Hi people!.. I come here as a newbie on my hands and knees in search of help! I have recently aquired a Barchetta, 1997, LHD, in Red.. which has now become a nightmare! [V] Brought the car from the MOD Police as they aquired it after it was abandoned at one of their bases and never claimed. The car had some minor damage whch is being fixed, however the problem is there are no keys for it! I am desperatly seeking a way of reprogramming the system with new keys or if nessisary, disabling the immobiliser all together! I would rather not disable, for obvious reasons, but Its comming up for two years since I aquired it, and its not budged from the workshop! ANY sugestions (that don't involve replacing the entire ECU, keys, locks etc.) are more than welcome! Please help a desperate man.. summers on its way after all, wanna get that top down!..

Thanx, Adz


ITR DC5 - No Mods

Hi Adz and welcome to the forum

Nige is the Barchetta man and might know a way round your problem.

As far as I know it is not possible to re-programme the immobiliser.

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Yip.

I'd sujest alfanige too.

If it can be done he's the guy to ask, PM him

OH, welcome to the forum too mate


Sexy Black 3 door Punto With Wicked Yellow Interior.

http://www.enigma2000.co.uk/services.htm these guys say they do ECU re-programming, but i don't know anyone who has used them.they don't list you're car but give em a ring anyway

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Thanks for the warm welcome guys!..
I will give all yor suggestions a try.. hope one of them pays off!
Would be great to get the car on the road for the summer sun!

Cheers again,
Adz


ITR DC5 - No Mods

I used to have a Barchetta (fantastic car). I didn't have a red key and no one could reprogramme the ECU at the time.

There was one guy who's B went in to a tuners to see if they could improve on the mapping - buggered his up and they had to sell out £1500 for a whole new ECU and keys.

Anyway, if anyone can help, these guys will:

www.dtrsports.com

Very friendly and the best people to have working on your car full stop.

I wonder where Nige is?

Anyway, I recall an email discussion I had with him a while back regarding remapping my b's ECU to get a performance boost. Turns out the ECU is completely sealed, i.e. no re-programming is possible.

All this means your probably going to need a replacement

Still...it's cheaper than a new (2nd hand) barc, and worth every penny to get it on the road in time for the sun[8D]

cheers

Matt

I'm here , been trying to help off the forum - its easier, not that I have had any success with his parts! I am still on international backorder since last year!

Watch this space re the tuning ;-) - you didnt think I would let it die completely did you?

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