Renault 19 - Central Locking - replacing IR receiver and plip

What I found quite scary was if I point the plip at my remote (Philips Pronto) it will learn the plip!!!!

I have a button on my remote that will open and close all the doors :-O

Not that this was at all helpful to you, just thought you might be interested to know.

Tim

Oh and unless yours is different to mine, then no the 1995 Renault 19 doesn't have an imobiliser, well mine doesn't. It's a 1.9RT TD.

Tim

Thought the majority were RF rather than IR?

Definately IR on mine as my key has a IR led pocking out and where the buttons to the lectric sunroof are, you have the IR receiver.

Tim

Means you need line of sight for it to operate then?

Dave Plowman (News) ( snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Yep.

I dunno about Renault, but earlier remote locking was definitely IR not RF. Again, I know PSA best - mid/late 80s was all IR, with the sensor in CXs in the headlining. Early XMs (early 90s) were IR, RF came in with the Xant in around '93.

Utterly crap far too early on a really icy morning - the IR has no range through the layer of ice on the window, and the lock's frozen...

Earliest one I have I fitted to the SD1 in the '80s. Definitely RF, as were both my BMW ones. I'd say they both have pros and cons. But it would be easier to clone an IR one due to the easy availability of remotes to do precisely this.

Dave Plowman (News) ( snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Oh, absolutely. The PSA one is "coded" by the chip having certain pins connected, others disconnected.

You can also program a "universal" remote control to do the job. From a longer range.

Like I said in my original post, My Philips Pronto has a specific button for working the central locking and the range on that is great. For starters it has 4 IR Leds at slightly different angles........

Was a bit concerned about security but to be fair who's gonna be around witha universal remote to capture codes in this day and age?

Tim

Tim Anderson ( snipped-for-privacy@zen.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

More to the point, who'd wanna nick an R19? They're more likely to leave you another one...

Heh, there is that :-) I'm sure some boyracer must want a diesel?

Maybe not!

Tim

How close can you be!!!!! the Montego just had it's rear window broken..........

Why the hell would you break a Montego window?

Tim Anderson ( snipped-for-privacy@zen.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Get the chain through, to winch it onto the back of a pikey flatbed?

As much as i like the pikey flatbed comment ;) my reasons for wanting to restore the central locking are down more to to not wanting to have to return to the driver side to lock all the doors when passengers get out and assume central locking !!!

- just wondering if anyone has an answer to the original question ? What i intend to do is purchase a new IR Receiver and Plip for £40 - is it as simple as disconnecting the old IR receiver and plugging in the new one ?

Wondering has anybody done this ?

cheers

pj

I have on the Clio, which is very similar to the 19. and yes, it is a case of removing old one and sliding in the new one. It is a simple push fit.