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Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
« on: 07 June 2011, 15:56:40 »
Alarm sets but when activated the lights flash but there is no sound.......
Any ideas?
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« Last Edit: 07 June 2011, 15:57:00 by its.ray »
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Re: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
« Reply #1 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?
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Sounds like someone has disconnected the alarm horn, perhaps because of false activations, remove the scuttle panel and wiper arms to check.
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Re: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
« Reply #2 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?
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Re: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Alarm - lights flash but no sound.......
« Reply #4 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.
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