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Robbiedoo

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I had a bit of a panic after work tonight in my '99 RR.

Remote would not work at all, I unlocked the driver's door and opened it -
it bleeped of course and when trying to start the engine I got the "Engine
Disabled" message.

I haven't had the car long but am wise enough to keep some batteries handy
(past experience). Sometime in the past the battery cover has been screwed
into the remote with force (and possible superglue) so after much messing
about I got the cover off. To cut a long story short I changed the
batteries, started the car and drove home.

So, I'm about to get on eBay and order one of those repair kit thingies.
The battery cover is fairly well stuffed and the buttons don't look that
clever so the kit sounds like a sensible investment.

I have realised what a great idea it would be to have the unlock code handy,
but where do I get it?

Another question is I have seen replacement remotes for sale on eBay, I only
have 1 so I could do with a spare but I heard a rumour that they cannot be
reprogrammed to suit the car. Is that true?

Apologies if this has all been dealt with before but I lost all my history
for this NG.

Thanks in advance

Robbiedoo

--
1999 Range Rover 2.5 DSE


 
Robbiedoo wrote:

> I had a bit of a panic after work tonight in my '99 RR.
>
> Remote would not work at all, I unlocked the driver's door and opened it -
> it bleeped of course and when trying to start the engine I got the "Engine
> Disabled" message.
>
> I haven't had the car long but am wise enough to keep some batteries handy
> (past experience). Sometime in the past the battery cover has been
> screwed into the remote with force (and possible superglue) so after much
> messing
> about I got the cover off. To cut a long story short I changed the
> batteries, started the car and drove home.
>
> So, I'm about to get on eBay and order one of those repair kit thingies.
> The battery cover is fairly well stuffed and the buttons don't look that
> clever so the kit sounds like a sensible investment.
>
> I have realised what a great idea it would be to have the unlock code
> handy, but where do I get it?
>
> Another question is I have seen replacement remotes for sale on eBay, I
> only have 1 so I could do with a spare but I heard a rumour that they
> cannot be
> reprogrammed to suit the car. Is that true?
>
> Apologies if this has all been dealt with before but I lost all my history
> for this NG.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Robbiedoo
>
Go to your local dealer with your V5 and they will get the unlock code for
you. Ask for the EKA code.
As far as I'm aware keys cannot be reprogrammed. They are ordered to chassis
number and are £100ish plus vat
--
Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty
 
Thanks Mark.

Any idea what they'll charge me for that? or how long it takes?


"Mark Dickinson" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Robbiedoo wrote:
>
>> I had a bit of a panic after work tonight in my '99 RR.
>>
>> Remote would not work at all, I unlocked the driver's door and opened
>> it -
>> it bleeped of course and when trying to start the engine I got the
>> "Engine
>> Disabled" message.
>>
>> I haven't had the car long but am wise enough to keep some batteries
>> handy
>> (past experience). Sometime in the past the battery cover has been
>> screwed into the remote with force (and possible superglue) so after much
>> messing
>> about I got the cover off. To cut a long story short I changed the
>> batteries, started the car and drove home.
>>
>> So, I'm about to get on eBay and order one of those repair kit thingies.
>> The battery cover is fairly well stuffed and the buttons don't look that
>> clever so the kit sounds like a sensible investment.
>>
>> I have realised what a great idea it would be to have the unlock code
>> handy, but where do I get it?
>>
>> Another question is I have seen replacement remotes for sale on eBay, I
>> only have 1 so I could do with a spare but I heard a rumour that they
>> cannot be
>> reprogrammed to suit the car. Is that true?
>>
>> Apologies if this has all been dealt with before but I lost all my
>> history
>> for this NG.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Robbiedoo
>>
> Go to your local dealer with your V5 and they will get the unlock code for
> you. Ask for the EKA code.
> As far as I'm aware keys cannot be reprogrammed. They are ordered to
> chassis
> number and are £100ish plus vat
> --
> Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty


 
Robbiedoo wrote:

> Thanks Mark.
>
> Any idea what they'll charge me for that? or how long it takes?
>
>
Depends on the dealership as to charge, we don't charge. As long as the Land
Rover server is up and running it takes about 30seconds to get.

--
Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty
 
Robbiedoo wrote:
> I had a bit of a panic after work tonight in my '99 RR.
>
> Remote would not work at all, I unlocked the driver's door and opened it -
> it bleeped of course and when trying to start the engine I got the "Engine
> Disabled" message.
>
> I haven't had the car long but am wise enough to keep some batteries handy
> (past experience). Sometime in the past the battery cover has been screwed
> into the remote with force (and possible superglue) so after much messing
> about I got the cover off. To cut a long story short I changed the
> batteries, started the car and drove home.
>
> So, I'm about to get on eBay and order one of those repair kit thingies.
> The battery cover is fairly well stuffed and the buttons don't look that
> clever so the kit sounds like a sensible investment.
>
> I have realised what a great idea it would be to have the unlock code handy,
> but where do I get it?
>
> Another question is I have seen replacement remotes for sale on eBay, I only
> have 1 so I could do with a spare but I heard a rumour that they cannot be
> reprogrammed to suit the car. Is that true?
>
> Apologies if this has all been dealt with before but I lost all my history
> for this NG.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Robbiedoo

Same happened to me, i rang my local (non supplying dealer) on my 96 & was very surprised to find they
had it on the computer!!!

