says “HEIDELBERG No. 23181” and the other says “YEFM02321” which I think is a “label number” since three of the other stickers have “LABEL NO. YEFM . . . ” printed on them in tiny letters at the bottom. This sticker has the number in tiny letters at the top, but the label is blank. Also stamped into the bottom is the number FA03755A.
Sooooo . . . am I SOL or what?
By the way, the VIN is WVWGC83A0TE034889
