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Title: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
Post by: Bionic on 07 June 2011, 15:56:40

Alarm sets but when activated the lights flash but there is no sound.......
Any ideas?
 :D

Title: Re: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
Post by: Brikhead on 07 June 2011, 16:53:28

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Alarm sets but when activated the lights flash but there is no sound.......
Any ideas?
 :D

Sounds like someone has disconnected the alarm horn, perhaps because of false activations, remove the scuttle panel and wiper arms to check.

Title: Re: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
Post by: Bionic on 08 June 2011, 08:44:55

Already done that and it was plugged in correctly.
At 4 in the morning here is is dead quiet and I then heard it very faintly (almost impossibe to hear at all) sounding.
As it obviously sounds why is it so low? I know it has internal batteries which are sealed in and irreplacable  :-/but surely when it is activated it should take its power from the main battery and only from the internal ones when the battery is disconnected?

Title: Re: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
Post by: Brikhead on 08 June 2011, 09:53:10

You should have two horns.
One, as you say, is designed to run from internal batteries (they are replaceable, it's just awkward to do - should be a guide somewhere on this Forum).
The other is just a regular looking horn that should sound whenever the alarm is activated.
Either the horn is missing, disconnected, or it's been water damaged.

Title: Re: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
Post by: Shelby on 09 June 2011, 10:05:41

I have exactly the same problem on mine (2.0l estate) but haven't investigated it yet as it has more pressing things that need doing.