HELP! ... police going to tow car if I can't shut alarm up!
HELP! ... police going to tow car if I can't shut alarm up!
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Original Poster:

1,463 posts

255 months

Thursday 12th April 2007
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Help!

My alarm is going off contiuiously, and the German police are threatening to tow it away in 20 minutes if I can't shut if up!

Got back to car and it was making a continuious high pitched noise. If I press the key fob the alarm goes off normally and the lights flash. Pressing the key fob again just makes it switch between these two modes! Anyone got some good tips of shutting it up?????

SI-PEN

1,009 posts

266 months

Thursday 12th April 2007
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You siren's packed up!

<snip>

Please do not give such useful detail for thieves on an internet forum


Edited by meeja on Friday 13th April 08:18

daver

1,209 posts

313 months

Thursday 12th April 2007
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^^^^ What he said.



Edited by daver on Friday 13th April 12:16

fadeaway

Original Poster:

1,463 posts

255 months

Thursday 12th April 2007
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Mine's a 99, and was slightly different to how you described (so maybe a mk2?), but by a process inspired by your instructions I got the damn thing to shut up!(would never have found it without your help) thumbup

Luckily the German police hadn't reappeared by the time it was silenced, so no problem with it being towed.

Now I just need to apologise some more to my German friends neighbours who had to listen to it for 5 hours this afternoon while we were out, and to book it in for a new siren when I get home

flashheart

581 posts

271 months

Thursday 12th April 2007
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Dear Thieves,

If you are trying to steal a Cerbera and the alarm is going off, just follow the instructions above and all will be well. You can then hotwire it/put it on a low-loader slow time without the annoying noise.

Regards

The Cerbera Collective

Scrooloose

888 posts

245 months

Thursday 12th April 2007
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With any luck, someone will post the secret entry method - then they'll have a complete guide!

Julian64

14,325 posts

283 months

Friday 13th April 2007
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Maybe we could ask Ted to delete the thread?

Garethgtt

430 posts

263 months

Friday 13th April 2007
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hehe so all we need is..

secret entry method
how to silence the siren
how to remove the alarm and immobaliser in 5 min

there we go, absolute childs play to steal one of these...

ridds

8,372 posts

273 months

Friday 13th April 2007
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Perhaps one day people will learn not to post this information.

email if you really do know the person and trust them with the info but don't post it publicly.

What if it was your car that was then taken as a result of the information flashed around on here?

daver

1,209 posts

313 months

Friday 13th April 2007
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It's a fair point and I've now edited my post.

Equally, however, the information appeared to be requested in response to a genuine situation and would be of little use to you unless you were already in the car with a toolkit, as well as having no effect on the immobiliser.

If I see a anyone looking shifty around my car with the door swinging open and them giving it large on the laptop with a flatbed truck in the background then I'll be right back on here with my tail between my legs.
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ridds

8,372 posts

273 months

Friday 13th April 2007
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Indeed, however. Over time. Information on how to get it, how to disarm the immobiliser and how to silence the alarm have all been posted on here.

It would not take a rocket scientist to put all that together and some of the scallies out there are fairly switched on.

As for genuine request, well I'd take any request like that with a pinch of salt. You never know who's behind a keyboard. You only have to look at some of the characters that have appeared on PH over the years.

mickk

30,463 posts

271 months

Friday 13th April 2007
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Ok i agree about not giving info out that could lead to someone having there p&j nicked, but has anyone actually had there cerb stolen?

I cant say ive heard of one, i would have thought it would be one of the most awkward cars to nick thumbup

SXS

3,065 posts

286 months

Friday 13th April 2007
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why nick a cerbera? its a shitty poor mans sports car that falls apart every chance it gets. Porkas are easier to pinch and hold better cost on the open market....

lol

ps. joy-riders? my advice, take out the ignition box, and install a tracker in the sump with a gyro-powered battery pack, done deal, if you're worried about 10ks worth of glassfibre.

Tangoed

924 posts

244 months

Saturday 14th April 2007
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rofl Tis true, its quiet funny in plain English. rofl

SI-PEN

1,009 posts

266 months

Saturday 14th April 2007
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OK sorry guys my hands are up, a little too late as you shot me already!

Indeed you are correct, I just wasn't thinking.

Si

mickk

30,463 posts

271 months

Saturday 14th April 2007
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SI-PEN said:
OK sorry guys my hands are up, a little too late as you shot me already!

Indeed you are correct, I just wasn't thinking.

Si




nono you are not forgiven, you must come to the herts&beds meet tomorrow and buy everyone a drink as punishmentbiglaugh