1997 chimaera/meta alarm siren
1997 chimaera/meta alarm siren
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TJC46

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2,198 posts

235 months

Friday 29th October 2010
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Hi guys just thought id ask before i spent £80 or so on a new replacement, does anyone have one surplus to requirements. [i.e totally changed there alarm system]The alarm system on my car works a treat apart from no noise, and its deffinetly the siren thats faulty, thanks Tom.

Big Al.

69,336 posts

287 months

Friday 29th October 2010
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Give Carl a bell at

http://www.tvruk.tv/

he may be able to assist. smile

nawarne

3,178 posts

289 months

Saturday 30th October 2010
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TJC46 said:
Hi guys just thought id ask before i spent £80 or so on a new replacement, does anyone have one surplus to requirements. [i.e totally changed there alarm system]The alarm system on my car works a treat apart from no noise, and its deffinetly the siren thats faulty, thanks Tom.
Tom,
Carl is your man for this. I had to get a new siren when I had my '98 Chim - - apperently, the weather gets in to the connector behind the grill, and if not attended to can mess with the immobiliser/alarm unit (quote from Carl).

So - I'd get it seen to sooner rather than later. Else, it will be the 'black boxes' as well as the siren.
Nick

AlRaven

408 posts

238 months

Sunday 31st October 2010
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Thirded, that's exactly what happened to my '97 Chim. Carl is the man.

paulathome

686 posts

247 months

Sunday 31st October 2010
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Tom,
As above Carl is your man. He can supply a new alarm siren for a price roughly what you have mentioned. However the new siren is not quite a direct replacement as the original is now obsolete.
This means a small wiring mod which Carl explains in the paperwork supplied with the new siren.
If however electrics is not your "bag" then you may have to pay someone else to do your install.
I fitted mine in about half an hour and no problems since.
Paul.

Colin RedGriff

2,541 posts

286 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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Check the siren hasn't been 'turned off'. There is a key hole on the siren to allow it to be silenced when servicing the car. It's one of those barrel type keys.

.Mark

11,104 posts

305 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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Did anyone mention Carl yet? wink

cs174

1,271 posts

249 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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Carl has just gone off on holiday so you may not be able to get a reply for a couple of weeks.

.Mark

11,104 posts

305 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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cs174 said:
Carl has just gone off on holiday
How can that be allowed? Bloody Cheek silly