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Remote Start Nightmare!!

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:32 pm
by E30Charlie
Just had my new clifford with intelistart fitted at the weekend!! And 2day i was admiring my newly aquired 16' alpinas! :lol:

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And then this happened!! :cry:

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Lesson 2 learn!! Dont leave car in gear anymore, especially when u dont quite know what all the buttons do on ur alarms keyfob!! 8O

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:39 pm
by johnono
oooooooo :lol: :lol: :lol:

sorry to larf, hope no damage done, if there is i solemnly take that back

but otherwise :lol: :lol: :lol:

too funny

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:45 pm
by Geeman
Oh God.

I had to laugh too I'm afraid.

Hope nothings damaged, though I bet you had a heart attack! :cry:

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:49 pm
by E30Charlie
Heart attack!! More like an epiletic fit!! Its done a bit of damage paintwork wise 2 the bonnet and bumper, but shit happens, ive either got 2 laugh or cry...

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:50 pm
by SwirlyE30
Oh sh*t mate, thats a bit harsh.


Funny in a way.....but i wouldnt be laughing lol

Hope it can get fixed ok

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:51 pm
by johnono
ow sorry mate :( bet u want to burn that fence now

just lucky it wasn a brick wall :banghead:

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:05 pm
by smit325is
Just laugh mate, getting my new clifford fitted this weekend might decided not to get the remote start which was to be done :burn:

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:07 pm
by Simon
Ouch!

Is there any damage underneath?

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:15 pm
by E30Charlie
Yeah, its damaged the oil cooler! It now leaks oil everywhere when i start it!!

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:18 pm
by E30Mark
oooooooooooooooooooooooo nice one !

Surely remote start is illegal in this country! :D

Anyway Sh!t happens, just let me know if you want a quote to fix the fence :cool:

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:27 pm
by Kedge
Sorry to see that mate.

It sounds to me that your alarm hasn't been fitted correctly. IIRC on a Saxo my mate had he had this feature and it wouldn't start off the remote if it was in gear, and i used to know someone who had worked for a company that fitted them had he said he could do a bodge with the wiring on my Concept 100 so it'd telestart but if he did it it would do what yours just did.

I'd be on the phone to the company that fitted that alarm before you do anything.

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:27 pm
by E30Charlie
how much do u reckon 2 fix the fence? Its only pushed the post over, the panels r still fine! The only reason i ask is cause the guy whos fence it is just happens 2 be some anal copper whos already been bangin on the door hassling my mum about the fence, I kindly told him 2 go, now not being the time! What a t**t!!

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:34 pm
by Demlotcrew
Mate sorry about this, but its well funny.
Like one of the other guys have said the car should not start when in gear and handbrake off.

Andrew

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:59 pm
by E30Mark
E30Charlie wrote:how much do u reckon 2 fix the fence? Its only pushed the post over, the panels r still fine! The only reason i ask is cause the guy whos fence it is just happens 2 be some anal copper whos already been bangin on the door hassling my mum about the fence, I kindly told him 2 go, now not being the time! What a t**t!!
PM sent re fence!

NOTE: sig fixed :wink:, Steve

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:35 pm
by Kedge
Nice plate there Mark.

Sorry i know :offtopic: !

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:46 pm
by E30Mark
E30Mark wrote:
E30Charlie wrote:how much do u reckon 2 fix the fence? Its only pushed the post over, the panels r still fine! The only reason i ask is cause the guy whos fence it is just happens 2 be some anal copper whos already been bangin on the door hassling my mum about the fence, I kindly told him 2 go, now not being the time! What a t**t!!
PM sent re fence!

NOTE: sig fixed :wink:, Steve
Thet's see how far off topic we can take this thread...


Steve, how did you fix my sig, i could not see for the life of me what was wrong with the link!

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:50 pm
by Davenotouring
Alarm is faulty mate, try to get hold of Clifford to see why it happened.

You have to tell the alarm when you get out the car that you are gonna remote start it when you get back to it, by leaving it in neutral, and pressing a combo of buttons closing the door, with the engine still running, close the door, arm the alarm, and it turns off the engine automatically. If you return to the car in the meantime it won't remote start because in theory you could put it in gear.

This shouldn't have happened.

I would be gutted mate, sorry about what happened.

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:14 pm
by Kedge
Yeah thought there was something like that you had to do.

Make them pay for all the damage!!!

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:39 pm
by Davenotouring
Definately, especially if it's only just fitted.

Assuming it wasn't through a mate or whatever, then get them round to see what went wrong mate, that's well out of order.

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:41 pm
by E30Charlie
My mate fitted it! He is an alarm fitter, but did it on the cheap 4 me! I not even spose 2 be using the remote start as it hasnt been set up yet! I just pressed the wrong button on the fob!! And the reason it was in gear is cause i had the centre console off and it require u 2 put it in gear 2 do so!! Its just unfortunate......looks like i will be paying 4 the damages myself, also with this anal copper wanting me 2 pay 4 the fence through my insurance!

Grief i didnt need....

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:44 pm
by Davenotouring
I guessed that might have been the case.

Sorry mate, what an ass.

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:46 pm
by E30Charlie
What sort of money would it cost 4 a full respray! Any1 know

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:47 pm
by Davenotouring
For a proper decent job, budget around a thousand.

Depends if you know someone in the spraying trade.

Surely the whole car doesn't need doing?!

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:49 pm
by E30Charlie
well theres a few other little bits that i was willing 2 put up with before, but now the bonnet and bumper need painting, i was thinkin of gettin the whole thing done! Dont want 2 spend mega money as its not worth it...

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:24 pm
by rare
Oh you plonker! :( What a shame mate, hope it dont set you back to much to fix! The wheels look awesome though:)

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:58 am
by jamie325isport
Alright Charlie im gonna laugh again and again on this one almost as funny as your mum walking into that post! :lol: Anyways could have been loads worse could have gone all the way through! well you live and learn i had a moment with my tele start about a year ago but i was lucky post was only about 2 inches in front of the car (well lucky!). A bloke i know started his scooby up and that went through his wall and his neighbours loads of damage speak to you soon geezer. I will send you some pictures in the morning when ive done mine. Once again ha ha ha.

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:19 am
by andyp
i looked at the first pic and thought yes looks nice, after looking at the next i had to go back to make sure it was the same car, look at it this way it could have been a lot worse with a car,person, or child in front of it, Tell the copper to get off his high horse and you will sort it out

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:51 am
by ian332isport
Slightly :offtopic:

When you're chatting to your alarm fitter mate, could you ask him if he has that wiring diagram for my Concept 50 :lol:

Really sorry to see that happened though. Not funny at all :cry:

Ian.

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:46 am
by E30Charlie
im meeting up with him friday, so will ask him then! Just found a oil cooler from the scrappy, Ԛ£35, not 2 bad..... Just need a bonnet and front bumper in sterling silver, in mint condtion preferably!!

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:55 pm
by Jesus325iTouring
If it makes you feel any better,in my first 325 i reversed out of my parking spot where i used lo live,the passenger which i hadn't shut properly flew open and jammed itself against next doors brick wall knocking it down! 8O 8O 8O
Geezer was cool though,and rebuilt it a few days later,no charge or anything,he was just pleased i didnt do a runner which a number of people in the past had.