Urgent help/advice required ref replacement key !

[D1gger5]

JayGee

Good point - if all parts become coded to a car then component robbery (scavenging from a breaker) cannot be performed. Cynical ole then thinks of the "throwaway" nature of this civilised world rather than "repair over replace" is what every government/manufacturer wants!!!!

Then again the old Classic car scene will end at say 1994 and anything newer will be uneconomic:-

- Trim parts for anything over 8 years old cannot be found.
- CAN/STAR bus microprocessors/PICs/EPROMs/PLD's/Microcontrollers are obsolete after 5 years (try to get a Pentium 2 microprocessor now, what about a 80286 processor, or power transistor for Concorde).
- Shelf life of these electronic spares is like panels for any pre 1980's Ford/Vauxhall/Fiat/etc.
- The car scrappage scheme does little recycling as the vehicles are not stripped (too costly) but crushed as is - including steel, aluminium, glass, rubber, plastic, foam!!!

Diggers

 

[Xtractorfan]

Certainly was done by someone who knew what they were doing, its even possible the hot motor has your genuine bits (parts swapped) to take the heat off the stolen motor..check the log book for a name life 'Arfur' daley

 

[television]

- CAN/STAR bus microprocessors/PICs/EPROMs/PLD's/Microcontrollers are obsolete after 5 years (try to get a Pentium 2 microprocessor now, what about a 80286 processor, or power transistor for Concorde).


Diggers

I have spare parts in stock for the Concord airplane, I bought them from Handley Page some years back, so if any one needs some just ask

 

[D1gger5]

I still have some working computers:-

Spectrum
Dragon 32
Commodore Amiga
MSX

And our Avionics Rig Maintenance System Emulator was upgraded last year from a still working 16MHz 286 to a Pentium 4 due to then extinct support for the machine. If the hard drive died then the software could be run from 720k floppy. Floppy drives are still available today.

Diggers

 

[Hertfordshire Merx]

I can beat you all, my middle Son has an abacus at home, AND he knows how to use it!!!:lol:

 

[mikestrivens]

Its £150 in London and £110 plus vat down here in the west country

wow, glad I don't live there.

 

[alanlincs]

Thanks again folks for you help/advice..I have spent hours today..tracking Ins companies/police etc who dealt with the theft of the car where the bits came from it appears the stolen car was recovered and the police have no further interest as it was in 2000...all the info is now with MB HQ so hopefully they will come up with a satisfactory solution...I wait with fingers and everthing else crossed for their call...hopefully tomorrow?..will let you know the outcome just in case any of you face the same situation in the future....lets hope not!...but thanks again everyone.

 

[television]

Thanks again folks for you help/advice..I have spent hours today..tracking Ins companies/police etc who dealt with the theft of the car where the bits came from it appears the stolen car was recovered and the police have no further interest as it was in 2000...all the info is now with MB HQ so hopefully they will come up with a satisfactory solution...I wait with fingers and everthing else crossed for their call...hopefully tomorrow?..will let you know the outcome just in case any of you face the same situation in the future....lets hope not!...but thanks again everyone.

If you have the VIN of the stolen car you have your answer

 

[alanlincs]

Yes the vin number of the stolen vehicle has been with MB all week ...

 

[television]

Yes the vin number of the stolen vehicle has been with MB all week ...

Then you just need the key for that car