Help!!!! ALARM NOT WORKING

Apr 3rd, 2002, 20:39

I have recently bought a spanking 850T5 estate(1995).It is a thing of subtle power and elegance...but wait,there is a small fly in the ointment.
the remote alarm/central locking will not work.
I have done the obvious and changed the sender unit batteries but it is dead as the dodo.
My local Volvo garage want £50 to diagnose the fault,but i'm as tight as they come and want to sort it myself.
do any of the good people in volvoland have any tips as to where to start tinkering?
all ideas gratefully received!!!!!
many thanks.
Crazy Rob.
850T5 20v

Apr 3rd, 2002, 22:27

Whack a Clifford Eagle on it and never loose a winks sleep. also get an Air horn for under the seat, Phil or Jim will tell you why.. }>

Loz

850 T5 CD Auto - The Devil's Playgound }>

Peter Milnes · Apr 3rd, 2002, 22:56

If you bought the car from a secondhand car dealer take it back to him and tell him to fix it. The car was fitted with it working when new so it had better be working secondhand, or else.

All the best, Peter.

Mike Smith · Apr 9th, 2002, 20:24

Come on then Phil & Jim, spill the beans about the Air horn under your seat

Regards
Mike Smith
----------
96 850 GLT

Apr 10th, 2002, 07:26

Here, here what have you done!

When I got my first car (recovered after it was nicked) I fitted the alarm in the drivers foot well as I thought nobody was going to take any notice of it outside. Not the most legal thing I assume, but I felt better about leaving it.

The better ways of securing the car the better.....

Stu

Apr 3rd, 2002, 20:39	#1
RobertD850T5 Guest Location:	Help!!!! ALARM NOT WORKING I have recently bought a spanking 850T5 estate(1995).It is a thing of subtle power and elegance...but wait,there is a small fly in the ointment. the remote alarm/central locking will not work. I have done the obvious and changed the sender unit batteries but it is dead as the dodo. My local Volvo garage want £50 to diagnose the fault,but i'm as tight as they come and want to sort it myself. do any of the good people in volvoland have any tips as to where to start tinkering? all ideas gratefully received!!!!! many thanks. Crazy Rob. 850T5 20v

Apr 3rd, 2002, 22:27	#2
Adrian Guest Location:	RE: Help!!!! ALARM NOT WORKING Whack a Clifford Eagle on it and never loose a winks sleep. also get an Air horn for under the seat, Phil or Jim will tell you why.. }> Loz 850 T5 CD Auto - The Devil's Playgound }>

Apr 3rd, 2002, 22:56	#3
Peter Milnes Premier Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2014 00:01 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tonyrefail	RE: Help!!!! ALARM NOT WORKING If you bought the car from a secondhand car dealer take it back to him and tell him to fix it. The car was fitted with it working when new so it had better be working secondhand, or else. All the best, Peter.

Apr 9th, 2002, 20:24	#4
Mike Smith Master Member Last Online: Nov 22nd, 2023 22:49 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Oakwood - Derby View Photos By: Mike Smith	RE: Help!!!! ALARM NOT WORKING Come on then Phil & Jim, spill the beans about the Air horn under your seat Regards Mike Smith ---------- 96 850 GLT __________________ Regards Mike '96 GLT Auto Estate For Every Problem - There is a Solution, Hopefully! Gallery

Apr 10th, 2002, 07:26	#5
Mav_UK Guest Location:	RE: Help!!!! ALARM NOT WORKING Here, here what have you done! When I got my first car (recovered after it was nicked) I fitted the alarm in the drivers foot well as I thought nobody was going to take any notice of it outside. Not the most legal thing I assume, but I felt better about leaving it. The better ways of securing the car the better..... Stu

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