xmexclusive wrote:Hi Penguin
The IR receivers are not usually hard coded unless you have very early ones like those fitted to Mk1 XM's. Most mid 90's PSA cars have Kiekert IR2 receivers which can recognise up to two plips. You just point the plip at the receiver and go through the initiation proceedure for a new Plip.
The later RF fitted Citroens are a whole different ball game if you want to maintain original parts. I have managed to overcome the Citroen restriction on no more than two plips on these installations but it is a real pain, as bad as rekeying an Ignition switch to suit a different key. Aftermarket RF two plip kits come cheap (£25ish) and can be fitted successfully to IR cars without any real trouble. They offer the advantage of much greater range and signals that will pass through the car metalwork rather than needing line of sight. With the change to RF Citroen could bury the remote reciever in the dash instead of needing to put it in the roof light.
John
John
Thanks for the info John, although I am still confused. Lets see if I understand this correctly:
1. The blade contains some sort of code for the ignition that is a real PITA to sort.
2. The remote 'Plipper' can be changed and the receiver 'reprogrammed' to accept it.
3. Best course of action is to, somehow, get hold of another plipper (preferably a pair in our case) and change the blade then reprogram the receiver thing in the roof.
I know my wife would be absolutely delighted if I could get the remote lock/unlock working.
BTW I have the 2 button IR plippers for my Mark 1 Xantia, if this is relevent.