My father in laws P reg ford escort needed a new battery which he fitted
Now the alarm (which he didn't know he had) goes off for 20 seconds whenever he opens a door !
The alarm sounder appears to be somewher in the boot The car appears to start OK
Does it need resetting ? how?
Can I just snip the wires leading to the sounder ?
TIA
in this case I would snip the wires or just unplug it
Yes but make sure you tell your insurance company.
there is no requirement for an alarm on the average policy or the maintenance of even a factory fitted one. and this is probably an aftermarket alarm . escorts had an immobiliser usually, but not an alarm IIRC
now do you snip the red wire or the blue one ?
So long as he tells his insurance company that his car has being altered from the makers spec' he'll be ok if he has a claim. This includes ADDING equipment and also removing it.
I'm pretty sure that all Escorts of this era had an alarm, but the sounder was a standard horn mounted under the bonnet, not in the boot. If this had been triggered by the OP's battery swap, it is unlikely that it would have started.
Likelihood is that an after-market alarm has been fitted at some time in the vehicle's life.
Chris
George,
That's the problem when using the el-cheapo insurance companies - they'll use *any* loophole *not* to pay up for a claim!
Now what if you remove a factory-fitted radio and not replace it - will that invalidate the insurance if the company is not told about that?
Unbeliever
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Ask the community — no account required