alarm sensors are weak/dont work... need help asap..

[Honda_Pda]

Hey people...
well my car alarm doesnt work properly atm...
whenever i try to press the button, it just doesnt do nothing but when i open the door, the alarm goes off or hit any part of the car, it goes off..

i was just wondering how i could fix the sensors for the alarm because it isnt reading my remote...

thanks...

[Honda_Pda]

or if someone could let me know what to do int he mean time...

[incoming]

u sure ur not pressing the silent alarm when u turn it on?

[Honda_Pda]

yep
i dont even have a silent buttn for my alarm
its just the arm, n disarm button...
it has a red light but yeahs... it doesnt detect it..
im wondering if it is the remote or sensors but i just bought new batteries for it and it still doesnt work...

[incoming]

so when u arm/disarm ur car.. theres no beep?
do the lights flash still?

[Honda_Pda]

nopes
it usually has 2 beeps...
but now its not reading my remote when i press the button...
meaning it is either sumfn inside the remote which i dont fink it is...

i reckon its the sensors on teh actual alarm...
but i dont know how to access it
alarm goes off if anything opens...
what can i do? ahehaeheh driving me CRAZII
lolz

[incoming]

thats a weird one... no audible chirp or lights go off when u arm/disarm

but if u open the doors, alarm goes off...

so how do u know alarm is armed.. central locking locks?

[Honda_Pda]

yep... the car is locked already...
i cant open it unless i use the key
and when i use the key.. the alarm goes off and is REALLY LOUD!!! ahah
so yeahs... atm.. i think its the sensors.. just happened after i cleaned my car.... i dont know what to do now.. aeheaheh
what can i do?? siren is really annoying...

[incoming]

im not sure what u mean by sensors?
u talking about microwave/ultrasonic sensors?

i dont think that has anything to do with not hearing the siren arm/disarm...
pretty weird if u ask me...

[Honda_Pda]

the only problem i have is that my remote doesnt work...
thats about it...

[Honda_Pda]

but because it doesnt work..
im wondering what it is... is it my remote... or is it something wrong with the alarm... i just got new batteries for my remote.... and still doesnt work...

[destrukshn]

most probably your remote.
when was the last time you changed your battery on it?

[JasonGilholme]

its either his sender in his button or the reciever in the alarm. If the light is comin on on your button then it should working 100 percent.

I'd try and have your alarm looked at. Did you situation the alarm unit under the bonnet?? if so try and get to it from underneath your car or quickly open your car, pop the bonnet and then lock the car back up again. Then you can disable the main unit or take the negative off the battery to disable the alarm if its inside the cabin.

Good luck

[Honda_Pda]

erms.. i think its something wrong with my remote... the light comes on but there might be something wrong with it.. i just changed new batteries toady.... the sender fromt he remote might b broken.. is that possible???

i dont know where the alarm unit is in my car.. aehaeheh because i dont know what it looks like.. all i can see is the siren... which is connected to something inside my car.. not sure what tho..
my immobiliser doesnt allow me to get to an alarm specialist.. ahah so yeahs.. atm.. i cant move my car...

[destrukshn]

most of the time, it is the remote.
and you only have one remote?
what brand is it?
you should try ring up the company.
sometimes you can send the remote to them, and they'll fix it up, or supply you with a new one, or 2 if you wanted.

[Honda_Pda]

thats my only problem...
i bought the car with the alarm.. = )
dont know the brand, specs or anything...
if i did.. id probably know how to disarm it without the control... ahah

is it possible to go to a audio place and make a replica of my remote??
it might be my remote thats why.. hehe...

[destrukshn]

ums..
post a pic of the remote, and we might be able to tell you
one alarm remote i always have problems with is.. repeller.
thier a black remote, with one squre button and one circle button, both buttons are red.. and are rubber.

[destrukshn]

also, the unit is underneath your dash, well 99.9% of the time.
so if you can get underneath your dash, you might be able to see the brand of alarm you got with the model number.

[Honda_Pda]

cant get pics up
but my one is in a half an oval shape with 2 circle buttons

1 button has "I" on it and the other has "II" on it...
hope this helps... =)

[Limbo]

goto a Alarm shop and they should be able to figure out what alarm it is and also program another remote into it for you so as to fix your problem.
Dsire 4 SOund does this. The're in Mt Prichard (NSW). That's where i got my alarm done. Otherwise find one near you to have a look at it.

[Honda_Pda]

yeps..
thanks for that.. = )

roughly how much will 1/2 remotes cost your reckon?

[JasonGilholme]

i reckon theyd be expensive.

[shortie_vi]

i have the same problem with my alarm too... i had to turn my alarm off and i've been opening and closing the door with key now.

i had two remote but both doesn't work (it's not the battery)... i went to honda (Warwick Farm) about it and they said i had to replace the whole central locking/alarm thing... it will cost like nearly $1000 because they have to make a new set of keys for me and stuff... they never actually gave me a proper answer on why it happened or how to fix it or anything. so i'm going to ask another honda place and see what they say.

i've been looking into other options like maybe after market thing.

[fly_vti]

check the remote battery

[Honda_Pda]

hah yeahs
i dont know how to turnt he alarm off

[tron07]

Help... my civic VTi Repeller alarm is also driving me nuts.... I am thinking of getting it replaced, is it okay to do so? Cause I am not sure how the immobiliser comes in to the picture here.

My previous car, I just change the stock alarm, put in few sensors, microwave, shock, auto locking, etc.... then put in immobiliser. But this Civic comes with a immobiliser key which built in the key.

[mrwillz]

cant get pics up
but my one is in a half an oval shape with 2 circle buttons

1 button has "I" on it and the other has "II" on it...
hope this helps... =)

sounds like CODE alarms
myn sounds like that exact same description

after a bit more then a year now since i had it, its range use to be up to 20ish meters or so, atm its like 5metres
im suspecting batteries need replacing
coz it still has the LED come on and sometime has the same prob as u (wen u press button nothing happens)

[mrwillz]

Help... my civic VTi Repeller alarm is also driving me nuts.... I am thinking of getting it replaced, is it okay to do so? Cause I am not sure how the immobiliser comes in to the picture here.

My previous car, I just change the stock alarm, put in few sensors, microwave, shock, auto locking, etc.... then put in immobiliser. But this Civic comes with a immobiliser key which built in the key.

yes no point of really double imobbiliser eh ( but i haf read that its some how 'easy' to bypass dont quote me)
alarm mainly for the contents of ur car (stereo etc )
good investment if go tgoodies