Clifford alarms

Post Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:12 pm

Do these type of alarms drain the battery quickly and are they easy to remove / stop from working .
Are they problematic?

PM`s are welcome .

Cheers Mart.

Post Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:38 pm

Depends on how they are installed, If they are done properly, then they should be trouble free.

But if the guy installing it turns up with scotchlocks, tell him to take a hike...

Post Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:41 pm

kam-325i wrote:Depends on how they are installed, If they are done properly, then they should be trouble free.

But if the guy installing it turns up with scotchlocks, tell him to take a hike...

^^ that I've removed many poorly fitted alarms. Scotch locks and block connectors.

I've only ever come accross one properly fitted alarm, had to removed the dash, properly soldered in. Took me 2 days rather than a couple of hours.

Post Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:03 pm

maxfield wrote:
kam-325i wrote:Depends on how they are installed, If they are done properly, then they should be trouble free.

But if the guy installing it turns up with scotchlocks, tell him to take a hike...
^^ that I've removed many poorly fitted alarms. Scotch locks and block connectors.

I've only ever come accross one properly fitted alarm, had to removed the dash, properly soldered in. Took me 2 days rather than a couple of hours.

Max !!

Good to see you !!

All seems to work very well but I have a big drain and "people " pointed fingers at "Clifford" in the past.
I have no history of what has been done to the car and it was in need of a lot of "loving" when she came to me so I have taken measures to isolate the battery until this episode is over.

Any ideas are welcome.

Cheers Mart.

Post Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:07 pm

The way to find a 'drain', is to get a milliammeter connected into the battery negative lead, disconnect leads from the battery + terminal to determine which wire it's going down, then methodically work through what's connected to that lead. I expect it's all in the wiki.

Post Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:37 pm

Aftermarket car alarms are toss and create more trouble than they are worth. Doesn't matter what make they are. Trace all the wires, rip it all out, hurl the lit as far away as possible, repair the loom and start again with a killswitch or two that only you know the location of.

Post Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:59 pm

capri_rob wrote:Aftermarket car alarms are toss and create more trouble than they are worth. Doesn't matter what make they are. Trace all the wires, rip it all out, hurl the lit as far away as possible, repair the loom and start again with a killswitch or two that only you know the location of.

Completely agree with this.

I've gone with Brian's method on my car by the way of a kill switch.