Recent content by natdawson
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That would be a great if I could, unfortunately the lock barrel has started to fall apart so it's completed knackered.
The locksmith is coming tomorrow and I have a replacement ready to fit once we can get the door open.
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The receiver is ok, as are the fobs and it doesn't have a sunroof.
One fob stopped working one day and the second key stopped working the next although it had worked the previous day.
Whatever it is the answer is an expense we couldn't deal with when it failed and as the disco is highly...
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Well after phoning round a few places this morning it's being recovered on Wednesday and a locksmith is booked to drill out the old barrel once I've got it home. Then I'll be fitting a new barrel.
Thanks for your help and suggestions.
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That's what I was thinking of doing, just wondering if there was another way of getting access or ideas on removing the key.
The fobs weren't the issue, something in the Disco itself was but hardly had the money to put fuel in it let alone sort that issue out.
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I have another key, and the ignition uses a different key so that isn't a problem there. No other locks unfortunately, the joys of budget models if Land Rover does such a thing.
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He was under the impression that the internal locks would be deadlocked unless unlocked properly. Even if we'd got entry the Disco would have had to be left unlocked where it currently is in a street away from here as I wouldn't have been able to drive it away without disarming the immobiliser.
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Evening chaps and chapesses, yesterday my disco 2 decided to eat my door key in the drivers door lock barrel which I think has collapsed inside as the key doesn't seem to have gone all the way in. Annoyingly the end of the key is about 10mm inside the lock so not easy to get to.
Any ideas on...
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Whatever you end up doing just make sure your insurance company is happy with the mods.
A local LR specialist recommended I changed to coil springs but my insurance company wouldn't have covered me if I removed the air suspension and they wouldn't have been happy if I messed around with the ACE...
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It's in for the first round of MOST work today and having spoken to the garage they're going to see if they can get their computer to talk to the BCU and see what's up.
I need to remove the headlining to cure the material sagging so I'll have a look at the receiver then.
All very bizarre but...
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A bit of history with my disco 2.
When purchased it in September 2016 it only had one key so ordered another from remotekey.co.uk which worked perfectly fine as did the original. After a while, probably back in early 2017 the fob part of the original key would only work at close range and then...
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That's the one.
On the after market one the joints where the wires are soldered to the switch are not enclosed in plastic, which on its own isn't a problem.
In my case however one of the joints had an excess amount of solder and was proud of the switch body ended up sitting on the...
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There are two plugs, one to the coil which needs to be transfered over to the new barrel and the second goes to the bulb and a switch which is in the ignition barrel housing facing the dash once its fitted. The switch is hiding under a small metal plate but it is activated once the key is...
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I know what you mean, unfortunately if I sent it back I'd be without the only vehicle we have which isn't going to work too well.
I've sent them some pictures and if they want the switch part I can send them that as well. So far there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the mechanical side...
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Well firstly thanks for all your help, it has been appreciated.
Secondly I found the problem and the culprit was some fairly poor soldering on the key activated switch (NOT the ignition switch) on the new ignition barrel.
Where as the joints on the original switch are all hidden behind plastic...
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Sorry if that wasn't clear, I meant I broke the key blade by slamming the rear door shut on it by mistake. The key I was left with didn't have a working fob in it so have been using the broken key as a fob, Annoyingly due to it not being close enough to the coil the red light on the dash will...