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Post by laurahenley » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:43 pm

gannet wrote:
laurahenley wrote:Hi all,

Being a new owner I'm reading through the manual for the car and it mentions having certain settings linked to the key used. Things like the seat position etc. It states that this is done by a dealer but I was wondering if this is something we can do ourselves?
dealer or independant as far as I know...
Ok, thanks - I've heard the whole car can be closed up (hood/windows etc) with the key fob, is this another dealer job to do?

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Post by gannet » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:45 pm

laurahenley wrote:
gannet wrote:
laurahenley wrote:Hi all,

Being a new owner I'm reading through the manual for the car and it mentions having certain settings linked to the key used. Things like the seat position etc. It states that this is done by a dealer but I was wondering if this is something we can do ourselves?
dealer or independant as far as I know...
Ok, thanks - I've heard the whole car can be closed up (hood/windows etc) with the key fob, is this another dealer job to do?
yup - though some dealers may claim the remote roof can't be done on preface lift cars - mine did :( Independant managed it though :) Also managed to sort the one-touch up on my passenger window which dealer didn't offer :D
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Post by laurahenley » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:56 pm

gannet wrote:yup - though some dealers may claim the remote roof can't be done on preface lift cars - mine did :( Independant managed it though :) Also managed to sort the one-touch up on my passenger window which dealer didn't offer :D
I think the guy I bought the car from mentioned this had already been done on it. However, I'm not 100% sure, how can I test it? Is it like a double press on the close button, or press and hold... Or maybe even, A A B B + Start and Select? :wink:

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Post by gannet » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:23 pm

to open press the unlock button 3 times and hold the third press...

to close press and hold the central button (I think - might be press twice and hold the second... cant remember :oops:)
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Post by laurahenley » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:29 pm

gannet wrote:to open press the unlock button 3 times and hold the third press...

to close press and hold the central button (I think - might be press twice and hold the second... cant remember :oops:)
Haha thanks, I will give it a try! It's raining a bit, my neighbours will probably wonder why my car is going crazy.

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Post by cj10jeeper » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:31 pm

If the reinhold module is fitted 3 steady evenly spaced presses of the unlock button to open, 3 presses of the unlock to open everything. They tend to not like real rapid press,press,press

If you touch any button during the cycle it will stop it dead (safety measure)
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Post by jamesdean » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:38 am

Installing your own Bluetooth device i.e. the iO Play

£150 fitted vs £90 fit yourself
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Post by Sephanite » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:14 pm

Looking for DIY for roof motor. heard somone was going to do it and post up the DIY but havent seen any for a month now. please pm me if there is any info

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Post by Shipkiller » Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:03 pm

Sephanite wrote:Looking for DIY for roof motor. heard somone was going to do it and post up the DIY but havent seen any for a month now. please pm me if there is any info
That would be me. I have not done the job yet. Too many other things going on.
It will happen very soon.

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Post by Sephanite » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:47 am

how much did the part cost u? i got quoted 3.3k AUD that is about 1.5k USD atm

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Post by Shipkiller » Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:30 pm

The dealer quoted $800.00 but I really think it was a lowball quote.

I will be doing it myself sometime in the next 30 days or so..
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Post by jamesdean » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:02 pm

Just won an iO play on ebay, so 'best practice' installation of one of these would be awesome :P
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Post by billy » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:06 pm

Bought an iPod Connector kit fro my 2007 Coupe from the stealers today. Does anyone have a copy of some fitting instructions?

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Post by Nick_in_Suffolk » Sat May 02, 2009 11:07 am

Removing the mirror housing?

I have a TIS disc and this suggests that after moving the bayonet catch the mirror and mount should 'fall' out. Mine doesn't. How much force\leverage do I have to apply and where?
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Post by RichardG » Sat May 02, 2009 2:02 pm

Nick_in_Suffolk wrote:Removing the mirror housing?

I have a TIS disc and this suggests that after moving the bayonet catch the mirror and mount should 'fall' out. Mine doesn't. How much force\leverage do I have to apply and where?

Daft question, But you have removed the 4 torx screws from the Mirror Arm, even with everything removed they do still need a small amount of force to remove nearest the swivel end.
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