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[V6drift]

after owning this car for about 6 months ive just found out my alarm does,nt sound.
it flashes the indicators as normal but makes no noise.
anyone got any ideas?

also whats the powersounder i keep reading about?

[Entwood]

I posted this elsewhere  .. might help .. 

Anti theft alarm is the "normal" alarm you get if you, for example, leave a window open, lock the car, and wave your arm inside ... 

Power sounder alarm is the one with the self contained batteries that will go off if Mr Scrote disconnects the battery to stop the first one (anti Theft Alarm) going off.

One is just a horn .. the other is a horn with batteries ...

You main alarm appears to have failed ... I would take it off and try 12V straight at it .. if it still doesn't work .... then talk to one of the breakers on here.

[V6drift]

I posted this elsewhere  .. might help .. 

Anti theft alarm is the "normal" alarm you get if you, for example, leave a window open, lock the car, and wave your arm inside ... 

Power sounder alarm is the one with the self contained batteries that will go off if Mr Scrote disconnects the battery to stop the first one (anti Theft Alarm) going off.

One is just a horn .. the other is a horn with batteries ...

You main alarm appears to have failed ... I would take it off and try 12V straight at it .. if it still doesn't work .... then talk to one of the breakers on here.

ive read the powersounders are trouble but have you known the main horn to fail before?

[Entwood]

Not common but can happen ... if never operated they can corrode and seize ... I had to replace the normal car horn on this one just after I bought it ... completely siezed .. and the alarm is just another version ..

[V6drift]

thanks for that i,ll have a look this weekend, i wanted to check the drains anyway 

[V6drift]

right ive been trying to sort this problem out and this is what i found.

the main horn is disconected but appears to be dead as ive rigged 12v to it and nothing happens.

the powersounder is plugged in but does nothing.
ive had the top off but it looks nothing like any pic on here.
looks like a solid lump of rubber and all you can see seems to be 2xAA pencil batteries.
its a texton 775764335 or 90508618 PJ.

any ideas???  :-/

[Entwood]

New main horn from a breaker, try one of the guys on here....

New power sounder from stealers... some will disagree with me .. but there is a small but known risk of these things catching fire, and I value my Omega and my life (note the order )  too much to take the risk for £60... or unplug the powersounder and leave it be.

Just my views...nowt else

[V6drift]

New main horn from a breaker, try one of the guys on here....

New power sounder from stealers... some will disagree with me .. but there is a small but known risk of these things catching fire, and I value my Omega and my life (note the order )  too much to take the risk for £60... or unplug the powersounder and leave it be.

Just my views...nowt else

ok thanks for that 
these powersounders seem trouble anyway but i,ll get a new 12v airhorn off ebay for the alarm i think.

[rustym95]

if the horn just gone can replace with a car horn alot louder and people actually look to see whats going on.

[Bionic]

If I were you I would have it loolked at by someone in the know.
I spent out on new powersounder and it still does not work! You lock the car and after a few mins off it goes and nothing will stop it.
As for the alarm horn, yeah, waver arm inside the car or even get in and do a breakdance and all you get is total silence. 12 volts straight to the alarm horn gives you a headache so its working. All interior courtesy lights work as they should so its not the contacts.

Maybe like mine its just being a bitch!
GudLuk
Bionic