Just found my TF's carachter.

Afrer reading the thread about the boot wiring I was curious about mine. Sleepless nights meant I just had to look.
I removed the tape and gently opened the plastic trunking. Perfect!
I could see what David meant about the bottom hinge clip so I removed it. I cleaned up the tape and the tubing with alcohol, not the drinking kind, and re taped it up. It looked really neat so with a smug smile on my face I checked II had the keys in my pocket and closed the boot. Job done.
As I walked past the drivers door I pressed the Fob to lock it but I heard no click.
It's ok I thought, somebody had posted you have to be almost cuddling it. So I cuddled it and nothing.
Hmm...jumped in the car and no ignition lights. Nothing.
PANIC.
Sat for a moment, it can't have been anything so major I had disrupted in the boot.
Opened the bonnet to check the batery terminals and the earth terminal is sat on top of the post! 
Phew..easy fix. Sorted that and I had ignition lights. Got out of the car and pressed the fob to lock it. No flashing indicator lights or clicking door buttons. Clicked it again and the alarm light went out..hmm..jumped in the car and started the engine. Started ok.
Switched off the engine and tried the fob to lock it and it worked!
Now you all know the battery is under the bonnet and nowhere near the boot wiring.
Anyway it all seems to be working.
It's defnitely got character! 
So now I am going to find a twig and thrash it.

Its asked for it
Shut your eyes and it will become a red Austin 1100 Countryman in Torquay

Well after the damn good thrashing it got its own back again.
Went in to Halfrauds to buy a socket set. Got out the car and pressed the fob  to lock it and the alarm/horn went off at 300 decibels.
Everyone is looking.
Pressed the off and it went off so I left the car unlocked.
On the way home I pulled over in a quiet layby and tested the fob and this time it locked! Damn car.
I still have the twig in the boot and it knows it.

Notanumber wrote:

Its asked for it
Shut your eyes and it will become a red Austin 100 Countryman in Torquay


Well...she is now called Sybil!
 

Hmm, I can just imagine everyone on this forum saying ' yeh, mine does this' ! These cars certainly keep you guessing !

I'm guessing that the two special screws I spent an hour making have dropped down below the gear change mech. As they are stainless my magnet is useless, To take all the stuff out of the way to retrieve them is probably a couple of hours work, I'll make some more. Pisser.
M

And can't you just feel the car grinning....
My alarm played up after I connected the battery back up but seems to be ok now.
I'm still loving it.😁