Nige



--

Subaru WRX
Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
110 Hi Cap (Ben)

'"Opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one"


 
Robbiedoo wrote:
> Thanks Mark.
>
> Any idea what they'll charge me for that? or how long it takes?Of course you can fit new bits to the
> existing handset, but you cant re-program them. The kits are rip off on ebay & you get the bits from LR
> a lot cheaper. The new key takes about 7 days if you need one. You also need to tell thewm what key
> number you want (1-4 etc)

Nige

Nige


 
Thanks Mark

"Mark Dickinson" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:eek:[email protected]...
> Robbiedoo wrote:
>
>> Thanks Mark.
>>
>> Any idea what they'll charge me for that? or how long it takes?
>>
>>
> Depends on the dealership as to charge, we don't charge. As long as the
> Land
> Rover server is up and running it takes about 30seconds to get.
>
> --
> Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty


 
Thanks Nige


"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Robbiedoo wrote:
>> I had a bit of a panic after work tonight in my '99 RR.
>>
>> Remote would not work at all, I unlocked the driver's door and opened
>> it -
>> it bleeped of course and when trying to start the engine I got the
>> "Engine
>> Disabled" message.
>>
>> I haven't had the car long but am wise enough to keep some batteries
>> handy
>> (past experience). Sometime in the past the battery cover has been
>> screwed
>> into the remote with force (and possible superglue) so after much messing
>> about I got the cover off. To cut a long story short I changed the
>> batteries, started the car and drove home.
>>
>> So, I'm about to get on eBay and order one of those repair kit thingies.
>> The battery cover is fairly well stuffed and the buttons don't look that
>> clever so the kit sounds like a sensible investment.
>>
>> I have realised what a great idea it would be to have the unlock code
>> handy,
>> but where do I get it?
>>
>> Another question is I have seen replacement remotes for sale on eBay, I
>> only
>> have 1 so I could do with a spare but I heard a rumour that they cannot
>> be
>> reprogrammed to suit the car. Is that true?
>>
>> Apologies if this has all been dealt with before but I lost all my
>> history
>> for this NG.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Robbiedoo
>
> Same happened to me, i rang my local (non supplying dealer) on my 96 & was
> very surprised to find they had it on the computer!!!
>
> Nige
>
>
>
> --
>
> Subaru WRX
> Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
> 110 Hi Cap (Ben)
>
> '"Opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one"
>


 
Robbiedoo wrote:
-snip-
> Apologies if this has all been dealt with before but I lost all my history
> for this NG.

Can't help with the remote problem, but Google Groups is the archive
for usenet now - very handy.


--
Regards,
Danny

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Gold blend)
swap Z for above characters in email address to reply

 
On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:51:06 +0100, Mark Dickinson wrote:

> As far as I'm aware keys cannot be reprogrammed.

True enough but I think the car can be told which keys to accept... ie
you program the car not the key. Fairly sure this needs to be done at a
dealers though and just wandering in with a "spare key" won't work the
keys number needs to be known. Lots of other makes of cars have a
"training sequence" in which complicated waggling/holding in a doors
lock/unlock position and similar in the ignition barrel teaches the car
the keys ID. I don't think LR have that feature.

> They are ordered to chassis number and are £100ish plus vat

As with may things related to security I think a lot of that price tag is
a deterrant rather than a true reflection of the items cost.

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 
Robbiedoo nearly made me spill my Shiraz on 26/04/2006 18:37 by writing:

>
> So, I'm about to get on eBay and order one of those repair kit thingies.
> The battery cover is fairly well stuffed and the buttons don't look that
> clever so the kit sounds like a sensible investment.

A couple of quid each for the batteries in the high street and another
quid for the pad at the dealer is an even better deal than the £15 for
the kit, last time I saw it.

> I have realised what a great idea it would be to have the unlock code handy,
> but where do I get it?

Contact a local dealer with the VIN and ask them for the EKA code.

> Another question is I have seen replacement remotes for sale on eBay, I only
> have 1 so I could do with a spare but I heard a rumour that they cannot be
> reprogrammed to suit the car. Is that true?

Yes. I've said if before, and I'll say it again: 100 quid - the price
of a new key - if you can send me a key and tell me how to program it to
open my 1997 P38A.


Andy

 
I got a spare blipper for my RR from www.avon-automotive.co.uk
(paul) and he also cut me a spare key as well, the lot was £65
and it works a treat, he does a lot of stuff for Land Rovers.

Alan


 
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