Need For Speed Carbon cheats

Need For Speed Carbon cheats
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With these Need For Speed Carbon cheats you can give yourself a much needed cash injection, as well as other options such as unlimited nitros to help you dominate every race. 

Need For Speed Carbon cheats

PS2/PS3 Cheats

At the main menu enter:

L1, O, X, X, X, R2, down, up, X - $100,000

Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, Triangle - Castrol Cash - $10,000

Right, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Square - NFS:C Vinyl

Down, Right, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Square - Unlimited Speedbreaker

Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, Square - Cardboard Box And Driver Vinyl

Left, Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, Square - Unlimited Nitrous

Down, Up, Up, Right, Left, Left, Right, Square - Unlimited Crew Charge

Xbox Cheats

At the main menu enter:

Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, X, B - Castrol Cash - $10,000

Down, Up, Up, Right, Left, Left, Right, X - Unlimited Crew Charge

Right, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, X - NFS:C Vinyl

Down, Right, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, X - Unlimited Speedbreaker

Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, X - Cardboard Box And Driver Vinyl

Left, Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, X - Unlimited Nitrous

DS Cheats

At the main menu enter:

Up, Up, Down, Left, A, B, B, A - Infinite Nitrous

GameCube Cheats

At the main menu enter:

Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, X, B - Castrol Cash - $10,000

Down, Up, Up, Right, Left, Left, Right, X - Unlimited Crew Charge

Right, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, X - NFS:C Logo Vinyl

Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, X - Cardboard Box And Driver Vinyl

Left, Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, X - Unlimited Nitrous

Wii Cheats

Infinite nitrous

At the title screen, press Left, Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, 1. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Infinite crew charge

At the title screen, press Down, Up(2), Right, Left(2), Right, 1. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Infinite SpeedBreaker

At the title screen, press Down, Right(2), Left, Right, Up, Down, 1. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Need For Speed Carbon Logo Vinyls

At the title screen, press Right, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, 1 to unlock the Need For Speed Carbon Logo Vinyls. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Need For Speed Carbon Special Logo Vinyls

At the title screen, press Up(2), Down(4), Up, 1 to unlock the Need For Speed Carbon Special Logo Vinyls. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Extra money

At the title screen, press Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, 1, B to get an extra $10,000 in Career mode. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear. Note: This code can only be used once.

PC Cheats

Type these codes when on "PRESS ANY KEY" or "CLICK TO CONTINUE" screen

inthezoneskin - unlocks Autozone Vinyl
syntecskin - unlocks Castrol Syntec Vinyl
5grand5grand - unlocks Castrol Cash
shinycarsarethebestcars - unlocks Chrome Cars
cooperlogofreeforyou - unlocks Cooper Tire Logo
chasingmobile - unlocks Corvette Z06 Interceptor for the quick race
guesswhoisback - unlocks Cross Corvette Z06 for the quick race
trashtalking - unlocks Rhino for the quick race
bigredfiredrive - unlocks Fire Truck for the quick race
friendlyheadlocksapplied - gives you infinite speedbreaker
nosforeverever - gives you infinite nitrous
slowitdownwhenyouwant - gives you better brakes
speed3foryou - unlocks Mazda Speed3 for the quick race
lotsoffreelogos - unlocks Need for Speed Carbon Logo Vinyls
lotsoffreevinyls - unlocks Need for Speed Carbon Special Logo
watchoutthebigtruckishere - unlocks Dump Truck for the quick race
pharrellvinylgogo - unlocks Pharrell Vinyl
chasingheadlocksappliedrashtalk - unlocks Mazda Dealership
canyonalltheway - unlocks all tracks

Need For Speed Carbon unlocks

Unlockable Cars and Crew

Aston Martin DB9 (Exotic) - Defeat Wolf in Boss Battle mode.
Colin - Defeat Wolf or TFK.
Dodge Charger RT Classic (Muscle) - Defeat the 21st Muscle Car Gang.
Jaguar XK 2007 (Exotic) - Clear all 3 Turf War races.
Mazda RX7 (Tuner) - Defeat Kenji in Boss Battle mode.
Nikki - Defeat all 3 beginning bosses.
Nissan 240SX (Tuner) - Clear all 3 Checkpoint challenges.
Sal - After four to six races
Samson - Defeat Angie or 21st Street.
Yumi - Defeat Kenji or Bushido.

