D8 No Locky

[Roylewaa]

I bought a 97 D8 today and the car came with a non button standard key, anyway ive just tried to lock the car up for the night and the only lock that works of the key is the boot lock, the driverside and passengerside locks won't turn to lock the car when I put the key in (I can lock all doors via central locking when I lock the door inside sitting inside the car with the doors shut)

Could I buy a replacement door lock and key from my local breakers yard and would it operate the central locking on the other doors? Not fussed about remote c/l or it having another key just to unlock it

I will have to do something soon as, as at the mo I can't lock the car without climbing out of the back door
cheers for any info

[teamster1975]

I assume the key works in the ignition!
Probably your cheapest option to grab the door barrels & key from a breakers. You might as well swap all of them, just wear a jacket with deep pockets!

[lozz]

Get another remote / key and programe it to the car,
or visit local dog homeless shelter see if they have Any rotweilers plonk dog in car no need to lock car anymore

[Roylewaa]

Yeah the key starts the car ok
The Mrs offered to sit in it for me, she's scary enough

Could I buy a key from any old D8 (or D9??) and program it to unlock the car via remote c/l? obviously I know it wont start the car

Cheers

[lozz]

Yeah the key starts the car ok
The Mrs offered to sit in it for me, she's scary enough

Could I buy a key from any old D8 (or D9??) and program it to unlock the car via remote c/l? obviously I know it wont start the car

Cheers

just an idea mate:
What about something like this :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Remote-Central-Lo ... 19bb0e487d

Seller seems to be from Bulgaria tho

[lozz]

iwonder what Absoluter Schrott!! VORSICHT! means one of his customers have put this in his feedback,

[steve_earwig]

iwonder what Absoluter Schrott!! VORSICHT! means

According to Babelfish it means "Absolute scrap iron!! CAUTION!"

I'm wondering why the previous owner didn't send you the remote key, unless they lived somewhere with no crime they must have been using it to lock the car. As far as I can remember you just need to nick the receiver out of another D8 along with the guts from the plip, and I think if it has a keypad it doesn't have the chip. Hmm, might be worth opening up the key you have to check if it has one...

[teamster1975]

Could I buy a key from any old D8 (or D9??) and program it to unlock the car via remote c/l? obviously I know it wont start the car

Only from another D8. As Steve says you need the remote central locking ecu and the pcb from the key. If you've got the immobiliser keypad by your knee the donor car needs to be of the same ilk.
Be warned though; when disconnected from the battery for a while they can completely give up the ghost (as mine did ) and you'll never get it to work, bastard things

[Roylewaa]

Ok, cheers for all you info chaps

That remote c/l kit looks interesting, I wonder if its easy to fit?

The car hasint got the keypad, the key ive got looks a solid type with a red chip sunk in

[steve_earwig]

I was just thinking, the easiest way not to worry about that would be to take the chip out and glue it into the steering column shroud. Unfortunately this makes your car a bit easier to nick...

[lozz]

iwonder what Absoluter Schrott!! VORSICHT! means

According to Babelfish it means "Absolute scrap iron!! CAUTION!"

I'm wondering why the previous owner didn't send you the remote key, unless they lived somewhere with no crime they must have been using it to lock the car. As far as I can remember you just need to nick the receiver out of another D8 along with the guts from the plip, and I think if it has a keypad it doesn't have the chip. Hmm, might be worth opening up the key you have to check if it has one...

ahh cool,

im going to have a Absoluter Schrott!! VORSICHT! sticker made for the back of the puggy

[Roylewaa]

Managed to get the locks working, lots of wd40 into the locks and working the key, they work super now
Had to buy another tin of if though as i'd lost the pesky red straw of the other tin I just bought

Going to probably get that central locking kit once ive sorted out the running problem ive got

cheers for all the help

[maglite1]

does anyone remember charl off here ? did anyone buy the locks and gubbins off him ? , i can ring him tomorrow and find out , i know i striped all the locks and the 2 ecu's from behind glove box there was 3 keys with it to , might be worth searching for charl and send him a message as i know he still reads the forum .