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26th December 2020 04:21

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Driving: Alfa 145 TS
From: Pukekohe, New Zealand

Hi guys. A couple of months ago I bought my first 145, a 1998 2.0 Twinspark which had been imported from Japan and has been converted to a race-dedicated car, although I'm currently trying to discover whether it is possible to access its de-registration papers in Japan, which would mean I'd have the possibility of registering it for the road with an Authority Card (I think). Before you ask, its running in the standard 'Trofeo' class of the Trofeo Race Series here in NZ, so it has barely been modified from standard, other than suspension. I'm a novice race driver, but I've already been out a couple of times for practices (one dry, one wet) and had a huge amount of fun already.

I did have a silly question though regarding the keys. I have one brown and one red. Is the brown one the Master Key, or the red one? I'm asking because I've read somewhere that the brown one is the master, except I really didn't think it looked like a master key and I don't have a manual for it.
Cheers
Anthony

This post has been edited by hazeyblue: 26th December 2020 10:28

alfa146er View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	26th December 2020 11:57 Post #2 \| Print
1.3 8v Group: New Member Posts: 11 Joined: 24th December 2018 Local Time: 23rd January 2021 19:09 Member No.: 13,563 Driving: Alfa 146 CF2 1.4 From: Earth	Hello Anthony, nice 145 you've got there . I'm digging these decals, I bet it's a rather nice car to race in. Yes, the brown square one is the master key, I wouldn't use it as you may accidentally start the reprogramming procedure if you leave it in, and run into immobilizer issues that are no fun. This post has been edited by alfa146er: 26th December 2020 12:01

nz145 View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	26th December 2020 20:22 Post #3 \| Print
1.3 8v Group: New Member Posts: 3 Joined: 10th November 2020 Local Time: 24th January 2021 06:09 Member No.: 14,039 Driving: Alfa 145 TS From: Pukekohe, New Zealand	QUOTE(alfa146er @ 27th December 2020 00:57) Hello Anthony, nice 145 you've got there . I'm digging these decals, I bet it's a rather nice car to race in. Yes, the brown square one is the master key, I wouldn't use it as you may accidentally start the reprogramming procedure if you leave it in, and run into immobilizer issues that are no fun. Great, thanks for that. I must remember to use the red key from now.

dante giacosa View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	27th December 2020 02:08 Post #4 \| Print
1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,614 Joined: 28th March 2017 Local Time: 23rd January 2021 17:09 Member No.: 13,068 Driving: 146 CF2 1.8 T-spark From: Edinburgh	Hey Anthony- welcome aboard! what a terrific piece of gear; so have you got a stripped-out interior then..?

Ganz View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	28th December 2020 20:26 Post #5 \| Print
1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,271 Joined: 2nd November 2012 Local Time: 23rd January 2021 17:09 Member No.: 10,640 Driving: 145 Cloverleaf 2.0L ts From: uk	Awesome car mate What seats, harnesses and roll cage have you got - is it a half roll cage? love the door transfer, really works well on the blue. This post has been edited by Ganz: 28th December 2020 20:27 -------------------- G A N Z 145 Instagram ganz145_alfa

Mawv View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	29th December 2020 17:27 Post #6 \| Print
Forum's Very Own Time Waster Group: Veteran Posts: 1,631 Joined: 13th September 2005 Local Time: 23rd January 2021 17:09 From: Scotland Member No.: 1,107 Driving: F30 330d XDrive, 16VT 145QV. From: Scotland	Hello and welcome fellow ‘race kor’ owner. Car looks great!

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