Bugger, it seems that scrappy is actually in Holland with some Portuguese guy here sellng stuff, so the postage is going to be expensive Bugger again back to plan A

Thanks, Just yesterday I've actually found a scrappy that just does LR parts near Lisbon here! They say they have some complete (plastic and metal bits) belly pans for €95 each, that's just 80 of your Earth Pounds! So, to avoid fannying around I will just get one of them as I would have had to...

Hi! Did you ever do this? Also, what Alloy of Aluminium did you use initially, standard 1050 bog standard from B&Q type stuff? Cheers

😁 1. I make sure she is never clean enough to look nice 2. "I am not worried about people stealing the car as I have arranged my own secret immobilisation system ..." I am very relieved with my solution I am far less worried about someone stealing her than me loosing the key, I know myself.

OK, its done! I epoxied the chip just outside the ring, between the plastic ring cover and the rubber ring cover The chip did have to be aligned correctly - it had to be parallel with the key shaft or it wouldn't work (but any rotation about its longer axis made no difference, it just had to...

Chip removed very carefully from key, it had been superglued in - I bet it was me - DOH! I did notice that the chip is asymmetric and shaped so that it can only fit in the recess in the key head one way up and one way round. I am guessing that this means that the alignment of the chip with...

Unfortunately the chip seems to have been glued into the key, so I havent got as far as I wanted to, but I did find that it worked next to the unchipped key head but only if I took the chipped key head appart so that the chip sat right against the unchipped key head, and also just inside the...

RAVE says within 20 mm the transponder should work, gonna try today:

I did think of that, but I am pretty sure that the chip has to be pretty much exactly in the position it is in when a chipped key is in the ignition I tried holding the chipped key in positions around the ignition whilst using my spare un-chipped key, but it wouldn't start If I'm wrong, I'd...

I just phoned the local LR dealer whilst at mum's house in Essex. They couldn't do anything as my VIN is foreign, but he estimated 500-600 GBP (with 1.5 hrs labour at 200/hr) I ordered 2 whilst I was at it and told them to take it easy as I didn't want them to mess it up by rushing and only...

That is also a big help! Thanks! Are all the motors reversed polarity? As in on all 4 doors, and each of the two motors in each door?

Thanks @Jimbo70 that is a great help! So the 'big gear' 'large' size (now @£6.99) is the the Central Door Lock one, and the 'small gear' 'small' size (now @ £11.49) is the Super Lock one? or is it the other way round? Cheers

Well, I got RAVE working again in Windows 10 at least and it says that one motor is for CDL (Central Door Locking) and one for Superlock So from how mine is behaving (CDLing only works on lock but not on unlock, Superlock working) it seems to me that the CDL motor must have died but the...

second hand, or new? I had a quick look but will look again. I dont really want to go second hand as they will be about to go as well, or already not work EDIT: You must have meant 2nd hand I'm going to try to get my RAVE working on my Win 11, or check on my Win 10 lappy to see if its working...

Yes, one click on the fob unlocks the deadlocks, a second click only unlocks tailgate, but since deadlock is now off I can then open the doors from the inside after entering the driver's door using the key (unlocking the driver's door with the key doesn't unlock the other doors which I think it...

Hi My doors have gradually stopped unlocking with fob as the years have passed, and the final one (driver's door, LHD) stopped unlocking with fob recently, so I have decided to finally do something about it. The tailgate opens and locks still tho. What I don't understand is that all doors will...

15 quid shovel 10 t breaking load towing strop with 2 t WLL shackles (FOS is approx 5 for shackles) plus, I made these: I will splice some three strand 15 mm nylon rope ( approx 5 t breaking load) through the holes to attach to the tow bar. Over sized to allow for chaffe.

Did you get anywhere with this @andyfreelandy ? I have only had one key for 5 years now, and its only a matter of time ........ This site seems to give a simple description: I have a 2001 td4 and so have the "Freelander BMW EWS unit" and my key and fob are indeed the same as in their photos...

It was too hot to hold, as in for a long time comfortably, not too hot to touch. I think the pain threshold temperature is surprisingly low, under 50 C. Anyway I will continue to monitor it, to check it doesnt get too stiff, with the test EDIT, I would have said it was hot, not painful, so...

Handbags Gentlemen, please :p