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[tunnie]

I've seen too many go up in flames, i'd say its worth the risk & "it was was like that when I bought it" argument if needed.

[Dave DND]

I've seen too many go up in flames, i'd say its worth the risk & "it was was like that when I bought it" argument if needed.

New ones, or old ones that have been badly maintained and where the warning beeps have been ignored?

[tunnie]

I've seen too many go up in flames, i'd say its worth the risk & "it was was like that when I bought it" argument if needed.

New ones, or old ones that have been badly maintained and where the warning beeps have been ignored?

Believe Jimbobs new facelift almost went up, with no beeping from it. His previous car also caught fire, although I cannot remember if there were warnings from it  - I don't think there were any!

Certainly ones with replaced batteries have gone up, but cannot confirm if they were correctly or incorrectly fitted or the right type.

Its a personal thing, I'm much happier knowing its been removed.

[albitz]

Me too.

[Jimbob]

nope, no warning beeps from either of ours..

1st....1998 car, the car had been sat for a day and a half, and first we knew was a strangled alarm going off....out to check, then smoke, then flames.

2nd....2002 car...powersounder sounded when car was opened normally!  removed and opened, batteries were warm, but no damage visible.  (once bitten twice shy on this one)

[Brucie1946]

I give up, pointless putting your penneth in unless you got numerous thousands of posts and you sit on here whilst is on in the background at work or home continuously.  Everything is either black or white, in my case it worked with the sealed glove and cable tie and removing the siren.

Spoke to davednd loads of times and chatted about the issue.
 
I purchased a new powersounder, purchased the retrofitted plug and wiring harness through dealership, and it still went off when water dripped onto plug.

Maybe the boy might be able to explain that one, I await your response your holyness 

[Dave DND]

Dean MV6

I give up, pointless putting your penneth in unless you got numerous thousands of posts and you sit on here whilst is on in the background at work or home continuously.  Everything is either black or white

Don`t feel that way about the forum - it only works if EVERYBODY gives their opinions and input, and it is very important that we do not always agree with each other - would be bloody boring if we did.

Spoke to davednd loads of times and chatted about the issue.

Always nice to converse with people 

in my case it worked with the sealed glove and cable tie and removing the siren

Danger here is ending up with a few live wires being submersed inside a water filled balloon - can cause other faults.

I purchased a new powersounder, purchased the retrofitted plug and wiring harness through dealership, and it still went off when water dripped onto plug.

I cant dispute the siren went off, but I would bet good money that it was nothing to do with water on the plug - there is nothing on the alarm system electronis that could possibly react to that - you still have a fault elsewhere, and would need professional diagnosis

Maybe the boy might be able to explain that one, I await your response your holyness 

I often disagree with TB as well (If only to wind him up !!)

 

[Brucie1946]

I appreciate what your saying.

At about 2am one morning the alarm went off 3 times, took it to a remote spot to remove the power sounder, to find water had gotten onto the plug, and the inside of the sirens plug orifice slightly wet.  Water had ran underneath the scuttle and dribbled to its lowest point diectly over the top of the powersounder.  This was after a new power sounder, plug and wiring installed.

Siren had never gone in 10 years of ownership, until I washed the car thouroughly one day and especially having cleaned leaves etc from the scuttle drain rubber grommet, next morning it goes off, and would always go off when it rained or snowed.  After having spent money on a new siren, vauxhall wiring loom and plug ordered in from germany.  After having spoken to numerous vauxhall outlets and technicians they told me with its basic function there can only be 2 possible scenarios.  1 being batteries dying, and 2, water getting into plug assembly or past the split line of the siren.

I have opelscanner and there are no fault codes present on alarm side of things, not that there would be anyway, because its not actually the alarm going off, its the powersounder (no lights flashing etc) or telltale error codes.  The water shorts out the feed.  Its like someone at vauxhall told me, one wire is a positive feed, one a negative and the other a constant live, so that if all are cut at the same time, it triggers the siren.  I'm guessing because water is getting in in my case that its similar to someone cutting all the wires at once as all wires are wetted at the same time.

Thats my take on it anyway, I might decide to move the powersounder at some point in time away from sources of water, maybe inside the inner wing compartment.  As for the glove finger, I've positioned it away from water again, and hasn't caused a problem since having removed the power sounder.

I wasn't throwing my dolls out, its just I've asked questions about the same problem in the past, and your inundated with the same opinions, like I said theres always a grey area, as an alternative to black and white, which I was putting across, which encourage more dolls to be thrown around the playroom, which I find amusing as there always seems to be a professional on the subject matter who is adamant there right.  Shame we have to use quotes from others in posts, almost belittling others in the process.

Anyway enough said, I hope the guy who has the problem in this post is more enlightened by our discussions.