W124 estate alarm prob.

[craigieg]

It works!!

Thank you everybody - I took out the panel under the steering wheel and found the little black immob. box. Rang tony from Scorpion and he talked me through what to do and nowthe car runs fine!! have no alarm or immob, but I dont really car to be quite honest! Again thanks for all your advice! All I will say that MERCEDES dealerships and service centres should all be shot - You guys are far for useful!

 

[Howard]

:bannana: :bannana:

Yay !!

Good plan ........ check your central locking works though , as mine didn't after i removed that box .....

 

[craigieg]

Central Locking

Central Locking works fine!!

 

[Howard]

Excellent.... glad you got it sorted mate !!!

 

[grober]

result!

Glad to hear you got your wheels back. well done

 

[Dieselman]

Rang tony from Scorpion and he talked me through what to do and nowthe car runs fine!! have no alarm or immob, but I dont really car to be quite honest! !

How's that for an easy way to nick a W124. If you can't fathom the alarm, ring Scorpion they will tell you how to deactivate it. Doh!

 

[craigieg]

Very Good point

Stupid idiot!! Fortunately I am not a car burglur!

 

[Howard]

You do need to have access to the cabin of the car , and dismantle the lower half of the dash to get to it ...

Someone would notice you doing this i reckon ......

 

[grober]

2 sides to the arguement.

As always there's 2 sides to the arguement. Craigieg is now driving around in a car with"compromised"security and I stress the word DRIVING! He could of course be still "ADMIRING" his very safe secure and IMMOBILE vehicle in his driveway.
How long would it sit before,to quote the old joke ----guy breaks down on motorway-----pulls on to hard shoulder----- gets out raises the bonnet to locate the fault------hears a noise, and looks down the side of the car to see a guy removing one of his rear wheels------------he shouts HEY what are doing?----------the guy says SOD OFF MATE if you're having the battery I'm having the tyres!
You do raise a valid point about security however. All I can say is the aftermarket alarms of that era are not exactly rocket science relying more on inaccessibility rather than sophistication to achieve their aims and of course with the alarm set non legitimate access to the system in the interior of the car is difficult. How you help out the genuine owner with nowhere else to turn to but prevent the information falling into the wrong hands is a major problem for alarm companies and manufacturers. I dont know the answer , but I have suffered the same situation myself. There is nothing more frustrating than having a perfectly serviceable car standing in front of you which you cant use because of some mysterious security glitch. I have a feeling the AA breakdown callout figures cite flat battery/immobiliser problems as the 2 most common problems they have to deal with now, so I am not alone. It would be interesting to hear of other forum members experiences in this regard.

 

[bolide]

Rang tony from Scorpion and he talked me through what to do...

Can you post the contact details for Tony so the rest of us can benefit from this knowledge?

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[grober]

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Can you post the contact details for Tony so the rest of us can benefit from this knowledge?
Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

Maybe from here? http://www.scorpionauto.com/keyfobs.htm