Remote Start Nightmare!!

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:32 pm

Just had my new clifford with intelistart fitted at the weekend!! And 2day i was admiring my newly aquired 16' alpinas! :lol:

And then this happened!!

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

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:39 pm

oooooooo

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

but otherwise :lol:

too funny

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:45 pm

Oh God.

I had to laugh too I'm afraid.

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

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:49 pm

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...

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:50 pm

Oh sh*t mate, thats a bit harsh.

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

Hope it can get fixed ok

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:51 pm

ow sorry mate

bet u want to burn that fence now

just lucky it wasn a brick wall

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:05 pm

Just laugh mate, getting my new clifford fitted this weekend might decided not to get the remote start which was to be done

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:07 pm

Ouch!

Is there any damage underneath?

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:15 pm

Yeah, its damaged the oil cooler! It now leaks oil everywhere when i start it!!

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:18 pm

oooooooooooooooooooooooo nice one !

Surely remote start is illegal in this country!

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

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:27 pm

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.

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:27 pm

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!!

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:34 pm

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

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:59 pm

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

, Steve

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:35 pm

Nice plate there Mark.

Sorry i know

!

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:46 pm

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 , 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!

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:50 pm

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.

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:14 pm

Yeah thought there was something like that you had to do.

Make them pay for all the damage!!!

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:39 pm

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.

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:41 pm

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....

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:44 pm

I guessed that might have been the case.

Sorry mate, what an ass.

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:46 pm

What sort of money would it cost 4 a full respray! Any1 know

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:47 pm

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?!

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:49 pm

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...

Post Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:24 pm

Oh you plonker!

What a shame mate, hope it dont set you back to much to fix! The wheels look awesome though:)

Post Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:58 am

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.

Post Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:19 am

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

Post Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:51 am

Slightly

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

Ian.

Post Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:46 am

im meeting up with him friday, so will ask him then! Just found a oil cooler from the scrappy, Ãƒ”šÃ‚£35, not 2 bad..... Just need a bonnet and front bumper in sterling silver, in mint condtion preferably!!

Post Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:55 pm

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!

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.