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Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« on: 02 January 2010, 09:43:47 »
I have a problem with my alarm going off and have read that this is normally the bonnet sensor but I can't find it!!. Can anybody give me some hints of is position?? I have a 2003 omega estate.
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #1 on: 02 January 2010, 09:50:21 »
Just to the right of oil filler cap. A black rubber-encased pressure plunger/switch
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #2 on: 02 January 2010, 10:16:58 »
Where are you - might be worth filling in location in profile. Somebody nearby may be willing to point exactly to it :)
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #3 on: 02 January 2010, 10:17:34 »
Just read you have an estate - check the rear window breakage sensors as well
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #4 on: 02 January 2010, 10:19:42 »
Thanks Rob, Found it now
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #5 on: 03 January 2010, 10:16:28 »
It wasn't the bonnet sensor!!. when I lock the car the LED light on the dash flashes for about 10 sec's and then goes to a slow blink, does this mean it is sensing a fault and not arming or is this the normal sequence?? The alarm then goes off randomly so I am currently not arming the alarm. Any help would be useful.
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #6 on: 03 January 2010, 10:45:45 »
ideally needs to go on a reader to ascertain why its going off...
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #7 on: 03 January 2010, 16:49:16 »
Could this be the famous "power sounder" problem guys.  It's very easy to assume its the alarm going off and it's really the power sounder.  Like a lot of you i had the same problem as the poster UNTIL I disconnected the power sounder....problem gone away.
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #8 on: 03 January 2010, 18:35:07 »
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Could this be the famous "power sounder" problem guys.  It's very easy to assume its the alarm going off and it's really the power sounder.  Like a lot of you i had the same problem as the poster UNTIL I disconnected the power sounder....problem gone away.

You could be right... there seems to be a lot of posts about 2001-2003 sounders going off right now (including mine!)... perhaps they are all getting to 'that age'  ;)
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Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
« Reply #9 on: 04 January 2010, 13:16:00 »
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Could this be the famous "power sounder" problem guys.  It's very easy to assume its the alarm going off and it's really the power sounder.  Like a lot of you i had the same problem as the poster UNTIL I disconnected the power sounder....problem gone away.

Same here, although my alarm light still flashes when I turn it on
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