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« on: 23 October 2012, 13:43:46 »
Just as a later update on this topic, I had the dreaded "four beeps" plus occasionally the alarm went off as I started the car.
I've followed all of the above instructions and most things have worked out quite well. I found it easier to remove the left hand wiper arm as well and then remove the right scuttle plate as it provided easier access to the sounder. Interestingly most of the plastic clips just under the windscreen used to secure the scuttle plate were missing?
I left the ignition turned on when I unplugged the sounder and that stopped it going off. I did wear some ear protectors just in case!
I used a hack saw to cut the sounder in half around the orginal case join line, was a bit worried about this but in fact it was quite easy and no problem at all.
The two replacement 3/V 150H/4P Varta batteries were souced from Cell Pack, excellent service as they arrived next day!
Fitting the batteries to the PCB was not that easy but with a bit of care I've done it now. I've used epoxy resin to fit the two halves of the sounder box back together. Once this has fully dried I'll be refitting everything back into the vehicle but, of course, have to remove both wiper arms and the scuttle plate again to do so.
Has anybody got any ideas on how I could test the alarm? I was thinking of secure locking the car and then opening the bonnet?
