First icy this morning had me cursing that i had not set the timer for the FBH on my TD6 Vogue. It's a 2006 Model year.

Can anyone confirm that i just need to buy a Webasto t80/t90 remote. I already have something in the boot with a telestart sticker on it.

If i get one, The MG guys say that they sync a new handset to their cars like this

Quote:

pull the fbh fuse
wait at least 5 seconds
replace fuse and within 5 seconds press the off button on the transmitter for at least 1 second
learning complete

http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=157173

Does anyone know if we can do similar to sync the remote, and where the fuse may be, or whether it's another trip to the stealer for an hours labour ?

I guess at £70 for a fob i would consider this, but if it involves dealer reprogramming the remote then it may not be worth it.

Cheers

Andy

PS.. Sorry Dan.. i did search and read some stuff, but it didn;t answer this specific question. It can go in the wiki when we get it

Allright Andy,

I think your guess is correct, all you need is the remote. I think these are on the bay at the moment for circa £75? Although I cannot be 100% sure, from reading the MG forums myself I would say you are correct.

As you say, you have the receiver in the boot that says T90 on it? This picks up the signal via the TV areal... 

Do you have the receiver? How come no remote?

Check the plug on the receiver - if it's longish/rectangular you'll need the T80/90. If it's square-ish, you'll need the T60. I don't remember what year the switch was made (if all pre facelifts had the T60...).

Kinda hard to see (sorry - all I could find quickly) but here is a T80 (with plug just to the right of the receiver


and here is a T60


Edit: actually, Dan what do you have?
A T60 or a T80?  
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

My 2004 has the T90. I know of the T60, but have never seen it in the flesh. According to Microcat it was to VIN # 2A999999 which is super early? 

MY 2005 (touch screen has the T80)

The little book that comes with it says


Programming Telestart Transmitter

1. Place Batteries into the battery compartment of the transmitter
2. Remove fuse 1A (black) from the heaters fuse holder (voltage interruption)
3. Wait at least 5 seconds
4.Replace fuse in heaters fuse holder and within 5 seconds press the OFF button on the transmitter for a least 1 second
5."Learning" is completed

hope this helps

PS It says two or three transmitters can be programmed tin the same manner

NOTE:
The learning process can be repeated as often as necessary. The "oldest" transmitter will be deleted each time

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

My 2004 has the T90. I know of the T60, but have never seen it in the flesh. According to Microcat it was to VIN # 2A999999 which is super early?

Huh, I woulda thought it was later. Coulda sworn I saw a drawing of a T60 in a later owner's manual - I guess it was an 02 tho.
Thanks, good info. 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

Just bought this, happy I managed to get a LR one too
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...AQ:GB:1123

 

Not a bad price, either. They go for like €450 from the dealer. I have the entire kit - receiver, remotes (2- generic tho), and antenna. I have a standard TV antenna amp on the RH window - same as LH. No extra connector for the FBH. A new antenna amp cost €190 from the dealer whereas an external antenna cost €30.

But I can't use any of this stuff till I get my pre-heat function working.  
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

Just bought this, happy I managed to get a LR one too
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...AQ:GB:1123

I was going to get that one from ebay too. Don't really want the vw one he has!

Dan/Steve (or anyone else with an encyclopedic knowledge of FBHs)

I think this is a T80. Can anyone confirm that this looks correct before i get one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-75-ZT-FREELAND...45f67ef1d0

Cheers
Andy

Andy

I have a T80 and it looks identical to the one in the picture

Avi wrote:

Dan/Steve (or anyone else with an encyclopedic knowledge of FBHs)

I think this is a T80. Can anyone confirm that this looks correct before i get one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-75-ZT-FREELAND...45f67ef1d0

Cheers
Andy

Hi Andy,
No encyclopedic knowledge of FBH's here... Just some personal experience. Actually, I worked at an auto electric shop years ago while going to law school - one of the things we did was install Webasto FBH's. But this was long before the T80/90 or even T60. I honestly don't know what the difference between the T80 and T90 is. And which was installed by LR. Dan said he has a T90 above.

Just did a real quick google and already found conflicting information. There's a lot of info out there - especially in the German forums, and everyone from BMW drivers to VW, to Mazda drivers seem to have exactly these questions.

I'd go ahead and buy&try. If worst comes to worst, you can always re-sell... 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

I agree, cant give you a 100% answer, but the info I found on the MG forums was that the main difference between the T70-90 versions is the range of the remotes.

The one I bought looks exactly the same, but is the T80 even though my unit is a T90... I will let y'all know if it works. 

Thanks all. I just got it for £37 so no big loss if it doesn't work. It's brand new so i'll just ebay it again if not. Apologies if i've posted this on my phone and it contains strange spelling and punctuation.. i just can't be bothered to correct it

Avi wrote:

Thanks all. I just got it for £37 so no big loss if it doesn't work. It's brand new so i'll just ebay it again if not.

Bargain, mine was £50 and not new