BXProject

stu · Post by **stu** » 16 Jun 2008

I had a very clumsy half-hour on Saturday, during which I broke a pint glass (a CAMRA Sussex beer festival one, which I was quite upset about), cut myself on the broken glass, ruined my lunch (the pasta went soggy while I was stemming the flow of blood) and then dropped my car keys. They landed on the pavement plip-down and smashed the plip so I no longer have remote locking

Does anyone have a spare plip with matching roof-mounted sensor that I can buy?

Or, better yet, does anyone know if they are wired up in the same way as other cars? What I'd really like to do is get a plip and sensor from something like a scrap ZX, as they are much smaller and easier to carry around in your pocket. Will this be a straight swap?

Stinkwheel(Matt) · Post by **Stinkwheel(Matt)** » 16 Jun 2008

you dont need the roof bit, you can re-code them (if they are like the CX ones anyway and i think they are exactly the same)

i will dig out the detials

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » 16 Jun 2008

Recoding a spare plip to match your receiver is covered in this article:

http://www.tramontana.co.hu/citroen/body/body.php

I've done this and know it does work.

docchevron132 · Post by **docchevron132** » 16 Jun 2008

Recoding a pluip is indeed a bit of piss!
IF I cn find a ZX plip laying around It's yours.

charlie · Post by **charlie** » 17 Jun 2008

i think ive got a spare bx plip casing lying about some where

what exactly broke???

stu · Post by **stu** » 17 Jun 2008

Actually, Charlie, that might be best - then I can just swap the workings from mine into it and I won't even need to re-programme! Thanks.

It hit the pavement with the button facing down, so the red button has gone AWOL and the casing's smashed up around where it would clip into place. I didn't bother searching for the button in the gutter as there's nothing for it to clip back into

charlie · Post by **charlie** » 17 Jun 2008

no probs mate

will check and get back to you tomorrow on what ive got

charlie · Post by **charlie** » 18 Jun 2008

wot ive got is the front casing with the red button bit and its lower front clear plastic casing

i havnt got the casing for the rear battery holder bit

or any of the innards for front or back

is this any good ???

stu · Post by **stu** » 18 Jun 2008

It's the red button bit that I've smashed, so with a bit of ingenuity and superglue, that might well do me.

Are you coming to the National? Or can you post it to me? I'll send beer vouchers, of course!

charlie · Post by **charlie** » 18 Jun 2008

ive got to talk with one bandit about de national

but if you pm me your address ill send it asap

no beer vouchers needed mate,

stu · Post by **stu** » 18 Jun 2008

PM on its way - and if you're at the National, there'll be a couple of pints of Harveys for you.

docchevron132 · Post by **docchevron132** » 19 Jun 2008

Charlie, tell Bandit if he dont show at the national I'm gona rip his fucking head off and shit down his neck.

charlie · Post by **charlie** » 19 Jun 2008

ohhh doc i do like it when your all assertive

sooooooooooooooo

consider him told, sir

charlie · Post by **charlie** » 19 Jun 2008

and stu

will send plip when ive found some bubble wrap

docchevron132 · Post by **docchevron132** » 19 Jun 2008

Good man!

stu · Post by **stu** » 27 Jun 2008

It came today, cheers Charlie! I reckon that's exactly what I need. I'll have a go at it tomorrow when it's light and I'm not completely exhausted. Pint waiting at the National!

stu · Post by **stu** » 27 Jun 2008

stu wrote:It came today, cheers Charlie! I reckon that's exactly what I need. I'll have a go at it tomorrow when it's light and I'm not completely exhausted. Pint waiting at the National!

Spoke too soon - no need to wait for daylight at all. The whole thing comes apart without any tools required; in fact I swapped my innards into Charlie's casing while talking on the phone to my sister. It lights up when you press the button so no reason why it won't work, but I can't be arsed to walk round to where the car's parked so will report back tomorrow. Thanks again charlie!

mnde · Post by **mnde** » 30 Jun 2008

So did it work?

Mark.

docchevron132 · Post by **docchevron132** » 30 Jun 2008

I reckon there's a good 48% chance it either did or didn't work.

stu · Post by **stu** » 30 Jun 2008

It worked bloody perfectly

Thanks again Charlie.

Plip