Howard
MB Club Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2004
- Messages
- 18,624
- Location
- Toad Hall
- Car
- 2018 C63 Wagon / CLK430 / A150 / VW Pink Floyd Golf Cabriolet
Unbeleiveable !!
I trek up to Mercedes Great West Road , after phoning them about my alarm box. Anyway to cut a long story short, they look at it and tell me its a Scorpion Alarm, and i need to contact them.
I ring Scorpion to be told that that particular alarm, they can't make remotes for any more, i will need to have a new alarm at the cost of £300 !!!!
I asked if they knew anyone who can make a uni-remote for it, and Scorpion say that you cant get the boards any more !
At the end of the day it is just a signal saying "turn on" or "turn off", you can get a universal tv remote for £9.99, so why can't you get an alarm remote, Mercedes said "oh its 12 years old they don't make parts for it any more" to which i replied that they still sell parts for 25 year old cars so whats the difference.....
Does anyone have a box and remote from an old written off car ? would one of you electronics geniuses out there make me one ? I'm desperate to get this fixed and just don't have the cash for a whole new system !!
Someone help please !!!!
I trek up to Mercedes Great West Road , after phoning them about my alarm box. Anyway to cut a long story short, they look at it and tell me its a Scorpion Alarm, and i need to contact them.
I ring Scorpion to be told that that particular alarm, they can't make remotes for any more, i will need to have a new alarm at the cost of £300 !!!!

I asked if they knew anyone who can make a uni-remote for it, and Scorpion say that you cant get the boards any more !

At the end of the day it is just a signal saying "turn on" or "turn off", you can get a universal tv remote for £9.99, so why can't you get an alarm remote, Mercedes said "oh its 12 years old they don't make parts for it any more" to which i replied that they still sell parts for 25 year old cars so whats the difference.....
Does anyone have a box and remote from an old written off car ? would one of you electronics geniuses out there make me one ? I'm desperate to get this fixed and just don't have the cash for a whole new system !!
Someone help please !!!!