Key Fob Frequency...???
Ric Norris
I am trying to get a repacement "car key"...the Brisbane dealer here in Oz
has quoted $252.00 for the fob + $70.00 for the programming. Pigs
arse...!!!
I know there are cheaper generics but no-one can seem to get the frequency
right. Landrover has quoted (they think) a frequency of 315 mhz.
Can anybody confirm or deny this.
Vehicle is a 1999 Discovery TD5 Series II.
Any input greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
Ric Norris.
Brisbane. Australia.
DieSea
"Ric Norris" <r...@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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Not sure about the new disco's
but my 300 is on 433.9?? as was the dragons metro
Frequencies of the key fobs can vary , so 315 MHz could be about right for your
neck of the woods
Prices sound about right for main dealers ,
But hey that lot taught the highwayman how to rip people off
And the highwayman wore a mask!!
DieSea
asdf
I had a trip recently where the immobiliser in my 300 Tdi 'fender umm....
immobilised me.
Permanently. It got confused or something.
As luck would have it I was in a metro area. 8 hours earlier, and I'd
probably still be there, dying of thirst (it's Australia after all) with my
better half and 2 year old son.
A quick call to an auto-sparkie fixed the problem permanently within the
hour. He completely bypassed the immobiliser and now there is absolutely no
chance of being stranded in the middle of the desert due to the immobiliser
having a fit.
A byproduct is that I can start the beasty without having to have the little
dongle-thingy on my keyring.
The chances of my landy being stolen are almost zero. I've only ever met one
other blue 97 'fender, so it's just too easy to spot for most thieves (I
hope). That and the 'secret switch' installed by the sparky should see me
right.
Besides, I'd rather run the risk of it being stolen in a metro area, than it
failing to start thousands of kms from home with dwindling water supplies
and 40+ deg C temps and no shade...
Seriously folks, if you plan on doing really remote stuff (like the Simpson
Desert or something), for the love of god.... please disable your
immobiliser. They're dangerous, IMHO. Something to think about...
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Ian Rawlings
> Besides, I'd rather run the risk of it being stolen in a metro area, than it
> failing to start thousands of kms from home with dwindling water supplies
> and 40+ deg C temps and no shade...
>
> Seriously folks, if you plan on doing really remote stuff (like the Simpson
> Desert or something), for the love of god.... please disable your
> immobiliser. They're dangerous, IMHO. Something to think about...
Something else to think about, there's plenty of other reasons why it
might not start, so crabbing on about one of them being a potential killer
seems a bit daft, if you're going anywhere remote, make sure someone knows
you're there and when you're coming back!
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<new...@tarcus.org.uk> writes
>On 2009-11-20, asdf <as...@nowhere.nowhere> wrote:
>
>> Besides, I'd rather run the risk of it being stolen in a metro area, than it
>> failing to start thousands of kms from home with dwindling water supplies
>> and 40+ deg C temps and no shade...
>>
>> Seriously folks, if you plan on doing really remote stuff (like the Simpson
>> Desert or something), for the love of god.... please disable your
>> immobiliser. They're dangerous, IMHO. Something to think about...
>
>Something else to think about, there's plenty of other reasons why it
>might not start, so crabbing on about one of them being a potential killer
>seems a bit daft, if you're going anywhere remote, make sure someone knows
>you're there and when you're coming back!
Standard advice for caving too. Pick your anticipated cave-exit time
plus a couple of hours (depending on where you're going, obviously).
Tell someone responsible, "I'll 'phone you when we're out. Don't worry
about us until then, but after that DO worry about us!"
Cheers,
S.
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William Black
> Which reminds me...
>
> I had a trip recently where the immobiliser in my 300 Tdi 'fender umm....
> immobilised me.
>
> Permanently. It got confused or something.
It's a 'known problem'.
> As luck would have it I was in a metro area. 8 hours earlier, and I'd
> probably still be there, dying of thirst (it's Australia after all) with my
> better half and 2 year old son.
>
> A quick call to an auto-sparkie fixed the problem permanently within the
> hour. He completely bypassed the immobiliser and now there is absolutely no
> chance of being stranded in the middle of the desert due to the immobiliser
> having a fit.
I had that done as well.
> A byproduct is that I can start the beasty without having to have the little
> dongle-thingy on my keyring.
Me too, but you can get odd flashing lights on the dash for a minute or
two...
But there is a 'fix' available.
http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=86
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single handed with a quarterstaff.
asdf
"Ian Rawlings" <new...@tarcus.org.uk> wrote in message
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Agreed, but we were talking about key fobs/dongly things, not all the other
things that could leave you stranded.
PM
"Ric Norris" <r...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
Try http://www.remotekey.co.uk/. I bought a couple of these and they
were fine. Programming needs two people but was relatively easy and with
the way the pound is against the AUD at the moment they will work out a
lot cheaper thanyou have been quoted.
BR Paul
Nige
> On 2009-11-20, asdf <as...@nowhere.nowhere> wrote:
>
>> Besides, I'd rather run the risk of it being stolen in a metro area, than
>> it
>> failing to start thousands of kms from home with dwindling water supplies
>> and 40+ deg C temps and no shade...
>>
>> Seriously folks, if you plan on doing really remote stuff (like the
>> Simpson
>> Desert or something), for the love of god.... please disable your
>> immobiliser. They're dangerous, IMHO. Something to think about...
>
> Something else to think about, there's plenty of other reasons why it
> might not start, so crabbing on about one of them being a potential killer
> seems a bit daft, if you're going anywhere remote, make sure someone knows
> you're there and when you're coming back!
Satellite phone, plenty of water, porn mag.....
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Ric Norris
Cheers.
Ric Norris.
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