Alarm - boot/bonnet pin switches retrofitting.

[Harrytsg]

I haven't got these fitted to mine, consequently I want to retrofit, but wondered where TVR fitted them to those that have them, also if you have retrofitted them, what was the wire colour on the TVR loom they are fitted to?
Mine is a Meta alarm (M99T), and the wire colours Meta refer to (purple in their case) do not tally with those on the 12 way plug.


Has anyone got a picture of where your boot & bonnet pin switches are?

Thanks in advance.

[Harrytsg]

no-one....?

[Ribol]

They are built into the locks on later cars

[QBee]

I just had a new alarm fitted last week and Carl repositioned the bonnet one, which was the cause for the four beeps on arming. I will have a look tomorrow in daylight.

[pwd95]

More trouble than they're worth on TVR's according to 'the' guru.

Tend to agree having owned many TVR's in the last 9 yrs.

Just had a new Meta system fitted by Carl. Full upgrade which includes a properly re-wired starter, remote boot release etc.

He's removed & cured more boot & bonnet pin problems than the worth of it.

[Ribol]

pwd95 said:

He's removed & cured more boot & bonnet pin problems than the worth of it.

No boot/bonnet switches, no Cat1 alarm.

[pwd95]

Ribol said:

pwd95 said:

He's removed & cured more boot & bonnet pin problems than the worth of it.

No boot/bonnet switches, no Cat1 alarm.

'& cured' being the most suitable as I took it.

[Harrytsg]

Ribol said:

They are built into the locks on later cars

That could work for the boot, but not the bonnet and would do away with the door pin switches ( which I have).

[Harrytsg]

QBee said:

I just had a new alarm fitted last week and Carl repositioned the bonnet one, which was the cause for the four beeps on arming. I will have a look tomorrow in daylight.

Thanks, I don't suppose you have any reference to the wire colour they use?

[QBee]

Harrytsg said:

QBee said:

I just had a new alarm fitted last week and Carl repositioned the bonnet one, which was the cause for the four beeps on arming. I will have a look tomorrow in daylight.

Thanks, I don't suppose you have any reference to the wire colour they use?

I will have a look this morning.....I cannot see any mention of alarm wiring in the colour chart in the Steve Heath bible. My car is at my local garage, but I get t back today and will look then to see if I can see the wires to the switches. I will try to photo the switches if I can see them

[Ribol]

Harrytsg said:

Ribol said:

They are built into the locks on later cars

That could work for the boot, but not the bonnet and would do away with the door pin switches ( which I have).

IIRC there is a bracket sandwiched between the bonnet lock and its mounting that a normal pin switch mounts on, but as I said before the boot one is integral to the lock (and works perfectly).

Do away with the door pin switches

[Harrytsg]

Ribol said:

IRC there is a bracket sandwiched between the bonnet lock and its mounting that a normal pin switch mounts on, but as I said before the boot one is integral to the lock (and works perfectly).

Do away with the door pin switches

Im going to look into the solenoids a bit more, seems like a good solution.

Thanks

[Ribol]

Harrytsg said:

Ribol said:

Do away with the door pin switches

Im going to look into the solenoids a bit more, seems like a good solution.

Now you have completely lost me

[QBee]

I cannot get at the boot pin switch, but can see the wiring going into the lock from the bottom driver's side.
Bonnet - photo below. The big pin switch you can see top left is depressed by the bonnet lock shutting. The wires going into it (which look dirty enough to be original, not Carl last week - he only adjusted the pin switch so that it worked) are two blue with black secondary stripe, and one black.

[Harrytsg]

QBee said:

I cannot get at the boot pin switch, but can see the wiring going into the lock from the bottom driver's side.
Bonnet - photo below. The big pin switch you can see top left is depressed by the bonnet lock shutting. The wires going into it (which look dirty enough to be original, not Carl last week - he only adjusted the pin switch so that it worked) are two blue with black secondary stripe, and one black.

Much appreciated, thanks Anthony

[Harrytsg]

Ribol said:

ow you have completely lost me

I presumed you meant there is a switched negative from the solenoid in the open position?

Or it it the pin switches are set on the lock mechanism as in Qbee's photo?

[QBee]

Quick call to Carl might just get you the info you need. He's a nice guy. Contact details on
Www.tvruk.tv
Call his mobile, leave a message, when he calls back tell him what you need to know, he will probably tell you. Petersfield is a long way to go to fix a couple of switches. Offer to pay for the advice. It will still be cheaper than most of a tank of fuel to get there and back.