daveg Posted November 23, 2009 Report Posted November 23, 2009 HI i have just aquired a 51 plate 1.9 tdi. I am told by the auto mecahnic that alough it should have an intreuder alarm that doesn't work as the stereo is not the fitted ford one and apparenlty the alarm is linked into that? (the car has a kenword or similar make fited now.) the immobliser and door locking etc seems to work ok though. I have not looked myself but am told that there is not a senson below the bonnet on the rhs (something I saw in another reply) but have notlooked myself yet as its still in the showroom. Is this someone else has come accros, and if correct that I do require a ford stereo whats the best model I can get? If not true whats the best alarm option to get added to the immobalizer/centrl locking system etc on the car. Or would I better doing it another way? what I require is the sort of the alarm that detects someone breaking the glass or operning the door and taking stuff etc. Thanks dave. Quote
daveg Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Posted November 23, 2009 ps I do have the leds at the bottome of the door windows? Quote
Mirez Posted November 23, 2009 Report Posted November 23, 2009 Nope, the galaxy's alarm isn't linked to the radio although most pure ford cars are - the galaxy alarm (and nearly everything else) is VW, and they rightly assume that if a theif has broken the window or damaged the door to get into the car to nick a 10p factory radio then the alarm should have gone off at that point and not when the radios pinched! :) Quote
gregers Posted November 23, 2009 Report Posted November 23, 2009 un do bonnet catch,dont lift it.lock car now lift bonnet(or is this just ghia's ?). Quote
daveg Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Posted November 25, 2009 hi thanks for that I did that and it went off.What I want it to do is also detect if someone has broken a window and taken something without opening the door. I've tried testing this by locking the car with thewindow open and putting my hand in, but that doesn't trigger the alarm. I didn't notice anything on the pillars behind the front seats but right at the back there is someting black recessed above the back drivers side window, could this be a sensor? Ford tell me from their records that an alarm was installed on the car but they cant tell me which type. Thanks for the the help Im new to this, I only picked the car up today. Cheers dave Quote
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