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Reminder
- replace your batteries regularly!
The alarm system on the RV8 needs watching. Unlike the system in,
say, the Rover 800, there is no central locking system deactivated
with a key, so if you lose the transmitter or it stops working,
you can only deactivate with another one. So do remember to renew
the batteries in the transmitter annually and keep a spare pair
of batteries in the glove box just in case. You may even wish to
lash out £45 for a spare transmitter and get it programmed
for your car, but note it is possible to programme only one additional
spare transmitter.
You may
wonder why? Well each MG Dealer has a CD from which it can re-programme
replacement or additional transmitters. First the dealer has to
re-programme the equipment in the car and then it is necessary to
re-programme your transmitter(s) to suit. Note only two transmitters
can be programmed at any time - so that means either the original
or a replacement plus one additional spare. But do note that if
the transmitter fails away from the dealer, then the car has to
be physically transported to the dealer to be re-programmed or even
started!! So take care of your transmitter(s) and renew the batteries
in good time!
Replacement
or additional transmitter units were reported to be available
under part number YWX10007 despite reports from a member
that his local Rover dealer had told him they were unavailable for
the RV8. But in May 2003 the enthusiastic spares manager at Ames
MG Rover in Bury St Edmunds, Keith Baylis, reported in a V8 Bulletin
Board posting that the old unit was "banned by the EU"
- something to do with its frequency. So he set about locating and
obtaining supplies of a new remote for the RV8.
New RV8 remote is a very convenient size
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New RV8 remote
units are available
Keith Baylis reported in July 2003 that he had traced some new RV8
remotes under part number YWX000320 which are now available
from Ames MG Rover at £38.70 plus VAT. The new unit looks
completely different to the original remote and is smaller. Do remember
if you do get a new remote, it will need to be reprogrammed to the
car - to do that, you will need to take both the remote and the car
to an MG Rover dealer like Ames MG Rover.
New remote for the RV8 supplied by
Ames MG at Bury St Edmunds New
remotes YWX000320 have been succesfully programmed to RV8s by Ames
MG Rover
Keith Baylis reported in late September 2003 that they have successfully
programmed two more of their new remotes or "plips" to
an RV8 so they can now offer a complete supply and programme service.
Ames
MG Rover offer a supply and programme service for these new RV8
remotes. The prices including VAT, but not post and packaging for
supply remotes by mail order, are:
| New
RV8 remote |
£45.57
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| New
RV8 remote plus programming to the car |
£78.47
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| Two
new RV8 remotes plus programming to the car |
£124.04
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We
understand Ames MG is no longer an MG dealer and we are not sure
if they still offer an RV8 spares service. Keith
Baylis, their enthusiastic former Parts Manager, has left Ames.
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