Astra Alarm - Can I just disconnect it?

[grahamb]

Very useful info. in here which has helped a lot, but is it feasible
to simply remove the connector on the 'Power Sounder' (siren) - with
ignition on as advised - and leave it disconnected to get round the
problem of it having developed a fault such as batteries exhausted /
water corrosion?

Back in the summer of 2005 my alarm started to go off at random
intervals and I discovered the trick (as mentioned elsewhere) of
locking the car by reaching through from the open rear door and simply
pressing the driver's button. However, I wanted to get it sorted and
took it in to my local dealer and sure enough they changed the siren
and all was well.

Unfortunately a couple of days back the problem returned, and I'm a
bit 'miffed' at the thought of having to have another new siren after
only 18 months has passed!

I'm not a lover of car alarms, so I'd be happy to simply disable it
and leave it at that. I decided to take a look under the bonnet today
and located the 'ATWS' horn - as described in the Haynes Manual - and
it looked in good condition with no signs of corrosion on the unit or
the connections, but I've yet to remove the wheel arch liner and
examine the siren.

So, can those of you in the know please advise if I can simply remove
the connector on the 'Power Sounder' (siren) to disable the alarm
system altogether, and if so, can someone confirm which wheel arch
it's located under - is it the O/S as described in Haynes?

B.T.W. my model is Astra Elegance 1.8 Hatch 2001 R.H.D.

I hope someone can advise me.

Thanks.

 

[mikeFNB]

yes
did that years ago with mine.

offside wheel arch
just make sure the ignition is ON
else get the wet towels out or park ina field cause it goes off
automatically
i always use the position after start return

to ut it back
just do the same
i read somewhere about changing the cells yourself to hi-cap NiMh cells or
Li-ion but never got around to it.

however, i did find what was making mine go off.. faulty Ultrasonic Sensor
clingfilm sorted it!

mike

 

[grahamb]

yes
did that years ago with mine.

offside wheel arch
just make sure the ignition is ON
else get the wet towels out or park ina field cause it goes off
automatically
i always use the position after start return

to ut it back
just do the same
i read somewhere about changing the cells yourself to hi-cap NiMh cells or
Li-ion but never got around to it.

however, i did find what was making mine go off.. faulty Ultrasonic Sensor
clingfilm sorted it!

mike

Thanks Mike....just the answer I was hoping to receive When it
first played up (summer 2005) it was during a hot spell and I thought
it might be the ultrasonic sensor at that time, but despite disabling
it with the appropriate sequence as described in the manual, it made
no difference. A new siren certainly did, so I reckon that's the
culprit again this time around.

Oh well, guess it's roll up sleeves time and remove it once and for
all. Might just take a look at changing the batteries as you
mentioned, if I feel so inclined ;-)

Thanks again

Graham

 

[mikeFNB]

ok graham
i didnt get that far
but i might now as finanaces are alot better.
mines been off for 3yrs + now!
all i did was pull the connector and banded 2 bags over the pull & socket.

saw it last year when i changed a bulb and it look fine.

dismount is easy , just 2 screws i think.

keep me updated photos would be nice.
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