Economic downturn to blame. The cost of twopenny resistors and ten penny transistors has hit the roof. Seriously though, you would wonder how you can get a 32" LCD HD television for less than you can get a RF receiver for. The sum of the components parts possibly will not be more than a tenner.
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
It's true, :smash:
stjohnsmythe
Active Member
I just unplugged mine, job done. Blipper still works if you use it near the back window.
stjohnsmythe
Active Member
But there is always the risk that the early receivers will burn your locks, then you will be in for the cost of the receiver plus new locks
How is this the case? My locks are fine and I just open it using the key.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
So you have completely disconnected the RF receiver? If not, one failure mode is it constantly sends a lock or unlock message which burns the lock motors out.
stjohnsmythe
Active Member
I've just disconnected the wire (blue I think) that goes to the module.
When I bought the car, the garage mentioned that they'd replaced the battery as the old one kept going flat. After reading a P38 buying guide I checked at night to see if the P was lighting up in the gear indicator in case the BECM was waking up from a signal. Sure enough, every couple of minutes it would light up and then go off after a while.
So I disconnected the wire to the module and it's been fine ever since. Eventually I'll get round to replacing the rf module but probably not till next year some time.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
So your locks remain at risk.
+1 I am with Datatek on this my RF rec has been a problem for a while I replaced the front door locks (from Emmotts) so not too costly and disconnected the blue wire they lasted 2 months before they were burned out the only way to do the job is replace the receiver with the newest version I am just peed off at the cost I know what I should do but extracting that cash from my pocket is proving hard
cheongthong
Active Member
you will have alot of problem if you disconnect the blue wire ,, best is to disconnect the Aeriel ( antenne cable ) receiver cable on the rf receiver , the only negative is you don,t have a good radio receiver,,,
zzr1200
Well-Known Member
Looking at a new RF receiver - one of those jobs should have done ages ago now they were expensive before at from memory island used to be about 170 quid now they are £200 bloody rip off
The only supplier is Land Rover, even Island 4x4 have to buy them from Land Rover ("at a discount of course") its called, "We have you by the short and curlies". now pay up......
....But as stated before, well worth the money, so to speak....
stjohnsmythe
Active Member
+1 I am with Datatek on this my RF rec has been a problem for a while I replaced the front door locks (from Emmotts) so not too costly and disconnected the blue wire they lasted 2 months before they were burned out the only way to do the job is replace the receiver with the newest version I am just peed off at the cost I know what I should do but extracting that cash from my pocket is proving hard
Ah ok, I'd have to check but maybe I disconnected a different wire. I did it back in summer and haven't had any probs.
The RF receiver aerial wire IS a blue wire.
Sometimes you have to let them find out for themselves
anyway I will have to shell out after rebuilding the engine replacing the headlights and door locks and bloody tyres whats another couple of hundred quid My Battery kept going flat, I used to park it unknowingly near a DIY weather station, wireless septic tank transmitter and of course every joe has wifi in my village.
i disconnected the ariel from the RF, got the car re synced and moved it too the front of the house. perfect for about two weeks, went out today after 48hrs of non use and the batts chuffin flat again.:mad2:
Will have to bite the bullit and shell the cash for a new RF.
This close to christmas could have done without!!! arghhhh!
i disconnected the ariel from the RF, got the car re synced and moved it too the front of the house. perfect for about two weeks, went out today after 48hrs of non use and the batts chuffin flat again.:mad2:
Will have to bite the bullit and shell the cash for a new RF.
This close to christmas could have done without!!! arghhhh!
