How to p**s the neighbours off...
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To cut a short tory shorter, my alarm was going off the other day (only after 5 mins did I realise it was mine). I'd left it parked at the top of the road in the pouring rain. Thought it was connectors or something got wet, but tried locking/unlocking the car etc. I could actually start it and drive off with the alarm still going. Only after about a minute of driving did the alarm stop. Now I don't dare to lock it.
I'm guessing it's the battery, but it starts and runs fine. Any ideas? And if it is the battery, what do I have to do to get at it?
I'm guessing it's the battery, but it starts and runs fine. Any ideas? And if it is the battery, what do I have to do to get at it?
the alarm has a built in battery, and may have gone faulty with a low voltage and gone off - did it get quieter as it went on longer ?
i suggest you take it somewhere where it will not upset people and set it off again - see if you can disable it this time
pretty concerned that you could drive it away with it going off !!
i suggest you take it somewhere where it will not upset people and set it off again - see if you can disable it this time
pretty concerned that you could drive it away with it going off !!
That happened to me.
Things slowly went down hill after that.
There are two relays on the bulk head, behind the driver. Take these out, clean them up, better still replace them, they should be a max £10.00 each.
Replace them but before you do, mount them the other way up, pins down.
Should cure your problem.
Things slowly went down hill after that.
There are two relays on the bulk head, behind the driver. Take these out, clean them up, better still replace them, they should be a max £10.00 each.
Replace them but before you do, mount them the other way up, pins down.
Should cure your problem.
XLR Motorsport said:
Thanks, Ash. Much appreciated. I'll give it a go. Any idea where I can get these relays from?
Any where should do them, Halfords or any decent motorspares shop.Take them with you and make sure you get exactly the same.
It is a fiddly job, bt worth it. When you have changed them open the old ones up, they will be full of rust.
All the best.
shadowninja said:
Hope you got it fixed quickly. Call me paranoid but to have your reg in your profile and posting this on a public forum is quite a daring feat.
No worries - it won't be used until it's fixed, and it's oh so very secure in its current state (even when the armed gurkha protecting it is on his lunch break).But I genuinely appreciate your concern, thank you.
m12_nathan said:
If only Greg was in the passenger seat wearing cuffs my dream would've been complete
I was dreading seeing the police, sure fire way to be pulled over, just drove round and round until it shut up
Heard this works for Baby's but car alarms?
Um forgive me if you know this but you know that a second press on the key-fob will disable the Alarm while still engaging the Central locking and immobiliser.
Hi Guy,
Have a look through the paperwork I gave you with the car, there's info in there as to how to put the alarm in the test mode and also the contact details for the guy that Noble use for all their alarm work. He was excellent when he came out to fix the problem I had and was quite verbal about the standard of the installation of the alarm unit and the Navtrak unit which was causing me the spurious alarm problems in the middle of the night - it's never done it since. Rather than post on here where they are I'll let you know if you want to call me but it's doubtful that's where the problem is and also doubtful you will be able to do much about it if it is IYSWIM.
That aside, one or other of them, the alarm or the NavTrak can't remember which, most likely the Navtrak I think, needs the ignition to be turned on every now and again to recharge their own internal battery so if you've not used the car for a while that may be the reason. BUT, alternatively, and most likely, I kept the car on a battery conditioner because if you don't the drain runs the car's own battery down and the alarm will eventually go off because the car's battery volts drop too low. The battery has been kept on a conditioner all it's life so should be reasonable but it is 5 years old so cannot be expected to have the same capacity as when new and therefore won't last as long left standing. That's the most likely cause to me but you would be the best judge of whether it is likely that the battery charge level may be / have been low. Easy check is to run the car around until you get some charge back into it and see if the alarm will then reset. Longer term solution is invest in an Accumate or similar battery conditioner and plug it in if you are going to leave the car unused for more than a few days. Used to last a fortnight, not sure how long it would last now as the battery is no longer new, I never tested it because I didn't want to p**s the neighbours off (again)
Give me a call if you want to discuss.
Cheers,
Martin
Have a look through the paperwork I gave you with the car, there's info in there as to how to put the alarm in the test mode and also the contact details for the guy that Noble use for all their alarm work. He was excellent when he came out to fix the problem I had and was quite verbal about the standard of the installation of the alarm unit and the Navtrak unit which was causing me the spurious alarm problems in the middle of the night - it's never done it since. Rather than post on here where they are I'll let you know if you want to call me but it's doubtful that's where the problem is and also doubtful you will be able to do much about it if it is IYSWIM.
That aside, one or other of them, the alarm or the NavTrak can't remember which, most likely the Navtrak I think, needs the ignition to be turned on every now and again to recharge their own internal battery so if you've not used the car for a while that may be the reason. BUT, alternatively, and most likely, I kept the car on a battery conditioner because if you don't the drain runs the car's own battery down and the alarm will eventually go off because the car's battery volts drop too low. The battery has been kept on a conditioner all it's life so should be reasonable but it is 5 years old so cannot be expected to have the same capacity as when new and therefore won't last as long left standing. That's the most likely cause to me but you would be the best judge of whether it is likely that the battery charge level may be / have been low. Easy check is to run the car around until you get some charge back into it and see if the alarm will then reset. Longer term solution is invest in an Accumate or similar battery conditioner and plug it in if you are going to leave the car unused for more than a few days. Used to last a fortnight, not sure how long it would last now as the battery is no longer new, I never tested it because I didn't want to p**s the neighbours off (again)
Give me a call if you want to discuss.
Cheers,
Martin
Timbo_Mint said:
m12_nathan said:
If only Greg was in the passenger seat wearing cuffs my dream would've been complete
I was dreading seeing the police, sure fire way to be pulled over, just drove round and round until it shut up
Um forgive me if you know this but you know that a second press on the key-fob will disable the Alarm while still engaging the Central locking and immobiliser.
Thanks, Martin! The chances are it's something very simple. After all, the car is being used quite a bit (nearly 2000 miles since I picked it up from you).
It had a good long run down to the Kent coast at the weekend - the alarm was no longer going off, but it wasn't arming when the car was locked. Saying that, cruising along in the outside lane on the M20 going past Ashford, the alarm went off. Pulled over, scratched my head and it eventually stopped. Then later on, it fixed itself! It's now back to working normally rearming itself everytime the car is locked and confirming it with the audible bleep.
I'll give you a call anyway, Martin, to catch up if nothing else. In the meantime, thanks to all you gus on hear for your continued help and support.
It had a good long run down to the Kent coast at the weekend - the alarm was no longer going off, but it wasn't arming when the car was locked. Saying that, cruising along in the outside lane on the M20 going past Ashford, the alarm went off. Pulled over, scratched my head and it eventually stopped. Then later on, it fixed itself! It's now back to working normally rearming itself everytime the car is locked and confirming it with the audible bleep.
I'll give you a call anyway, Martin, to catch up if nothing else. In the meantime, thanks to all you gus on hear for your continued help and support.
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