Alarm acting up
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Printed Date: July 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Topic: Alarm acting up
Posted By: lrciii
Subject: Alarm acting up
Date Posted: August 07, 2002 at 7:17 PM
I recently installed a new Crime Stopper alarm in my 300ZX, worked great for the first couple of weeks. Now when I set the alarm & walk away, 15-30 seconds later it beeps 3 or 4 times, flashing the lights with each beep. The alarm is armed & will go off if I force it. Posibly connected, if the car doesn't start on the first turn of the key, on the second turn the alarm chirps? Ideas?
Thanks!
Lee
www.raising-cain.com
Replies:
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 07, 2002 at 7:45 PM
When you shut the door and walkaway, does the dome light
stay on for a bit, and then shut off? Maybe (I'm guessing)
it's not hooked up to the right dome light wire,
and that's triggering the chirp in the alarm.
Posted By: lrciii
Date Posted: August 07, 2002 at 8:15 PM
Dome light turns off, there's no factory delays in the system. Everything worked fine for the first couple of weeks, it's just the last couple of days? thanks!
Posted By: SOUND PRESSURE
Date Posted: August 08, 2002 at 1:49 AM
Did you check your sensors? Are they set too sensitive? ------------- Sound Pressure
You know you have the right amount of pressure when your eyes start to water! Now you've got Juice!
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: August 08, 2002 at 5:25 AM
Has it rained or been very himide where you are ? Try and look at the hood trigger connection or the door trigger to make sure that there is no condesation connecting the contacts together. Weather plays a large part in false alarms and if you are experiencing hot days and cool mights you may get false alarms. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: Gentleman
Date Posted: August 08, 2002 at 9:45 AM
cpgoose, what you described is exactly what mine is doing, also suspect that this the reason my door locks are intermittent, how does one go about finding the correct wire for the door trigger, apparently mine is miswired, although the installer said it is corretly wired
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 08, 2002 at 9:58 AM
Well, I believe you can do it this way: You'll have to find the correct wire that is unaffected by the delay in the domelight. My car does not have a delay....but when I was told to look for the GREEN/ red wire, I found 3 of them next to each other. I probed each one with the door open and with it closed. The one I picked showed (-) only when the door was open. I guess if I had a domelight delay, it wouldn't show anything if I shut the door, and the domelight was still on (delay)...therefore it's unaffected by it.
Posted By: lrciii
Date Posted: August 09, 2002 at 7:58 AM
It always happens, rain, no rain, etc. I arm the alarm, it chirps once. moments later it chirps 4 more times & then it's quiet. I suspect the alarm is trying to tell me a zone isn't protected or something along those lines, but the manual doesn't tell me anything about that kind of thing? There's no delay to the dome light, it turns off as soon as you close the door. Everything worked as designed the first couple of weeks, this is a new development.. Thanks!
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 09, 2002 at 8:53 AM
I would try process of elimination...try removing certain sensors, and see what happens. Try the hood pin like Velocity said. Maybe disconnect it and see if still get the same problem. If so, then try another sensor like the door pin switches.
Posted By: mobiletoys2002
Date Posted: August 09, 2002 at 10:05 AM
the 300 xx 90 and up do have a delayed domelight what year is yours???? the red wite wire in your car is affected by the delay i done many 300's and i go to the relay in the panel behind dthe drivers seat and it solve sthe problem with the delay in the domelight. what do you mean if the car dont start on the first turn?????? is your ignition lead conected to the corect ignition????? I dont think the domelight is doing this to you.
Posted By: lrciii
Date Posted: August 10, 2002 at 1:47 PM
It's a 90 300zx, it doesn't have delayed dome light. Close the door, the light turns off. I connected the door trigger directly to the pin switch at the door. The alarm turns the dome light on when disarmed, just like it's supposed to. There is no hood trigger connected to the new alarm, I got lazy & let the original factory alarm keep an eye on the hood. The new alarm arms & disarms the factory alarm. Occasionally when the car won't start on the first turn of the key, on the second turn, as the car starts, the alarm will let out a little chirp. I havn't messed with it yet, but this is a new development, as everything was normal right after the install. I suspect the alarm is trying to tell me something, but the manual doesn't cover anything like this. Thanks!
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