What a LIFE SAVER!! No BS! I followed the directions just as explained and ... WOW! I got my stereo back!!! To all the doubters... Don't doubt... it works, Just do it! Seriously, it works. Follow these steps and don't change a thing. The place I was going to was getting ready to charge $140 for pulling the stereo, then it was up to me to send to Pioneer (paying for shipping myself) and then paying Pioneer for "clearing" the password (which, by the way was mine, and I kick myself in the arse for not remembering it or writing it down), THEN getting it back a week or so later and getting it