Do they all do that then sir - alarm??

[yiw1393]

Waiting to go home from work this evening I heard an alarm go off in the car park and being very protective of the little darling looked out to check it wasn't mine. No flashing hazards, and I could see the red light on the dash blinking as usual, so I relaxed, only to be phoned five minutes later to be told my Tiv was making the unholy row. I went out and sure enough it was giving it loads. I fumbled around the siren unit for a moment and it stopped. No sign of tampering and it has behaved itself since. It had a new siren fitted not long ago, because of water ingress. Anyone got any ideas or do they all do that?

[plipton]

Mine did the same - 2AM and no hazards. I reset the alarm and 2 hours later it went off again. Had to leave the car unlocked until morning.

I found the connector block (lurking inside the front grill under the alarm sounder) was green with verdigree. I cleaned it and reconnected it with a big splodge of Vaseline on the contacts. This did the trick... for about 3 months, then it started making a loud gurgling noise - again late at night.

This time the sounder got ripped out and dumped in a bucket of water where it died within about 2 minutes !!! (it was already bu99ered so no great loss)

I am now in the process of replacing it (apparently they are prone to water ingress if not angled down slightly - which mine wasn't).

I would suggest checking the angle the sounder is mounted at and clean and grease the contacts as a first step. Consult the bible if you have one or get one from TVRCC on 01952 770635.

Do you have a part # for the sounder perchance?

[fatsteve]

Mine did the same and the quote I had for a replacement Meta siren (fitted) was around £200. So for an extra £200 I just got a new alarm system fitted (Clifford concept 300) which is shed loads better than the crappy meta one. Plus the siren is a much better quality unit and is less prone to water ingress.

Steve

[SwanJack]

Recently purchased a META siren for £59 plus vat. DIY fitting is straight forward.

[jamieM]

This is spooky, I had logged on to post something very similar!

I parked the chim in my garage at approx. 6.pm after an exciting drive back from work and after an hour, I heard an alarm going off. It was mine! I reset the alarm and thought nothing of it until an almighty row eminating from my garage erupted again. This happened again for a third time before I gave up, leaving the car with the alarm off and unlocked.

I haven't been out in the rain recently and so am unsure as to what the problem may be. I had to re-charge the battery recently so I was wondering if I have messed up any of the wiring that connects the alarm to the battery?

Any suggestions as to what to check?

Thanks,

Jamie.

[pinbot]

My lights flash but there is no sound so I assume my sounder is buggered.

Swanjack where did you get yours from?

[davidy]

One trick you can do in your garage, we used this when we had a Griff.

Open the drivers window just enough such that you get your arm in (leaving a window slighty ajar is good as it lets air pass through the car (it won't get musty).

Get out the car the keys still in and ignition on, put arm through window, then press the door locking button (which will lock the doors) and then remove the key. Now the immobiliser should kick in automatically after a period of time.

You now have a locked and immobilised car (ok so the window is slighty open). This also does not place so much drain on the battery (as no alarm is on) and you will not have disturbed nights with the alarm going off.

Hope this helps

davidy

This technique is also good when you leave the car parked with the roof off (such as at TVRCC events)

[SwanJack]

B&B car alarms in Cardiff 029 2038 3698, www.audioconcepts.co.uk. They had to order it from META UK, who in turn had to get one from Italy (I think this is where META are mainly based), took about a fortnight. The guy you need to speak to is 'NAZ'. It was only a few weeks ago so he should remember.
Incidentally my siren does not sound when I arm the alarm, but it does go off when the alarm is triggered.


>> Edited by SwanJack on Wednesday 4th December 15:58

[jellison]

Sounds like the sealed in battery in the Siren - water get in alarm - becomes uncontrollable - new Siren need - don't pressure was, especially under arches