hi my neighbour has a 54reg freelander which has a type of remote heater which when he presses the button from inside his house ,by the time he comes out the snow and ice has melted from his windows and the car is nice and warm inside. anyone know of this system and where i might be able to buy one and is it some thing easy to fit . thanx.

erm clifford do remote start on automatic vehicles (they will fit them to manual ones but they don't like doing it)

fbh =fuel burning heater

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fbh =fuel burning heater

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can yer do that off the remote?

blimey

thats asking for trouble on a freelander!

or the redneck way is gallon fuel and matches

Think you might find it's not so much a remote heater but a remote starter, my mate has one on his car, means engine is all warmed up ready to go. It's linked to the alarm system.

Ffs - dont yu ever read! Its a fuel burning hester! Fitted to loads if fsylanders and some discos.

And it's not a remote starter, it's an upgrade that is a remote control that starts the FBH and the blower so if defrosts your car.

I've got the upgrade on the Camel .... You can download the LR and Webasto details by going to Index of /downloads

Cheers

Blippie

Put a jumper on.

This is what you're after :cheer2:


1) Freelander 1 Engine & Cabin Pre- Heater (Td4 only)

'Mounted in the engine compartment, this system uses the diesel from the fuel tank to warm both the engine and the cabin before you leave the house, the heater can be controlled with either a timer or remote control handset and will also switch on the interior fan heater according to your previously selected temperature and speed.Not compatible with the bumper mounted Fog Lamp Kit. Can only be fitted to Td4 models with a VIN/Chassis number suffix of 2A209831 onwards.'

Defrost and pre-warming of vehicle heating system.
NB: Supplementary or parking heater required
NB: For Td4 02.5MY vehicles onwards.

Part Number: JEC500320 <----- This appears to be the Fuel Burning Heater Unit itself (FBH) with fuel lines, pump etc - standard in TD4 Freelanders that aids cold weather starting (lives in the front passenger wheel arc and often puffs smoke and makes a lot of noise when the temperature is 5 degrees C or below. Make sure you check before you buy!
Price: £437 inc VAT

P.S Mine is so loud, you can hear it over the engine driving 60 yards down the street. LOL!



2) Timer Kit <--- This is just the timer and the mounting kit, no remote.

Allows pre-timing of Parking Heater operation.
NB: Supplementary or parking heater required.

Part Number: IRK500020
Price: £126 inc VAT




3) Remote Control Handset <-- This is what people use to 'blip' their freelanders in the morning before they get inside.

Allows remote operation of Parking Heater.
NB: Supplementary or parking heater required.

Part Number: IRK500010
Price: £421 inc VAT <--- Why is this so expensive, does it include the FBH? Ridiculous price otherwise for a remote handset.



OPTIONAL EXTRA, NOT NEEDED FOR REMOTE/TIMER FUNCTION.
4) Silencer Kit

For quiet running of a parking heater independently of the vehicle engine.
NB: For Td4 models with supplementary heater.

Part Number: JEY500010
Price: £250 inc VAT

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So there are two options: Remote control, or timer version.

Both have disadvantages/advantages.

Presumably the only disadvantage of the timer version, is it turns on every day and if you don't drive the vehicle you get a flat battery within 5 days or so?

The obvious disadvantage with the remote version is if you don't 'zap' it - it ain't turning on.

might seem daft, but why not just get up a bit earlier or send the missus out to start it while you finish your brekkie???

^^^ also saves a whole lot of money!

I found these instructions online which might give further insight into installing this paraphernalia.

http://www.cameltrophyvehicles.com/downloads/LR_FBH_Instructions.pdf

Is there an echo in here? That's the downloads webpage I linked too in my post on the first page of this topic....

Glad it's coming in handy, though!

Cheers

Blippie

there's a second company, as well as Webasto - its called eberspacher.

You can get heaters that heat air, and blow it into your car (more basic, but can be used whilst driving to supplement crappy heater matrices)
Or, you can get heaters that warm water ( these are kinder to your engine, as they pre heat the cooland, and then a relay turns your fans on in the car, but they cannot be used on the move.)