TVR Alarm System

[yzf1070]

The factory alarm on my Tuscan S sometimes blips away when I arm it and sometimes does not. It never blips when I dis-arm it. I have tried to detect a pattern to this activity but there does not seem to be one. I have to say the blip does sound a bit like the old Harry Moss alarms and I always thought they sounded crap.

Does anyone elses function in the same or similar manner?

I trust the alarm is also Thatcham cat 1 as my insurance co accepted that no additional security was necessary.

[Big Al.]

TADTS! mine does exactly the same. Some times it blips some times it dosen't. But it always locks and winds the windows up

[T88CAN]

IIRC the alarm plips when there is still a circuit open
i.e the interior light delay, try waiting till the interior light goes out and try again, this is not a problem as far as i`m aware, it`s a sort of warning, if you set the interior light to off it will still plips though it must be the relay?

[blackmonday]

yzf1070 said:

I trust the alarm is also Thatcham cat 1 as my insurance co accepted that no additional security was necessary.

Who's your insurer? I'm looking for my Tamora and ever quote so far has required a tracking device in addition to the factory fit imobiliser.

[yzf1070]

Hey thanks guys thats good info.

Black Monday

My insurer is Tesco and the car is garaged over night.

[itchy]

T88CAN said:

IIRC the alarm plips when there is still a circuit open

I've heard this too. In fact there's an "Alarm FAQs" thread somewhere that mentions this.

However, mine also does not conform to the documented behaviour. Occasionally I get out of the car, close the door, wait for the window to go up, arm the alarm and... It beeps. On the other hand if I get out when the window is open, it remains open after shutting the door: I can arm the alarm and there will be no beep, even though the window is being closed. It doesn't do this consistently, though, so who knows?

[blackmonday]

yzf1070 said:

Hey thanks guys thats good info. Black Monday My insurer is Tesco and the car is garaged over night.

I phoned Tesco first as they insured my previous cars and they wont insure the Tamora without a tracking device fitted and this is with the car being garaged.

[T88CAN]

blackmonday said:

yzf1070 said: I trust the alarm is also Thatcham cat 1 as my insurance co accepted that no additional security was necessary. Who's your insurer? I'm looking for my Tamora and ever quote so far has required a tracking device in addition to the factory fit imobiliser.

Try Elephant.co.uk yes seriously

[blackmonday]

T88CAN said:

blackmonday said: yzf1070 said: I trust the alarm is also Thatcham cat 1 as my insurance co accepted that no additional security was necessary. Who's your insurer? I'm looking for my Tamora and ever quote so far has required a tracking device in addition to the factory fit imobiliser. Try Elephant.co.uk yes seriously

Elephant we're ridiculously expensive! I can only assume the cost of peanuts have gone up?

[chicklets]

hi graham

my alarm blips when the eletric windows are resetting themselves (eg when you just close the door). if you give it a few seconds after the LEDS stop blinking, then setting the alarm should not cause any more blips.