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by **sinlessgunner** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:04 pm

Hi guys,

Done a search on this.....nothing relevant came up...

Basically I unlocked my car with the fob, drove it, came back and when I went to relock the car with the fob......nothing. It doesn't seem to be linking with the car like the sensors are dead or something. Theres 2 sensors though and both of them aren't working.

The light is still coming on on the fob so I presume the battery is still working in that......I'm just worried the alarm might start going off and I won't be able to turn it off and plus now I have no remote locking.

Anyone have any suggestions?

by **Bernard** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:19 pm

If you lock one door manually from the inside does the other one lock too?

Assuming it's a problem with the fob, have you tried resetting it?
The same thing happens to mine sometimes, I think it's just from having the keys in my pocket.

Holding down both buttons until the light on the fob goes from flashing to constant resets mine...

by **sinlessgunner** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:23 pm

Yeah both doors lock and unlock with the key. The light on my fob is constant anyway......

What if I took the battery out and put it back in?

by **Bernard** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:39 pm

Take a look on the manufacturers web site, or if you have instructions, even better.

It's probably something simple.

by **sinlessgunner** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:48 pm

Just searched the net for the manufacturer and nothing!! Spin Car alarms is the brand printed on the window and on the little box inside the bonnet......

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:19 am

battery might be weak. thrye to take it out & put it again. if it doesnt work change it.
if that doesnt work it means you have a problem with the motor

check http://www.fto-ireland.com/forum/phpBB2 ... al+locking
search is your friend

btw common problem on FTO's

by **colm_mcm** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:12 am

I'd say the battery on the fob needs replacing.
does your alarm normally make the hazards flash when you lock/unlock?

by **sinlessgunner** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:26 pm

Yeah when I press the fob the alarm beeps (once for on, twice for off) and the hazards flash with the beeps. This isn't happening though. The car doesn't seem to be picking up any signal from the fob at all and I doubt it's the motor because the key will open both together and I never had a problem with it before...

Hopefully it's just the battery. I went to an autospares today but they didn't have the battery in stock. Try Longford tomorrow.

by **Bernard** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:41 pm

If your battery is anything like mine any jewellers will have it.

by **sinlessgunner** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:47 pm

My battery is like a camera battery, like a mini AA battery or something

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:59 am

most photo places sell those batteries - or if you fancy it would can buy a pile of them from eBay and stash them :-)

by **Bernard** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:49 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote: or if you fancy it would can buy a pile of them from eBay and stash them

Company man at work :wink:

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:50 pm

always Berno :-)

I have like 25 spare batteries for my alarm.. not sure what to do with them but the difference from buying 1 or 25 was only a few eurobob.. so I figured I'd go nuts..

by **sinlessgunner** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:23 pm

Bump

Sorry lads but this is really starting to annoy me and I've searched everywhere to no avail. I replaced the battery...no joy. Same craic happening. Push the button and nothing. It's just like my Megane when the immobiliser went! Not as bad though thank God.

The car is supposed to beep and the hazards flash when I push the button but there is no response at all. If I turn the key in the door it opens the 2 doors. I'm just at my wits end with the thing because it's linked to my alarm and if the alarm goes off or I reset the battery etc the alarm will be armed and then I'm in a world of trouble....

Has this ever happened anyone before? Please help :cry:

by **Dragonheart** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:27 pm

Might be a stupid thing to say cause I've no idea really about car electronics but is there a wire after coming away somewhere leading from the sensors to the battery or something? Presume you've checked already anyway for that sort of stuff.

by **sinlessgunner** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:30 pm

I've searched that yeah. Does anyone know where the central locking sensor is in a 95 GPX? I don't know where to look and I've a feeling it may be this more so than the alarm

by **colm_mcm** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:41 pm

you're running the remote locking off the aftermarket alarm and not the OEM setup (if even fitted)
the receiver is likely to be in the alarm unit under the bonnet.

AFAIK the alarm sends a pulse directly to the central locking system to lock or unlock the car, the factory receiver wouldn't be used.

steelroe wrote:the oem receiver is behined the plastic panel behind the drivers seat.

by **sinlessgunner** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:43 pm

Thats what I'm scared of. I'm afraid to go near it because the alarm might go off and I have absolutely no way of turning it off if that happens!!

Think I'm up s**t creek!

by **colm_mcm** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:45 pm

the alarm will only arm if you switch it on though.

Can you post a picture of the remote fob? or the alarm unit?

by **karlf** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:47 pm

When I replace the battery in mine I have to reset the fob. Not even sure how I do this, I just play around til I get it to work.
My fob has two buttons, one to set the alarm the other to test the alarm. Its a cobra alarm.
When the battery is replaced the little light stays on for a few seconds. Then you have to press and hold the button that sets the alarm on/off and the light starts flashing. Then it works. Its prob something similar with yours its just a matter of finding out what button to press and what order.
As I said the first time I did it I had to just play around til I got it. Still not 100% on how I do it (with 6months-1year gap between battery changes I forget, I must write it down next time).
What you could do is take a pic of the fob and some one here might have the same alarm and know how to reset it.

by **karlf** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:07 am

I'm only suggesting this because its done on my car, so might be the same on yours. My car has a sticker on the window and on the alarm box itself, but its not the alarm manufacturer its the name of the company that installed it. It has an 088 number which goes to show how old it is. That might explain why you cant find it on the web. A small company might not be mentioned. It might sound silly but just check again.

by **sinlessgunner** » Thu May 01, 2008 4:51 pm

That's a very good point I'll have to have a look at that. That's probably the reason I can't find it. Will update when I get home from work.

by **sinlessgunner** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:36 pm

Checked just there, it's definitly Spin car alarm system thats on the window and on the box. I cant get a pic up but there are 2 buttons on the inside of the fob so i'm assuming one of them is there for resetting or something...

So annoying but it's typical it would happen to me. On a better note just got my HIDs!

by **sinlessgunner** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:33 am

Trouble now...

After blowing the fuse for the lights on the HIDs I replaced it with the other 40A fuse, the one for the ignition and when I put the fuse back the alarm armed itself and I can't turn it off

Where does it end!!! It could only happen to me!!

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