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alarm #1184005
11/03/2011 18:38
11/03/2011 18:38
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berkshire england
liam_gill Offline OP
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when i scrapped my old car i left my nice blue and silver key and the meta fob key attached to the keys in the ignition like a doenut!!

i have got a clifford alarm sitting in my shed from a previous vehicle but dont fancie fitting it to my coupe. was wondering if i buy a meta alarm ecu and a fob key from a vehicle thats being broken do you recon i could just plug it in and away it will go?? or do i need other components?

Re: alarm [Re: liam_gill] #1184012
11/03/2011 18:52
11/03/2011 18:52

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Call Abacus Alarms in South London; google as they have an internet site. The guy there is very helpful (also very busy) but he will be able to give you the info you need,

Tim

Re: alarm [Re: liam_gill] #1184052
11/03/2011 20:31
11/03/2011 20:31
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Stuff the alarm. The ECU has knows nothing about the alarm. You can drive the car with the alarm sounding. All it is is a noisy central locking box.

The real work preventing theft is done between the ecu and the imobiliser (code box)

Re: alarm [Re: liam_gill] #1186991
17/03/2011 13:41
17/03/2011 13:41
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liam_gill Offline OP
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not worried about the alarm had to disconnect it to stop the flasher going off when i was driving it!!

its just a luxury to have a key fob


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