TVR chimera immobiliser

[ChrisE20]

Hi I am new to ph. Have recently purchased a 98 TVR chimera 400, with about 78000 miles , well serviced and frequently used . I presently have the car in France. Everything seemed to work well until I put it on a trickle charger which came with the car .the now won’t start a can’t I guess disengage the immobiliser. All the dash ,lights etc all work but the key fob will not open or lock the doors , , I’ve read allot about bypassing the immobiliser,but it seems strange that the fob will not operate the doors , when I got the car there was a 10cm piece of wire in the door pocket, I guess for some sort of bypass or hot wiring . Have tried the usual fuses , batteries etc , anybody got any thoughts , would be most welcome, ,cheers Chris

[Scrump]

Hi Chris, welcome to PH.
I have moved your question into the TVR bit of the forum as this where you are most likely to get the right answer.

[ChrisE20]

Cheers much appreciated, didn’t know how to do it

[PabloGee]

Can you ask the previous owner?
It sounds like either your fob has developed a fault, or the pairing between fob and alarm needs resetting...

The next person to contact might be Carl Baker, who is extremely helpful and knowledgable on the alarm systems.

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[Belle427]

If your stuck maybe try a battery disconnect for a minute, worth a try.

[ChrisE20]

Cheers thanks for that, I will try Carl baker, spoke to previous owner who thought it was flat battery. I guess from what you are saying even if I bypass immobiliser the fob will not lock and unlock the doors, thanks Chris

[ChrisE20]

Cheers belle will try that . Did try a 10 second disconnect but will try it longer

[PabloGee]

If the previous owner meant flat battery in the car, have you tried connecting it to a known good battery (in your daily driver for example)?