Car Alarm Vs Reading Lamp

topao · Post by **topao** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:12 pm

My Car alarm stopped working afew days ago the central locking and imobilser still work but the alarm wont make many sounds, this morning i got out of the car and the reading lamp would not turn off, so i pulled out the bulb and when i turned on the alarm it made its usual beep that its meant to make but hasnt. Is it possible that it could be the car battery thats affecting this? maybe its time to replace it

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:32 pm

What alarm is it? When you say it stopped working, what exactly stopped working...

Did you play around with anything / install anything at the time when the alarm started playing up?

More info please...

topao · Post by **topao** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 6:38 pm

kid_dynamite wrote:What alarm is it? When you say it stopped working, what exactly stopped working...

Did you play around with anything / install anything at the time when the alarm started playing up?

More info please...

Its the Black Widow from Strathfield http://strathfield.com.au/ViewProduct.asp?ProdID=79 Well the alarm stopped working it just stopped making any sound altogether, the only time it works is when i use the panic button on the control, I gave my car some really hard bangs trying to set it off and it just wouldnt go off no matter what i tried.

The only thing i did was reset the ecu but that was 4 days before its stopped working, apart from that everything was as normal

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:26 pm

Check the manual for your car alarm, it might be that if you've disconnected the battery you may need to type a code, or some combination of turning the key in the ignition to reset it or something.

If its still under warranty, take it back to the shop & get them to fix

alku83 · Post by **alku83** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:41 am

I've got a Black Widow as well, but a different model to yours (BW10000). I can't really suggest how to fix your problem, just letting you know that I don't have to reset or enter any codes or anything after disconnecting the battery.

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:31 am

If the reading lights were permanently on perhaps there was something wrong with the switches in the doors that turn the lights on when the doors open. If that's the case maybe the alarm thinks the doors are still open and it isn't arming at all.

topao · Post by **topao** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:58 pm

Yeah i pressed in those black sensors on the door and the lights wouldnt go off. Its all good now anyway as its all back to normal, its just strange how it happened and a bit of a nuisance as well.