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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: TUFFTEE on October 06, 2005, 21:00:12

Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: TUFFTEE on October 06, 2005, 21:00:12: I have an (Immobiliser Compact 2) Which i would like to Fit in TUFFTEE However i think fitting this might be slightly above my electrical knowledge? And inside the box are certificates to be stamped by an autherised fitter! For the Insurance! I think? OR would it be expensive to get a vehicle electrician to fit it? Any Help/Advise would be gratefully recieved!
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: Sharpshooter on October 06, 2005, 21:11:45: Im have alot of experience with vehicle electrics. But i had someone come out and fit my immoiliser, as you cant get the cert if your not registered. Its worth the Ã‚Â£100-150 it costs to get it done professionally.
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 09, 2005, 02:04:03: If the insurance don't insist on it, don't fit it. Most so-called trained installers are s**t, c'mon soldered joints wrapped in a bit of 'lecky tape, torn off between their teeth!

Buy a decent alarm with imobiliser and fit it yourself. If you tell the insurance you have one and it becomes part of your policy then you give them a possible get-out if your car gets nicked!

I havn't yet seen an aftermarket imobiliser that comes up to OEM standards, on my Cavalier (bear in mind I never waded with that either) I had 3 in the space of 5 years, all at great expense. Plus you then have to have it serviced yearly to keep it certified (at slightly less than the cost of a new one).

It's a total scam if you ask me.
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: TUFFTEE on October 10, 2005, 10:35:58: Andrew! I actually agree with you! The problem i have? If Want for a better Word is!
I have this immobiliser here doing nothing! Brand new never fitted!
TUFFTEE However has the Original Disco 1 Alarm fitted and i don't know if that is an Alarm /Immobiliser or not? I know the alarm works! But IF it is also an immobileser i don't know whether that works or not?
I bought this immobiliser about 4 years ago for my frontera at the time and never got around to getting it fitted! So i thought it might be an idea to fit it to TUFFTEE?
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: Jimbo on October 10, 2005, 11:03:58: It might be worth checking to see if the immob you have is still Thatcham Cat2 approved before you shell out for it to be fitted. The factory fit alarm/immob on the 110 is not listed by the insurance companies :(

I just had a 'Toad' immob fitted to the 110 (Ins requirement), I got a mobile guy to come and do it - looking around on the web, the unit costs around the Ã‚Â£55-60 mark, I paid Ã‚Â£100 total, and it took him a couple of hours. For your money you get a lifetime (??) guarantee on the unit and his fitting, and a certificate to show to the insurance company.

Jim
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: TUFFTEE on October 10, 2005, 12:02:56: I'm Not worried about the insurance company! As cars do get Broken into!!! I just want to stop them Bu**ers actually taking the car! So for me it's a slight piece of Mind!!
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: Jimbo on October 10, 2005, 12:30:55: Well in that case......if you're handy with a soldering iron, or have access to a quality crimp tool (don't use those scotchlok things !!!), and as long as the immob you have has the instructions it *should* be a p-of-p to fit.

All the immob unit does is to interupt (or 'cut' in installer talk) a particular circuit - usually fuel pump live feed, and some others. If you do go ahead, and then it doesn't work, it should be a straight forward task to take the unit out and rejoin the 'cut' wires.

Best of luck

Jim
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: EvilEd on October 10, 2005, 12:38:27: Just make sure you cut the wires a distance apart... it took me 5 mins to remove my Bro-in-Laws immobiliser when it played up as all the "Broken Circuits" were litterally a cable cut and both the cables from the immobiliser ran to the same point.... Very easy to trace and very easy to bypass! not worth having on there!
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: waveydavey on October 11, 2005, 19:50:07: If you want to know if the Disco 1 has a working immobilizer it's easy:

Get in the car, lock the doors with the remote and turn on the ignition. If it works the immobilizer doesn't, if it's dead and you get a rapid flashing red LED then the immobilizer works.
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: TUFFTEE on October 11, 2005, 22:14:27: One slight problem there Davey! My remote does'nt work? The fob lights flash so the batteries are ok! So i have to lock the doors with the!==============Key??? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: hobbit on October 11, 2005, 22:38:17: Got this round the gearstick, and also something called a bullock on the cluth and brake pedals, works wonders, dont trust alarms that much, better with the mechanical additions I find
Title: Is it a hard job?
Post by: gecko on October 11, 2005, 22:45:34: thay look like thay do the job