Door locking remote control

[sundance kid]

Guy's

My remore control for lockin / unlocking the car and arming /disarming the alarm is playing up.

Can anyone tell me where I can get a replacement from ?

hope its not one of those dealer only jobs that you have to pay an arm & a leg for :-(

Thanks

[gingerprince]

Do you have the Meta alarm? If so mine plays up every now and then, I find the battery slips and disconnects. I always carry a blade fuse in my wallet now - easy to use this to open the fob and reseat the battery

[pebbledash]

if its a foxguard, the company to call is Bridgwater electronics

[Sundance Kid]

Yes, Its a META

I'm going to go and get new batteries now.

There are two 3v batteries in it.

Sometimes it works, so i dont thing its the battery but i'll put new in anyway to be sure

[torquemada]

Same problem here - fitted new batteries but no improvement. Carl Baker is the expert and very helpful, call him on 0772 0723407. I have been told that the contacts gradually disintegrate, a common problem apparently. About £150 for two new reprogrammed plippers - slightly less if you have the code card.
Hope this helps.

[mongoose]

My first griff was the first tvr i owned with a meta alarm.I always found it a right pain to lock the car(many attempts usually),but it was always easy to open.After 17 months of ownership,i finally discovered that i needed to hold the button pressed for a little longer to lock the car,i.e. a good second or so,whereas it always unlocked much quicker.Ive scince found this to be the case with my tuscan,and now my latest griff also,so it seems to be the way they normally work.

[BIG GRF]

I must have looked a right t**t having to press the keyfob button 5 times at different angles around the car before the car locked. Then as with Mongoose, I discovered that if you hold the button down for a second or two, the doors lock first time. But thankfully it has taken me a lot less than 17 months to work it out!

BTW this is a 1998 car and has the Meta system.

[mongoose]

BIG GRF said:

Then as with Mongoose, I discovered that if you hold the button down for a second or two, the doors lock first time. But thankfully it has taken me a lot less than 17 months to work it out!

I knew i'd regret saying i only found out after 17mths.The trouble is that many people think that they're just tempremental and its a case of "they all do that sir".I fell for this,and consequently only found out by accident