Remove Clifford Concept 100

[Leemc2008]

Hi all

My clifford alarm is doing my head in and I hate it!! If you even touch the car when its armed will go off.. if a car drives past it goes off.. kid on skateboard it goes off..

Also.. it makes all kind of noises, fire engine, circus noises.. kids liking this are purposly setting the alarm off just by touching the front wing!!

Its also draining my battery because I use the car perhaps once every 2 or 3 weeks. I'd leave it in valet mode but then you could start the car with a screwdriver if you tried.

I want to rip it out, but afraid that as soon as I cut a wire it'll either, set off the alarm straight away.. i.e.. has a hidden siren.. or will permantely immobilse the car.

Any ideas? I guess a clifford dealer will charge same amount, if not more to remove the system as they did to fit it!

Cheers

Lee

[Will]

Can't you get it adjusted so that it's not so sensitive?

One of my cars has an expensive Clifford Alarm/Immobiliser fitted. They're good alarm systems when they're working properly. There's also several options to change functions - eg, enabling/disabling the 'chirping' as the alarm is set/disabled, etc.

Will

[bigbobs cl]

Find the main control unit in the car, when you have let me know and i`ll PM you how to bypass the immobiliser.

Bob

[fuzzer]

Originally Posted by Leemc2008

Hi all

My clifford alarm is doing my head in and I hate it!! If you even touch the car when its armed will go off.. if a car drives past it goes off.. kid on skateboard it goes off..

Also.. it makes all kind of noises, fire engine, circus noises.. kids liking this are purposly setting the alarm off just by touching the front wing!!

Its also draining my battery because I use the car perhaps once every 2 or 3 weeks. I'd leave it in valet mode but then you could start the car with a screwdriver if you tried.

I want to rip it out, but afraid that as soon as I cut a wire it'll either, set off the alarm straight away.. i.e.. has a hidden siren.. or will permantely immobilse the car.

Any ideas? I guess a clifford dealer will charge same amount, if not more to remove the system as they did to fit it!

Cheers

Lee

Why not just turn down the sensitivity on the proximity sensors?

[Leemc2008]

Any ideas where I am likely to find the brain box? Behind the dashboard I guess.. They arent proxy sensors.. they are another kind of clifford sensor which pick up vibrations, instead of distance to the car. I guess if they were set to the lowest, and I could turn off the chirping that would make me alot happier!

[bigbobs cl]

There will be a shock sensor fitted somewhere, it will have a small adjuster knob on it, turn it anti-clockwise to turn it down. The sensor is about 1 1/2 square if you can find it!!

Bob

[fuzzer]

im sure on my w202 it was around the steering columb

[Leemc2008]

Thanks alot!

Will work half day and go home and look for it!

[GrahamC230K]

Originally Posted by Leemc2008

Any ideas where I am likely to find the brain box? Behind the dashboard I guess.. They arent proxy sensors.. they are another kind of clifford sensor which pick up vibrations, instead of distance to the car. I guess if they were set to the lowest, and I could turn off the chirping that would make me alot happier!

The sensor which detects impacts, vibrations or passing traffic if too sensitive has adjustment on it. It is normally mounted centrally to the car, so could be under the centre console or beneath the arm rest cubby hole etc.

[Alps]

normal place for the clifford shock sensor is around the steering column, is a proxy sensor is fitted in might be under the console area nr the gearstick.