Gilbertd wrote:
The P38 system only supplies left and right channels to the amp and signal is split inside the amp to feed the rear speakers. When installing Marty's alternative, you have to run additional wires from the rear outputs on the head unit (which are there just not used) to feed the amps that drive the rear speakers. Without a full circuit diagram I don't know if you would be able to run the additional wires to the Disco amp and make the rears work.
If you don't have the DSP features, it sounds almost as if they have done a similar job to Marty (who used 4 door amps from earlier pre-DSP cars) or something similar to what I have all the bits to put together but just haven't got around to it (see https://rangerovers.pub/topic/8-info-p38-alpine-dsp-amp-connections-and-wiring?page=1#pid30814) rather than supplying a DSP amp.
Yes, that's all true - but it remains to be seen if this is a disco amp or not. The claim is that it's another HK amp that has been modified to work with the P38. If that is the case, it could still be a disco amp I guess, but if it's possible to modify one to work with the P38 without the door amp shenanigens I'm all for it!
And much WhatsApping later, the amp is going back to be inspected. It should drive the rears and subs but it doesn't. My old amp, however, is doing just fine after some.. <cough>contactcleaner<cough> was used to do some serious maintenance. Ah well.
I'm still interested to know if there is a DSP alternative available to us as I'm sure I'll need one sooner or later.
MOT day. She went through, some advisories. The only worrying one is a front balljoint with play, which is a shame as I had those done soon after I got her... It's been a while!
That's the thing. The page promises everything will work apart from the DSP "concert hall" type features. If it's just a Disco amp then I'm unimpressed as they claimed that they modify an amp to work fully with a P38.
I have emailed them.
Hmmm front speakers only. I shall make enquiries.
OK, laziness.
Well that was a lot of digging to get to the amp! Anyway, it's disconnected now, and the ticking/thumping has stopped.
So that's good.
I guess it's time to pay up for the replacement, a mere £250 if you please. But, it's better than rewiring the whole car IMO. I realise that Marty and others have come up with replacement door amps etc, but I'm going to go with the pay, plug and play option due to <s>:laziness</s>: err wanting to keep it as original as possible.
She does.
Arse. I think I'm going to disconnect the battery, and physically pull the DSP.
If the fault leaves with the DSP then I'll be looking for alternatives.
Thanks! as ever...
While we're at it... does this look like a good idea? I don't ever use the DSP presets anyway: https://carphonics.co.uk/shop/shop-by-car/range-rover/range-rover-p38-1994-2002/land-range-rover-p38-harman-kardon-amplifier-replacement-xqk100340/
This is incredibly cool! Nice work indeed :)
The Duchess has decided to start making a banging noise. Not a mechanical one, but when she's parked the speakers thump loudly, even with the key out. This is has got so bad I can hear it in the house and it has flattened the battery!
What is the remedy? In the meantime, knowing which fuse(s) to pull would be really helpful!!
Does that work on a 97? I thought it was only the later ones...
Bolt wrote:
Someone needs to get one of Psidoc's chipped unlocked ECU units and go plug it in and drive it off.
About a 5 minute job!
I would love to see the look on the seller's face!
haha that would be ideal!
I'd probably take a set of EAS emergency valves and a couple of bags just in case.
Gilbertd wrote:
Last weekend I drove to Amsterdam and back and experienced strange behaviour.
Isn't that the point? :)
Does anyone fancy a go at this? It seems that for the price of fitting a new driver's door handle you could have another P38 for £1
(plus the cost of fixing all the other bits they're not telling you about lol)
Gilbertd wrote:
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However, once you get it and start using it, you'll be putting the Elgrand up for sale.
Which one? LOL
Pheasants are a pain in the headlights :( I worked over twenty years for an estate that shot pheasants so I've hit a few. The scariest one didn't cause any damage but it was a direct hit on the windscreen in front of my face. It detonated and I couldn't see a thing at 50 mph. Eek.
I took my father out for cofee in the Duchess today. I was able to use access mode with confidence for the first time in ages :)
He sent me a PM with the details, maybe there's a York in Ontario?
anyway:
installed yesterday a new 12V battery. car started geat did not use the FOB ,as the car is parked in doors
UNTIL THIS MORNING
my 2001 P38 FOB is not recognised by the car.
will not open doors.
when opened with kay the alarm goes off and the car will not start
disconnected the battery overnight
used the 1515 code
Range rover in Brampton( ontario) could not help..stated the car is too old :-(Grabbed it! Thank you :)