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Alarm going off ever night!
« on: September 09, 2012, 04:33:08 pm »
Hi all. Just after bit of advice till my car goes to specialist on Wednesday. Need to try and avoid upsetting neighbours anymore as my alarm goes off in middle of night. Prob faulty sensor will know when vagcom plugged in.
Just need to know which fuses if any I can take out to stop the siren. Not worried if lights flash etc for a few days.
Would fuse 12 internal fuse box do the trick? Possibly 35 as well?
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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2012, 04:44:08 pm »
Not sure what fuse it is but this has happened to me before and it was a faulty siren.

A VCDS log will tell you the last four triggers, it may also be a sensor as you suspect.
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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2012, 04:47:08 pm »
If it the siren it's around £114 from the stealers

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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2012, 04:51:28 pm »
If there is no fuse then can I disconnect just the siren? I think I remember reading somewhere it's behind one of the wheel liners. Must be something I can do as a temp fix.


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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2012, 06:59:17 pm »
i don't think pulling the fuse will stop it.
the fuse will be a 5A (fuse 35) or (fuse 17)
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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2012, 07:04:02 pm »
If there is no fuse then can I disconnect just the siren? I think I remember reading somewhere it's behind one of the wheel liners. Must be something I can do as a temp fix.

Its inside the drivers side front arch but you'll have to drill out the rivets on the bracket to release it so you are able to disconnect it

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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2012, 07:11:20 pm »
If there is no fuse then can I disconnect just the siren? I think I remember reading somewhere it's behind one of the wheel liners. Must be something I can do as a temp fix.

Its inside the drivers side front arch but you'll have to drill out the rivets on the bracket to release it so you are able to disconnect it

Mine died about a month ago, had to buy one huge rivett gun for the 6x10 rivetts that hold the cage in place
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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2012, 07:18:51 pm »
If there is no fuse then can I disconnect just the siren? I think I remember reading somewhere it's behind one of the wheel liners. Must be something I can do as a temp fix.

Its inside the drivers side front arch but you'll have to drill out the rivets on the bracket to release it so you are able to disconnect it

Mine died about a month ago, had to buy one huge rivett gun for the 6x10 rivetts that hold the cage in place

I know it's stupid, luckily a mate got me some rivets from where he works and my work has got battery and 110v powered rivet guns so used the battery one and that struggled

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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2012, 07:58:51 pm »
I had same prob wi mine pulled the fuse for the anti tilt part of the alarm an no more upset neighbours !!
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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2012, 08:28:04 pm »
Why not just disconnect the battery?
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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2012, 09:08:11 pm »
Well I've pulled all the fuses I can find associated with alarm etc. on a positive note it has forced me to tidy up the garage and move some flat pack wardrobes to house I've been putting off putting together lol!
Car now in garage so at least if it does go off should cut down sound a bit. Roll on Wednesday and hopefully get sorted. Not much more I can do tonight.
Thanks for all the input. Sounds like its prob the alarm module.


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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2012, 09:10:58 pm »
Might be something silly, like the washer hose leaking/popping off the rear wiper - p***es all over the boot lock and buggers with the alarm.
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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2012, 09:35:04 pm »
that was with the mk4 golf, don't think the mk5 suffered that
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Re: Alarm going off ever night!
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2012, 09:46:16 pm »
Ahh, fair enough. Happened on my new shape A6 too, you think they'd have learnt....
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