Clifford alarm problems HELP!!

  1. Newbie Joined: May 2014 Posts: 3
    #1
    Hey peeps! New to this page! Any help would be awesome Bought a vts a few weeks back with the most annoying clifford alarm, long story short! Neighbours and family were getting pissed of with it going of randomly and tbf so was I.. So just went out and cut the wire, in engine bay were the actual alarm is! And now my car won't start.. Fully gutted about this as it's my first car, test booked in a few weeks etc. Probably should have looked into things before I did it. Lesson learned.. Any help would be sweet
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #2
    Yup call an auto electrician.
  3. Newbie Joined: May 2014 Posts: 3
    #3
    Not anyway of just removing the whole system?
  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dannoo94vts View Post
    Not anyway of just removing the whole system?
    Yes but you have to know which wire does what & how the clifford is wired into your electrics.
  5. Newbie Joined: May 2014 Posts: 3
    #5
    Fuck okay dude! Cheers
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2013 Newhaven Posts: 262 2003 Saxo VTR
    #6
    Pictures of the alarm would help and where wires join should be easy to remove
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 dundee (scotland) Posts: 466 saxo vtr/vts engine
    #7
    go under the steering column and there two wires going onto the back of the ignition barrel the barrel wire is blue just cut the other wires off it and rejoin the blue wire to its self that's where they use the satarter motor wire on the alarm units to control theft
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 dundee (scotland) Posts: 466 saxo vtr/vts engine
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by b-christie View Post
    go under the steering column and there two wires going onto the back of the ignition barrel the barrel wire is blue just cut the other wires off it and rejoin the blue wire to its self that's where they use the satarter motor wire on the alarm units to control theft
    well that's the way my Clifford's wired up but mines is an old unit now maybe different on newer alarms
  9. L-plater Joined: Nov 2013 Edenbridge Posts: 61 Saxo 1.4 SX Automatic Zafira B Club
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dannoo94vts View Post
    Hey peeps! New to this page! Any help would be awesome Bought a vts a few weeks back with the most annoying clifford alarm, long story short! Neighbours and family were getting pissed of with it going of randomly and tbf so was I.. So just went out and cut the wire, in engine bay were the actual alarm is! And now my car won't start.. Fully gutted about this as it's my first car, test booked in a few weeks etc. Probably should have looked into things before I did it. Lesson learned.. Any help would be sweet
    Did you get anywhere with this problem?
    Are you anywhere near me? (Edenbridge, Sevenoaks way)
    You may well find its a faulty (battery backup) siren, a sensor is set way to high, the cars battery is falling below an acceptable voltage (you'll know as the car will struggle to start)
    As far as the car failing to start, I'm betting it has a relay hidden up in the cowling somewhere and as a fellow member has said, if the blue wire has been cut, re connect it.
    Do you have any idea what Clifford it is? IE G3, G4 or G5
    (G means generation and An Arrow III would be G3, Arrow 5.1 would be G5)
    The alarm brain will be hidden somewhere in the car, so what did you cut? cam you post some pics and I'll see what I can come up with
    PM when done, as I'm not on here every day but a PM will send me an email (I assume) and I read those daily
    Cole