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Hi Peoples

Like the titles says is the problem. The alarms been in the car for about 2 and half years and its a viper (Cant remember the model). Usually when i click the button it will immobilise the car and lock the doors as well. But now it will only immobilise the car and leave the door unlocked. I then have to use the button on the key to lock the doors.

Same with opening the car ive got to open the door with the key and then press the alarm button(or else the alarm goes off).

Any idea on what i have to check. Ive noticed that near the fuse box inside the car theres a couple of fuses and other stuff all taped up.

Help !!!!

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I recken... if the motor in the driver door is stuffed, it wouldn't trigger the passenger door. Using the key physically moves the lock, which triggers the passenger door.

If you unlock the passenger side with the key, does the drivers come up? Do you know if it used to before the problem?

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Hi Peoples

Like the titles says is the problem. The alarms been in the car for about 2 and half years and its a viper (Cant remember the model). Usually when i click the button it will immobilise the car and lock the doors as well. But now it will only immobilise the car and leave the door unlocked. I then have to use the button on the key to lock the doors.

Same with opening the car ive got to open the door with the key and then press the alarm button(or else the alarm goes off).

Any idea on what i have to check. Ive noticed that near the fuse box inside the car theres a couple of fuses and other stuff all taped up.

Help !!!!

more detail on the bold point pls. does yours have FACTORY keyless enrty or entry via key?

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The car has factory keyless entry. If i press the button on the key it locks and opens all the doors fine. Its only when i press the button on the alarm remote that it wont lock the doors.

Is there any possible way that the remote/ alarm might have lost its setting, somthing to do with the frequency coz i know that once an alarm is fitted to a call it has to be programmed or sumting.

either way i rather leave it to the experts, you guys :ermm:

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RANDY Veteran

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ohhhhhhh... you have two remotes!?

An original that works, therefore the motors are fine, and one aftermarket that has just stopped working.

I'm no "Mister Alarm", but i'd guess that a wire has been snipped somehow.... if the remote lost it's frequency or scramble code, it wouldn't even immobilise the car for you.

Enter: Chris again!

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ok that clarifies things. so they have added a second actuator onthe drivers door. (god knows why - its not needed!)

that extra actuator seems to have failed. what needs to happen here is the FACTORY item needs to be connected to the alarm and the addon removed. if you are in SEQLD I can do this for you and set it up properly.

by your tag I would say this is in a 32?

your problem has nothing to do with the remotes btw.

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The tag is just the ranking for the amount of posts. =-]

My R33 had a dealer-optioned central locking too, but it wasn't remote central locking. The alarm installer used the original motor to wire up my alarm, so what Chris is saying makes a lot of sense. The alarm installer I had said that a lot of places don't know or think to tap into that original motor, so you could well have a second one in there that has stopped working.

Chris is in QLD, as he says, otherwise the mob called "Security In Motion" did my system, and the guy was excellent. Sydney-based.

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