Hi Paula,
I have owned an MGF since August of 1996. It was the first batch for export and it is the second to hit the road in Malta.
The colour was the launch VOLCANO RED Pearlescent, right-hand drive. Other specifications 1.8 cc. It has 12870 km on the clock
I am also a frequent visitor to the Classic Car Show at the NEC, but could not make it this year. THE PROBLEM IS --- MOBILE PHONE INTERFERECE WITH DOOR SECURITY. LOCKING CAR DOORS and not ABLE TO OPEN WITH SIGNAL FROM KEY. AS WELL AS INTERFERENCE FROM SIGNALS AT AIRPORT TRANSMISSIONS WHICH DIRECTLY INTERFERE WITH LOCKING SYSTEM and IMMOBILISES THE MGF.
I am wondering if anyone has reported this problem. I sent several e-mails to MG Birmingham and or through their website throughout the years including about 4 this year alone. No one found the decency to answer.
I was also one of the MG Club founder members, through registration at the NEC and still carry the MGF Member badge. It seems that the club died a natural death. I was happy to see it up and running.
Should anyone have some sort of information, kindly drop me an e-mail kge1@go.net.mt (the quickest). I will be in the UK
to talk to anyone about the problem.
Best wishes
George
MALTA GC
Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red - mobile phone interference
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Not many rules really, this board being aimed at technical issues, it shouldn't fall foul (hopefully) of some of the more personal issues that can affect forums.
Rule 1 - Is that you need to think very carefully before posting anything technical or asking anything technical relating to the security system of the car - See 'Security Issues' sticky for more info.
Rule 2 - We (MGF Register) do not support copyright infringement and therefore references to CD ROM, PDF versions or paper copies of the workshop manual (for instance) should not be posted on the forum. We don't want to get into trouble and we'd rather sell you a genuine hard copy through our Regalia shop anyway!
Because advice is honestly and freely given in this technical section, much of it will be amateur experienced based, so any information is given in good faith and is not guaranteed as correct.
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Re: Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red
Hi and welcome!
It might be an idea to ask the question over in teh Technical section, or maybe this thread could be moved there and retitled?
I'm sure that this has been discussed on here before.
It might be an idea to ask the question over in teh Technical section, or maybe this thread could be moved there and retitled?
I'm sure that this has been discussed on here before.
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Re: Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red
Welcome to the MGF Register forum 
I think you may get more response to your question if it was posted in the Technical section so I moved it there for you.
Suspect you got no response from MG Birmingham as they were more interested in the LE500 and TF135 rather than helping out the older generation of cars. Hopefully you will get a response from this query on here.
As you may have seen the MG Car Club has celebrated its 80 birthday this year and the MGF Register celebrated 15 years of the MGF. The club is going from strength to strength at the moment
I think you may get more response to your question if it was posted in the Technical section so I moved it there for you.
Suspect you got no response from MG Birmingham as they were more interested in the LE500 and TF135 rather than helping out the older generation of cars. Hopefully you will get a response from this query on here.
As you may have seen the MG Car Club has celebrated its 80 birthday this year and the MGF Register celebrated 15 years of the MGF. The club is going from strength to strength at the moment
1998 MGF VVC, 2001 Trophy 160 & 2013 MG6 GT TSE
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Re: Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red - mobile phone interference
Since your car is an export model do you know if it uses the same remote control frequency as the cars exported to Japan (315MHz rather than the UK 433MHz). Quite a number of these cars were imported into New Zealand and I've heard of people having problems with mobile phone and radio masts. Cars won't start, but push them a hundred metres down the road and everything is fine. If this is the case I don't think that there is anything that you can do to solve the problem. The car was obviously designed for the environment that it was intended to be used in.
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Re: Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red - mobile phone interference
If the frequency proves to be the problem would it not be possible to change the alarm ECU and remotes for a set from a UK market car?
This is of interest to me as well as I am importing a Japanese market car into Canada. If there is an interference problem it would be nice to switch frequencies, particularly as my workplace is 1km from a major airport and is surrounded by phone towers!
Rich
This is of interest to me as well as I am importing a Japanese market car into Canada. If there is an interference problem it would be nice to switch frequencies, particularly as my workplace is 1km from a major airport and is surrounded by phone towers!
Rich
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Re: Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red - mobile phone interference
Rich,
I'm sure you're right about changing all of the affected electrical bits on the car, but at what price? When I said "If this is the case I don't think that there is anything that you can do to solve the problem." I meant leaving the car as standard.
DC
I'm sure you're right about changing all of the affected electrical bits on the car, but at what price? When I said "If this is the case I don't think that there is anything that you can do to solve the problem." I meant leaving the car as standard.
DC
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Re: Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red - mobile phone interference
The alarm bits come up on Ebay.uk at quite reasonable prices, so that alternative is open.
One thing to keep in mind is what frequencies are approved by whatever country you are in.
You wouldn't want to interfere with anything important!
Rich
One thing to keep in mind is what frequencies are approved by whatever country you are in.
You wouldn't want to interfere with anything important!
Rich
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Re: Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red - mobile phone interference
In your case Rich, as the only MGF in Canada, no hoodlum would stand to gain by nicking parts, you could afford to lock it on the key only, and not worry about the frequencies!
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Re: Earlie MGF 1996 Volcano Red - mobile phone interference
Funny that you say "The only MGF in Canada" Charless!
I got a call on the weekend that there was an MGF in town enroute from Japan to Newfoundland, so It looks like I'm not the first.
I may well be the first on the West Coast, that is if the broker i'm dealing with in Japan finds me one quickly! At this point I am getting quite excited waiting for his call. My sensible side tells me that it will be better if the car arrives in the spring but I want it now!
Cheers,
Rich
I got a call on the weekend that there was an MGF in town enroute from Japan to Newfoundland, so It looks like I'm not the first.
I may well be the first on the West Coast, that is if the broker i'm dealing with in Japan finds me one quickly! At this point I am getting quite excited waiting for his call. My sensible side tells me that it will be better if the car arrives in the spring but I want it now!
Cheers,
Rich