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Nov 14, 2006 | 03:35 AM

#21

Paper Lawyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by grahamb,Nov 14 2006, 12:33 PM

Presumably you've tried the internal button on warm to rule out the fob or not though?

It's electronic, not mechanical, so that'll determine where the problem lies.

Now that IS interesting Graham. I hadn't realised that. It works first time, every time, which does suggest a fob problem. Hmmmmm.......

EDIT: I'll have to dig out my spare identical fob, I think I have one somewhere.

Nov 14, 2006 | 03:37 AM

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Badger

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I didn't either, until my battery mysteriously went flat at Le Mans and I couldn't get into the boot.

Bastards

Nov 14, 2006 | 03:38 AM

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Neil.H

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One option would be to rig up a clever system of pulleys to a lever on the outside of the car (perhaps where the stubby aerial is

), linked to the button in the glove box?

Nov 14, 2006 | 03:53 AM

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GTFCTIM

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Mine works >95% of the time

Nov 14, 2006 | 07:29 AM

#25

j8mie

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Mine has a 100% success rate

(there is a 25% margin for error

)

Nov 14, 2006 | 08:29 AM

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Nick Graves

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Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenM,Nov 14 2006, 12:18 PM

Boot opening would work proprly on everyones car if it wasn't for HondaUK installing those POS alarms on the car after they were imported.

:reallycheesysmugsneer:

And imports

better too!

:evencheesiersmugsneer:

Nov 14, 2006 | 11:27 AM

#27

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From: Sunshine Coast - England UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil.H,Nov 14 2006, 12:38 PM

One option would be to rig up a clever system of pulleys to a lever on the outside of the car (perhaps where the stubby aerial is

), linked to the button in the glove box?

LOL

Another plan would be to have a hole in the boot lid, in which one could insert an equally matched de-locking device which would cause the boot to open.

Something similar to the door opening system....

MB

Nov 15, 2006 | 02:30 AM

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AquilaEagle

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Anything from a 62% to 66% success rate.

Nov 15, 2006 | 07:35 AM

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mcbain23

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From: SE19, via Morpeth

Mine - 02 52 - works about 50%-60% of the time. Seems to work more often when I click it _just_ as the alarm-off lights finish flashing, but I could be mistaken..