Recent content by Trio of Triumphs

On the alarm issue, did I mention checking for corrosion in a connector in the windscreen pillar (near side I think)?

I think you may be referring to the Kicker Lite. The Kicker does calibrate EAS and tell you what the fault is, at least on my Classic.https://blackbox-solutions.com/shop/category/basic-bits

The Kicker is just about reading and fixing the EAS. (It can be used to change ride height level too). The kicker Lite just clears EAS fault codes without telling you what they are so if the fault comes back it hasn’t helped you to find it. The Nanocom is also by BBS and it is a fault reader...

Thanks. That’ll keep me out of trouble for a few hours.

When I bought my Classic I also acquired some replica badges (See my profile picture). At first I was disappointed that the scuttle badge had recessed lettering (as my father’s ‘73 B suffix had plain aluminium with flat letter) but I later understood that there were recessed letter badges (on...

Thanks, it adds some stuff I didn’t know. I do have the under seat display, though it rarely seems to make sense. The Nanocom is the Blackbox product that it refers to. I hadn’t heard of the OBD1 work around.

OBDii is the issue for me because the Classic doesn’t have that socket. Thanks for the link. I see the 520 compatibility says “ Compatible with most petrol and diesel Jaguar and Land Rover cars from around 2001 to around 24 months from current date(with 16-pin diagnostic port) Compatible with...

I’d be worried by that voltage drop. What voltage are you getting at the battery?

This functionality question is a nightmare. I just bought a Nanocom to sort out my SRS light. I have since studied the licences available. What I bought is a licence for all SRS on Classic Rangerovers & Discos 1&2 (I can’t swear to the ‘2’ but am reasonably confident), subject to having the...

I take your point regarding answers from DVLA. It used to be the case that the local registration office had a local manager who had a lot of discretion (if not knowledge) and the answer varied according to which one you spoke to. But those days are gone. The point where you lost me was when...

Quite apart from the massive cost of the parts that are missing, I can’t see how it will be tax and MOT exempt if it needs new chassis, engine & gearbox. If you are re-bodying it as a disco, why not just buy a disco? The DVLA website says: You do not need to get an MOT if: the vehicle was...

Just been talking to my garage. Owner is a Landrover fan who especially loves late classic rangerovers. His suggestions were alarm spider under dashboard (presumably what you have replaced) or bad connection in harness. He has had a similar age disco where the loom passing through (passenger...

Is it not an immobiliser/key synchronising issue? Is it possible that the alarm/immobiliser was previously disabled but in fixing the driver’s lock it became re-enabled? https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/resetting-alarm-immobiliser-sequence.200118/ If this link doesn’t work then there’s a...

So is the central locking now working on the fob? Do we know that the starter motor still works?

Not sure if this would help but you aren’t far away so worth thinking about. My Rangerover LSE came with 2 alarms fitted. The standard Landrover one and the Clifford one which shouts at you if you stand too close to the car (I am not joking). The Clifford Alarm fobs operated the central locking...