Old fashioned immobiliser woes
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The voltage was fine with the engine off (indeed, whilst the engine could not be started).
Insurers can be daft, sometimes. Things like a battery cutoff switch do not interest them, but if you have some bit of electronical tat, especially one that has been certified by some bunch of electronical tat certifiers, they give you a whole tenner off, or something.
New immobiliser? No way - they are the spawn of Beelzebub.
Insurers can be daft, sometimes. Things like a battery cutoff switch do not interest them, but if you have some bit of electronical tat, especially one that has been certified by some bunch of electronical tat certifiers, they give you a whole tenner off, or something.
New immobiliser? No way - they are the spawn of Beelzebub.
Breadvan72 said:
I agree. Stupid and pointless things, and the insurance industry should stop encouraging their use.
FWIW my quote was cheaper if you didn't have an immobiliser. When mine failed and killed the ignition it was bypassed in about 5 minutes by a helpful AA chap who seemed very familiar with the process. It was the only time the car had failed to start.
By the way, the small pipe describing a loop in the lower right of the picture is the incredibly high tech remote dipstick pipe. You are supposed to be able to check the engine oil level by pressing a button whilst sipping a Campari in the driver's seat. This is a rubbish device that never works.
My insurance co insisted on a Cat1 alarm for the Esprit. One company wanted an extra £150 premium + increase of £300 of excess because I have a Lotus Sports exhaust!
Nobody cares about a Tracker. They all ask if you have one, but don't offer a discount if there is one fitted.....
Proper, modern imobilisers are very good and relaible - especially the passive ones. Every modern car has one...
FWIW a hidden switch is probably a better idea, or, as I have on the Midget and soon on the Esprit a detachable steering wheel.
Nobody cares about a Tracker. They all ask if you have one, but don't offer a discount if there is one fitted.....
Proper, modern imobilisers are very good and relaible - especially the passive ones. Every modern car has one...
FWIW a hidden switch is probably a better idea, or, as I have on the Midget and soon on the Esprit a detachable steering wheel.
I know I'm wrong more often that not but I've just had a thought (first this year) the coil top rubber glove/cover that could hold/cause moisture/damp/condensation/water, as your going to replace coil in the meantime remove it - who knows without that cover the alarm may be fine and you grow to love it and accept it as part of your purchase
I remember when I got my first Spridget I was going to fit a coil and a dissy cap glove as I remember the fun in damp weather with Minis but an old boy told me they'd cause more trouble than they'd solve (plus they were so tight I couldn't fit them) so back to the shop they went
I remember when I got my first Spridget I was going to fit a coil and a dissy cap glove as I remember the fun in damp weather with Minis but an old boy told me they'd cause more trouble than they'd solve (plus they were so tight I couldn't fit them) so back to the shop they went
Alas, no large manor, but lots of sheds in sheds. Unless business picks up soon, I may have to put some curtains in the Lancia.
The point about the rubber cover (which conceals a puzzling number of connectors and wires) may be well made, although the car had been in a dry place before the problem started, and it wasn't rained on until it had already conked out.
The point about the rubber cover (which conceals a puzzling number of connectors and wires) may be well made, although the car had been in a dry place before the problem started, and it wasn't rained on until it had already conked out.
the car looks very nice
apart from the 80s dash and what are those two things in the back
(give with one hand . . .)
nothing wrong with net curtains but they do need to be full length
ETA: re coil cover, there's been a lot of damp/condensation this winter, noticeably more than other years, I lifted my bonnet once to find it literally dripping off the underside and my car gets plenty of fresh air
apart from the 80s dash and what are those two things in the back
(give with one hand . . .)
nothing wrong with net curtains but they do need to be full length
ETA: re coil cover, there's been a lot of damp/condensation this winter, noticeably more than other years, I lifted my bonnet once to find it literally dripping off the underside and my car gets plenty of fresh air
Edited by na on Sunday 27th January 17:51
Err, what things in the back? I can see the headrests of the front seats.
The dash design dates from 1979, and is better than that on the Series A Spyders. The interior is, however, definitely a sneak preview of that "everything in black plastic" 80s experience (still to be found on Audis and VWs everywhere).
The instrument panel is an over fussy design, with too many needles and knobs.
The dash design dates from 1979, and is better than that on the Series A Spyders. The interior is, however, definitely a sneak preview of that "everything in black plastic" 80s experience (still to be found on Audis and VWs everywhere).
The instrument panel is an over fussy design, with too many needles and knobs.
Here is the horrid contraption minus its rubber hat. Also, another shot of the Barry bling. The cable for the semi automatic choke [EDIT: I talk bollix - it's the throttle, not the choke] can't seem to go anywhere else, neat fiends.
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 29th January 15:00
Breadvan72 said:
Err, what things in the back?
I think they're seats but I don't understand why they'd be there Breadvan72 said:
The dash design dates from 1979,
you legal types with your word twistingBreadvan72 said:
Here is the horrid contraption minus its rubber hat. Also, another shot of the Barry bling. The cable for the semi automatic choke can't seem to go anywhere else, neat fiends.
some nasty tight degree bends on the wires off the plugs thereBreadvan72 said:
. . . things like that can cause immobilizer problems
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