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Ham Salad

Active Member

• May 1, 2012

• #1

Discovery 300 tdi 1998 R REG
Can anyone please tell me what the black round plastic ring surrounding my ignition barrel is, its black plastic,fits snug over the ignition barrel behind the plastic cowling, around 4 inches in diameter, and has one electric plug connection coming off it.
Thanks

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• May 1, 2012

• #2

picks up key signal

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• May 1, 2012

• #3

It's an 'exciter' ring and used when the fob is in close proximity to it to remobilise your engine.

 

elsie

Well-Known Member

• May 1, 2012

• #4

as above

 

shocker

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• May 2, 2012

• #5

Exciting ! Learn summat every day round these parts !

 

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Ham Salad

Active Member

• May 2, 2012

• #6

OK thanks for the replies, what if my key has not got any chips in it, its
a bog standard key, I have a 2 button fob, for door locks and alarm, but I am sure the key is just a solid plastic black with the chrome key sunk into it what would the '' exciter'' be exciting ? only its getting in the way of me getting the plastic cowling back on properly so was wondering if I could get shot of it

 

alexdon

Active Member

• May 2, 2012

• #7

It reacts to the fob not the key.

 

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Ham Salad

Active Member

• May 2, 2012

• #8

Ah ok thanks it has to stay then, just have to get a bigger hammer to get the cowling back on then

 

discool

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• May 2, 2012

• #9

shocker said:

Exciting ! Learn summat every day round these parts !

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ABS also has exciter rings.. thats more info to put in your pipe and smoke

 

shocker

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• May 2, 2012

• #10

discool said:

ABS also has exciter rings.. thats more info to put in your pipe and smoke

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Wah-hey ! Imagine how much I will save on not buying crack !