OMG i am so embarrassed

[cymatty]

Finished University today went back to my car to come home pressed the button on my alarm fob, nothing. Hmmm I thought not good so I tried again, and again nothing. At this point I was worried so I looked at my alarm fob and the buttons seemed mashed in and didn’t feel right when pressed, damm I thought I live 16 miles away with no way to turn my Alarm off, so after 5 mins of messing I did the only thing I could think off.....

Drove all the way home (40mins) with my alarm constantly going off.

Got a few funny looks as you would expect, I just turned the radio up and tried to ignore it, got literally 5 mins from my house I was on an nsl road when a police 4x4 passed in the other direction. I watched in my rear view mirror and waited for him to appear but nothing. As I got over the brow of the hill I saw a Police car parked up at the side of the road, he flashed his lights and I got pulled over. I received all the usual questions, name etc. the 4x4 turned up the driver got out and said "you know why we pulled you" to which I replied yes "we saw you bombing the other way with your alarm going off looked sus" I laughed and said I bet.

So they let me go on my way, as I entered the car the alarm went off again and the 4 officers stood there laughing.

Oh the shame, damm alarm.

 

[cymatty]

lol poor lad, guess your now trying to sort it out? or has it magically sorted itself?

Had 2 spare fobs at home problem sorted.

surpriced you can still drive the car with the alarm going off ?

Also isn't there a manual override button on the inside of the car ?

So was i, and i dont know about the button.

I mashed my saxos keyfob button thingy they wear away so easy and you can't even buy the rubber bits from citroen you need a whole new case!

Its an aftermarket alarm, but still crappy rubber buttons.

 

[cymatty]

Pull the rubber bits off, you'll see the proper plastic buttons underneath.

May try that later, i thought i only had one spare fob so i didnt want to damage it.

 

[cymatty]

why didnt you just unplug the thingy in the engine bay ??

and a car with a decent alarm, wont even start if it goes off

I know im still wondering why it started.

 

[cymatty]

Mine wouldn't let me do that, the aftermarket alarm has another immobiliser - I tried when my keyfob battery ran out!

Hmm maybe it just has standard immobiliser, and aftermarket alarm. So the immobiliser turns off when the key is turned in the ignition?

 

[cymatty]

Yeah the standard immob is built into the key on 98 onwards saxos, when you put the key in the ignition it dissarms it. But mine has another one aswell, if the alarm is armed even if you have the key but the alarm is going off you can't start the car.

I dont know if my car has an immobiliser then because i cant see anywhere in the key where the immobiliser would be.

 

[cymatty]

Sounds like you have an aftermarket alarm. I'm surprised you didn't get a producer, know loads of people getting them recently.

It is an aftermarket alarm, im surprised i didnt get a producer they didnt ask for any documents or any id, i think they were to busy laughing.

 

[cymatty]

Hold the key with the citroen chevrons facing upwards, now above this is the metal part of the key, next to it is a little square - thats got the chip in it!

You mean that?

Oh no look what i found.

 

[cymatty]

Yep

So it definatly has an immobiliser then?

 

[cymatty]

Every saxo ever made as an immobiliser. It's just your aftermarket alarm doesn't appear to have an immobiliser.

Oh good thats ok then, only need one, and it means if my alarm breaks i can still get home.

Although i will look like a tool in the process.

PS no one has guessed what the second picture is that makes the story even funnier.

 

[cymatty]

Ok the second picture is off the key to turn the alarm off, which was on my keys which i had on me. I didnt realise until i got home.