I use a Disklok which is bulky and a PITA to fit and use daily, so regularly gets left off. I have seen this and it looks interesting and cheap: https://ouvra.store/

Thoughts? MY17 RRS 4.4d V8 Autobiography - Aintree Green (also referred to on Topix as British Racing Green)

Think i'd prefer this
https://www.powerfuluk.com/products/gear-l...YWdw8ynb17 2015 L494 SDV6 3.0 HSE Loire Blue
2006 L320 4.2 Supercharged - Gone
2009 BMW X5 M-Sport - Gone
2007 L320 2.7TDV6 SE Buckingham Blue - Gone
2011 Jaguar XFS 3.0V6 Diesel - Gone
2009 (59) L320 Facelift 3.0TDV6 HSE White Wrap - Gone
2008 BMW X5 M-Sport - Gone
2005 Audi A6 3.2V6 Quattro S-Line - Gone

After watching a few YT videos where steering locks were tested to destruction, the best was the one you have. I decided that one would be too much hassle and opted for the second best which was this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XP21DK6?th=1

The idea of having some large metal bar rolling around in the car that you have to mess with every time you get out of the car and then again when you get into the car sounds like a nightmare to me. What a total pain! Do you fit it when you go to pay for fuel? What if you're just going to the supermarket?

To me, there are 2 options I've seen that are even remotely tolerable.

The first is the one shown by skid1963. That is at least small enough to go into the glove box and pretty quick to add and remove, but to me, even that is too much hassle. I want to enjoy my car which means I open the door, get in and drive away as the designers intended.
So, and I know it's £500 but it's a one-off and can theoretically be moved between cars, the day my RRS arrived on my drive, so did the bloke who fits ghost immobilisers.
I can leave my 494 parked in the dodgyest area of London, with the doors unlocked, and be pretty confident it'll still be there when I come back. 2021 L494 D300MHEV Autobiography
2019 Discovery Sport D180 HSE

41 jules,

Same here.

GHOST fitted the day after the new D300 AB arrived.

Paired with mine and SWMBO’s phone and seamless functionality.

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

skid1963 wrote:

Think i'd prefer this
https://www.powerfuluk.com/products/gear-l...YWdw8ynb17

Salve qualcuno mi può spiegare ho aggiornato i comandi al volante funzionano in un primo momento non funzionavano le palette cambio automatico poi mi hanno detto di fare un ponte ai due fili Neri morsettiera sx adesso le palette funzionano per quando si accendono i fari si spegne il comando sx e non funziona più appena spengo i fari riprende a funzionare qualcuno mi può aiutare a risolvere questo problema se si può risolvere

Volevo chiedere se è normale quando parcheggio la mia auto per 3-4 giorni la trovo tutta abbassata volevo sapere se è normale oppure mi potete aiutare cosa devo controllare grazie a tutti voi

Lello wrote:

Salve qualcuno mi può spiegare ho aggiornato i comandi al volante funzionano in un primo momento non funzionavano le palette cambio automatico poi mi hanno detto di fare un ponte ai due fili Neri morsettiera sx adesso le palette funzionano per quando si accendono i fari si spegne il comando sx e non funziona più appena spengo i fari riprende a funzionare qualcuno mi può aiutare a risolvere questo problema se si può risolvere

I have a ghost fitted but would not pair it to my phone. Its only another potential security breach. What is so difficult spending another 5 seconds pressing 4 buttons.
I can see the benefit of a visual deterrent, the Powerfull UK one on the gearstick looks neat, but each to there own Range Rover Sport (gone): Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe: 992 Porsche Carrera 4S: Range Rover Fifty P400e

I put a ghost on my wifes Discovery Sport a couple of years ago. Tried the phone pairing but was a headache in my case. Not sure why (IPhone) but it rarely ever worked. The other problem I had, I guess probably also related to the car's wake up process was that often it took 4 or 5 attempts before the code was accepted, especially first thing in the morning. It was a pain for me and there was no way the Mrs would tolerate it.
After a few conversations with the installer, where he told me I wasn't alone, I bought the official ghost fobs which work great.
I've done the same with the RRS - though to be fair I really should see how good it is without - may be fine on that one.

At the moment they're on the ring with the keys which means from my perspective, the ghost isn't there,I just get in and drive, but I accept it isn't great if the keys are stolen so I take them upstairs with me at night. Would be better if the fob was elsewhere, wallet maybe, but I don't always carry that these days so haven't come up with a good solution yet, it's just a convenience thing and still means any key cloning (supposedly not possible after the updates?) is rendered even more impossible. 2021 L494 D300MHEV Autobiography
2019 Discovery Sport D180 HSE

I've had immobilisers fitted before and there's no arguing that they work. However, the thieving scrote doesn't know you have one fitted until he's already broken into the car and done untold damage.

But a big yellow bar through the steering wheel that can be seen easily in the windscreen will discourage them before they attempt entry.

It takes less than ten seconds to fit and the same to remove - so no effort at all.

It's an interesting perspective. I'm not sure personally.
In the old days, if they wanted to steal a car, they'd smash the window, open the door and then wreck various parts of the interior to bypass the key/wheel lock.
Do they still do that?
These days, if they can't bypass the electronic door lock (which is going to be deadlocked so breaking the window isn't going to be very helpful to them), they are well aware they aren't going to get past the car's own immobiliser (whether or not there's a secondary system) so no point trying, hence why they do things such as key cloning and various clever things with OBD devices.
In truth, as far as I am aware, there is no real way to steal an later RRS these days without the key, hence they tend to break into houses - though I dare say earlier ones would still be prone so the approach does depend greatly on the model and year.
Last I read, Range Rover thefts are down dramatically with almost no thefts of the latest ones. 2021 L494 D300MHEV Autobiography
2019 Discovery Sport D180 HSE

41 jules,

Ref phone pairing:- no issues at all, a couple of seconds delay before confirmation but it works everytime.

iPhone 12 & 14 with latest IOS updates.

Never failed in 20 months.

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

Yeah - I do wonder whether it would have worked fine on the L494. I suspect it probably does.

The L550 that the Mrs has, has always been a bit fiddly in this regard. I've sometimes got in, started the engine, waited almost a minute and put in the code, and .. nothing. Tried again nothing, 3 more attempts and then magically I get an indicator flash. Then next time, first attempt. I could never get a handle on it. I guess it could be a dodgy ghost unit but strangely it's worked faultlessly since I got the tags, which are, at the end of the day, bluetooth so should work the same way as the iphone, and yet that was equally unreliable.
All very odd. 2021 L494 D300MHEV Autobiography
2019 Discovery Sport D180 HSE