New paperweight.

[Andyastar]

Hello everyone,

 

I am now the proud owner of a Nissan Fairlady z, my most expensive paperweight so far. I bought the car after an auto electrician stated all it needed was a 'master key'. Wow how simple could it be, roll on the car locksmith. He arrived to find that the transponder chip had not only left the building but also the key so it would have cranked forever without a spark of life.

It turns out that he cannot program a transponder chip on a JDM car, different BCM apparently from US and UK markets. I know there is Horsham Developments who can 'remove' the immobiliser from the ECU however I would be struggling to insure the car if this is done.

There are second hand BCM's on eBay and I'm wondering if replacing my Japanese one for a UK one would work or is it paired to the ECU.

Last resort is Nissan UK as I don't really fancy taken out a second mortgage and I don't know how helpful they would be anyway.

 

I would appreciate any advice regarding the BCM replacement option. Obviously a matching transponder chip with the BCM would be ideal.

 

Regards 

 

Andy

[ShortPaul]

Hi and welcome 😁 

[Keith D]

Welcome. 

 

I'm no expert but as far as I know replacement BCMs need to be reprogrammed as they store VIN number, immobiliser codes etc.  Dealers can usually do it, or there are specialists who can clone them.  

 

I'd give a dealer and some cloners a call and seek their advice.  Couple cloners below from a quick google.

 

 Body Control Module Cloning - Welcome To Pelicandiagnostics

Browse Expert BCU and BCM Cloning Services UK | ECU Decode

BCM Cloning - DB Vehicle Electrics

ECU BSI BCM SAM Cloning | FastMaps Remapping - Custom ECU Tuning and Remapping in Pembrokeshire

 

Hope you get it sorted, let us know how it goes.

 

Edited November 18 by Keith D

[ZaneDylan]

18 hours ago, Andyastar said:

Hello everyone,

 

I am now the proud owner of a Nissan Fairlady z, my most expensive paperweight so far. I bought the car after an auto electrician stated all it needed was a 'master key'. Wow how simple could it be, roll on the car locksmith. He arrived to find that the transponder chip had not only left the building but also the key so it would have cranked forever without a spark of life.

It turns out that he cannot program a transponder chip on a JDM car, different BCM apparently from US and UK markets. I know there is Horsham Developments who can 'remove' the immobiliser from the ECU however I would be struggling to insure the car if this is done.

There are second hand BCM's on eBay and I'm wondering if replacing my Japanese one for a UK one would work or is it paired to the ECU.

Last resort is Nissan UK as I don't really fancy taken out a second mortgage and I don't know how helpful they would be anyway.

 

I would appreciate any advice regarding the BCM replacement option. Obviously a matching transponder chip with the BCM would be ideal.

 

Regards 

 

Andy

 

There are aftermarket immobilisers as an option too (if you were to go with the hdev option), or just "forget" to inform them that it isn't there anymore... There are locksmiths in the UK that do work with the JDM frequencies that I've ran into at carshows

[leosdriveway]

Hello and welcome 🫡 Any pictures of your new paperweight ?

[Andy_Muxlow]

Hi and welcome along. Good luck in your search for an answer. as above lets see some pictures of your new paperweight.

[Andyastar]

A bit dusty visits been inside this greenhouse for 12 months.