Alarm Help Needed
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Have a Clifford Concept 50 on our FRST. Since returning to the car at Tesco's we have a problem.
Everytime I arm the alarm the siren goes off straight away
If I leave it to passive arm it is fine
Should I take this as an omen to ditch the shonky Clifford or does anybody have suggestions as to the cause. It is pissing with rain if that may have anything to do with it
Everytime I arm the alarm the siren goes off straight away
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I've had this on my older Clifford Sabre......I find one way that sometimes sort it is to disconnect the battery to reset it & go from there - occasionally this doesnt work - think its down to a sensor giving a false reading!!! HTH!
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steve why jump the gun, i gpt a clifford on me cossie and the only problem ive had was the location of the proxy sensor
apart from that its been fine
my first thing i would do is find where its al connected as shit instalation ios the reason why these fook up, mine has a proper instalation on it and all done spot on ( unlike the tracker
) and i think thats why ive never had a issue with it
most people with clifford issues get em ripped out and get another alarm fitted in the same location
take it to a proper clifford place who do a decent job ( alot of clifford installers are lazy fuckwitts who shouldnt be allowed to fit a light bulb)
concept 50 is a old system but it was the best at the time and the main problem woth that was the locking ya out ya car by them, the issue you got might me a sensor or the shit wiring
have ya touched any wiring latley before that happened
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apart from that its been fine
my first thing i would do is find where its al connected as shit instalation ios the reason why these fook up, mine has a proper instalation on it and all done spot on ( unlike the tracker
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most people with clifford issues get em ripped out and get another alarm fitted in the same location
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take it to a proper clifford place who do a decent job ( alot of clifford installers are lazy fuckwitts who shouldnt be allowed to fit a light bulb)
concept 50 is a old system but it was the best at the time and the main problem woth that was the locking ya out ya car by them, the issue you got might me a sensor or the shit wiring
have ya touched any wiring latley before that happened
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Done the stereo install last week but it's been good as gold until yesterday. I was looking at the installation as I was going, it aint great but it does all seem to be soldered and heat shrunk. I'm just not a fan of Cliffords though and just want it out. It was always going to be binned this has just sped things along.
Prob be going with a Toad as that's what the old XR had and in 4 years we never had 1 false alarm. All we did was change the battery in the keyfob
Prob be going with a Toad as that's what the old XR had and in 4 years we never had 1 false alarm. All we did was change the battery in the keyfob
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after it has gone off. disarm the alarm put the key in the ignition and turn it to point 2. The alarm led will flash a number of times tellng you which sensor set the alarm off.
Then look in the alarm handbook and match the flash sequence in the grid and that will tell you your problem.
Then look in the alarm handbook and match the flash sequence in the grid and that will tell you your problem.
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steve thats not the alarm though thats the instalation
the fact is soldered and heat shrunk dont mean its done correct !!!!
i got a toad in me old cabrio that im gonna install in me green shed as i payed alot for it but tbh if it had a clifford i would check the install and see what the problem it rather than bin it
i was thinking of binning my clifford cause of all these people talkig about there shit ect and had nothing but problems
i looked at the location of mine ect and discovered its spot on, the only fault was my false alarms caused buy change ion the center thing where the hand brake is at is interfeared so i relocated it to a proper location, never had a issue since
if it aint crap dont remove it when ya can find the issue as simple as the door switch with a poor connection
besides toad aint what they used to be anymore, they all done my there own installers that have a time period to install it
theres a guy we know who used to be a larm installer for clifford and if ya met him ya would understand why i perfer to install my self as hes a lazy fooker who likes shot cuts
oh and i would talk about the 1k clifford alarm install in a mates car that i remvoed the alarm from the loom totally cutting 3 wires
, the alarm was cable tied to the sterring colum and the cuts where not 1 foot apart as such but 1 foot of wire was removed
the whole lot was just tapped to the loom but the cuts where on the ignition switch part of the loom and as ya know it needs to be after the milti plug otherwise ya can take ya own and drive off
no cuts on the start motor or the fuel pump either
mines got all thje normal cat1 cuts plus i got a few relays with a few extra cuts hdden away
and the tracker was relocatoed to a proper location too
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the fact is soldered and heat shrunk dont mean its done correct !!!!
i got a toad in me old cabrio that im gonna install in me green shed as i payed alot for it but tbh if it had a clifford i would check the install and see what the problem it rather than bin it
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i was thinking of binning my clifford cause of all these people talkig about there shit ect and had nothing but problems
i looked at the location of mine ect and discovered its spot on, the only fault was my false alarms caused buy change ion the center thing where the hand brake is at is interfeared so i relocated it to a proper location, never had a issue since
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if it aint crap dont remove it when ya can find the issue as simple as the door switch with a poor connection
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besides toad aint what they used to be anymore, they all done my there own installers that have a time period to install it
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theres a guy we know who used to be a larm installer for clifford and if ya met him ya would understand why i perfer to install my self as hes a lazy fooker who likes shot cuts
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oh and i would talk about the 1k clifford alarm install in a mates car that i remvoed the alarm from the loom totally cutting 3 wires
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the whole lot was just tapped to the loom but the cuts where on the ignition switch part of the loom and as ya know it needs to be after the milti plug otherwise ya can take ya own and drive off
no cuts on the start motor or the fuel pump either
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mines got all thje normal cat1 cuts plus i got a few relays with a few extra cuts hdden away
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and the tracker was relocatoed to a proper location too
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after it has gone off. disarm the alarm put the key in the ignition and turn it to point 2. The alarm led will flash a number of times tellng you which sensor set the alarm off.
Then look in the alarm handbook and match the flash sequence in the grid and that will tell you your problem
Then look in the alarm handbook and match the flash sequence in the grid and that will tell you your problem
see theres a person who bought a shit hot alarm and read the instructions
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when my goes off i lie in bed thinking "thank fook i can still hear it, means its not been nicked
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I didn't buy it though, it was in the car when we brought it.
I'm just not a fan of Clifford's and like I said it was going to be coming out anyway. This problem has just moved the job along a bit. I've got a fitter that I use and trust 100% so Monday we will be discussing options. The Clifford WILL be going though
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I'm just not a fan of Clifford's and like I said it was going to be coming out anyway. This problem has just moved the job along a bit. I've got a fitter that I use and trust 100% so Monday we will be discussing options. The Clifford WILL be going though
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oranoco do me a favour then, when its chopped out let me have it
, ill find if there was a issue and remind ya every time i set the alarm how good it actually is
but as ill be installing it the smugness will come in the form of a phone call to tow me home as the alarms soooo good not even i can get in the car
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but as ill be installing it the smugness will come in the form of a phone call to tow me home as the alarms soooo good not even i can get in the car
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