Love my Chim..... but 1 annoying little thing?
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Know what you mean mate. Mine is a daily driver and it's a bugger when it's tipping it down and you have to get into the drivers side first to open the boot, whilst the car is getting wet inside. Or when you get out of the car and swear you pressed the release button, remove the key but get to the boot and find it's still shut.
I bought an alarm system unit as a mini-project for my car, comes with a key fob and a receiver / switch unit. The system can be retro installed in any car and used to control whatever you like. I intend to install it in the boot and wire it into the solenoid circuit, plus it needs a battery +ve supply to, unswitched.
They don't normally sell to the public, only to alarm installers, as the unit is just a part and doesn't have installation instructions but I managed to convince them to sell it to me as I'm an electrical engineer.
Haven't fitted it yet but it should allow you to open the boot from the key fob without opening the car or disarming the alarm. I guess you could wire it to only work when the main alarm is disarmed but I see this key fob being just as secure as the main one.
I bought an alarm system unit as a mini-project for my car, comes with a key fob and a receiver / switch unit. The system can be retro installed in any car and used to control whatever you like. I intend to install it in the boot and wire it into the solenoid circuit, plus it needs a battery +ve supply to, unswitched.
They don't normally sell to the public, only to alarm installers, as the unit is just a part and doesn't have installation instructions but I managed to convince them to sell it to me as I'm an electrical engineer.
Haven't fitted it yet but it should allow you to open the boot from the key fob without opening the car or disarming the alarm. I guess you could wire it to only work when the main alarm is disarmed but I see this key fob being just as secure as the main one.
cheers guys, exactly why i love the TVR world as people always have some real good suggestions.
My chim is a daily driver so im always having to put the cover on her, so as you can imagine it does my head in having to pi$$ around with the keys all the time.
will look into the most non intrusive install and of course cost effective one and then make a call on it.. will let you know which one i went for in the end
cheers again men
My chim is a daily driver so im always having to put the cover on her, so as you can imagine it does my head in having to pi$$ around with the keys all the time.
will look into the most non intrusive install and of course cost effective one and then make a call on it.. will let you know which one i went for in the end
cheers again men
just checked there website... shame they are in Lancashire. thanks anyway, will see if anyone else does the same install down here in Berkshire
V8 GRF said:
Ropps said:
will look into the most non intrusive install and of course cost effective one and then make a call on it..
Cheapest is definitely mine.
tonym789666 said:
I used a 12v remote garage door opener off Ebay. Transmitter and fob under £7.
I put the transmitter in the boot for easy access to the wiring and wired it in parallel with the original system. Works a treat only drawback is you have another fob to carry on the key ring.
That sounds like your solution there Ropps. I think i'd hapilly have another fob on the car if it meant i could open the boot. I am, of course, speaking hypathetically as my boot still isn't sorted and has no lock on it at current. That's your other option Ropps, ha. I put the transmitter in the boot for easy access to the wiring and wired it in parallel with the original system. Works a treat only drawback is you have another fob to carry on the key ring.
Ropps, it's 32 of your english pounds for the Modwise kit .... http://www.djbeer.hostingbt.com/id30.html Think i'll be sticking one of these on mine once i have a boot that is able to shut and stay shut !
AJ
Ropps said:
Ad's whats the damage on the wallet for this?
Details here - http://www.djbeer.hostingbt.com/id24.htmlAJV8 said:
ModWise boot opener kit Ropps. From what i've read that'll do the trick for you. Little sensor under the plate at the back then you keep a fob on your keyring, rub it over the sensor and hey presto.
Hope that helps.
AJ
Hope that helps.
AJ
blitzracing said:
What about a simple magnetic read switch and a magnet on your key ring? Only have it wired so it works with the car unlocked. Nice thing about glass fibre is you can put a read switch any where as its not magnetically shielded as it would be with a steel body.
Effectively the modwise solution....I've got a remote boot release on my keyfob but it is an Clifford alarm/immobiliser unit fitted by the previous owner.
However, there is a button on the underside of the dash, right hand side of the steering column that releases the boot and is not attached to the ignition live circuit. I also have a secondary heater fan switch under there as well, and I only found them after 2 years of having the car.
Would these also be aftermarket mods, or just another quirk in the Chimaera evolution/development?
However, there is a button on the underside of the dash, right hand side of the steering column that releases the boot and is not attached to the ignition live circuit. I also have a secondary heater fan switch under there as well, and I only found them after 2 years of having the car.
Would these also be aftermarket mods, or just another quirk in the Chimaera evolution/development?
Steve in Stoke said:
I've got a remote boot release on my keyfob but it is an Clifford alarm/immobiliser unit fitted by the previous owner.
However, there is a button on the underside of the dash, right hand side of the steering column that releases the boot and is not attached to the ignition live circuit. I also have a secondary heater fan switch under there as well, and I only found them after 2 years of having the car.
Would these also be aftermarket mods, or just another quirk in the Chimaera evolution/development?
These were standard on earlier cars such as yours and mine, the fan is un-heated air only. However, there is a button on the underside of the dash, right hand side of the steering column that releases the boot and is not attached to the ignition live circuit. I also have a secondary heater fan switch under there as well, and I only found them after 2 years of having the car.
Would these also be aftermarket mods, or just another quirk in the Chimaera evolution/development?
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