Stacked Deck Unlocks

You can unlock cool tier 3 muscle, exotic, and tuner cars when going against the "Stacked Deck" club. Custom Car Unlock: Plymouth 'cuda.

Bonus Cars

Complete career mode with any car class to unlock 5 bonus cars, including the Audi Quattro Le Mans Racing car.

Need For Speed Carbon tips

Bonus $10,000

To get an extra $10,000 when you start, have a saved game file from another Need for Speed game.

Fast Getaway

There is a very simple way to get away from the cops - hit pause and hit jump to safehouse. Now you're innocent, baby.

How To Beat Darius

Buy a Chevrolet corvette Z06 and accelerate as soon as you start the canyon race. You'll pass him in about 5-15 secs. Maintain your lead for 10secs and you finished.

Fastest And Best Car

First go to the car lot. If you have unlocked it, buy the Lamborghini Mercilago. It is the fastest car in the game, and is the best for everything except drifts. The best car for drifts that is really fast is the Lamborghini Gallarado. It has better handling than the Mercilago

Canyon Crashes

When you are in a canyon duel and are following Kenji, Wolf, Angie, or Darius just push them off the road and you will win automatically. You have to have patience though because they will try to stop.

Beat Darius

Although Darius may seem hard to beat, anyone can own him if they time it right. First, get a tuner car. Second, make sure its performance is maxed out. Third, bear all the races before Darius's Canyon Duel. When you finally get there, hold out until you're about 60 - 70% into the race. After you pass the 2 hairpins, there will be a road that slightly crooks to the left. After this, there will be a wide left turn that doesn't have a breakable wall. Darius will brake and take the inside of this corner. You should take this opportunity to gain speed, drive on the corner's outside lane, and pass him up. Hold out for 10 more seconds and you'll win the race in the 1st leg!

NOTE: This trick doesn't work every single time. I had to do it over for about 5 times before I actually passed him up. If you don't get it the first time, don't worry, just restart until you can get it.

Canyon Duels

When you go against an opposition on a canyon duel, try to get ahead of him. If you can then try and not let them pass for 10 secs. If you succeed, you will not have to do the second part of the duel. But remember, if you collide with your opposition, the computer takes 5,000 points off your score.

Beating Darius

This is a simple hint that enables you to easily beat Darius. (Works best with muscle cars.) As soon as the race starts floor it. When coming up on the first turn get on the inside of him and wait until he hits the brakes and then tap'em a couple of times. Don't be afraid to hit Darius. As soon as your halfway straight out of the turn, nail it and try to hold him off for 10 seconds.

NOTE: Be sure to max out your car and have patience; cause it wont work every time.

Stupid Cops

Walls in Free Roam

When the map is blinking red, the cops are chasing you but haven't found you yet. So before they find you back up to a wall and just sit there - even if the cop is right there they wont catch you or see you. Eventually they will drive away.

Bonus Cars

Complete career mode with any car class to unlock 5 bonus cars, including the Audi Quattro Le Mans Racing car

Easy Money

In Career Mode when you get a crew member like Niki that give you 10% off each car you buy, go buy a car. Then go to your safe house and go look at the car that you bought and the value of the car will be more than you bought it for. So when you sell it you will get money from that. Keep doing that the more money you get.

Losing Heat Fast

To lose your heat quick use this hint. Make sure you have autosave on. Turn off your ps2 and then turn it back on. You should see you did not lose that race or your settings.

Muscle Car Flip

When you are driving an old muscle car, go as fast as you can in reverse, turn the steering wheel to one side full lock while giving the car full throttle in 1st gear. The car will flip over sideways and land on its tires perfectly. This is a cool trick to show off with. Kinda pointless though.

Win Speedtrap Races

Whenever you get a speedtrap race use Neville to block your opponents before the speedtrap because this will stop the cars, causing them to have a lower total than you. But it has to be done right!

Automatic Performance Maxing

Go to the performance shop, press square and look in your shopping cart and every item will be as high as possible! (it works really well!)

Spikestrips Won't Stop You

Before the cops start to put down spikestrips, put down this cheat at the main menu: Left, Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, X for Unlimited Nitrous. Just hold the NOS button after you hit the spikestrip.

Escape From The Cops

When the cops are searching for you, hold down L1 and R1 at the same time. They will think you're one of the normal law-abiding cars and pass you.

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