Where can I get alarm remotes?

[badshot1uk]

Hi all,

A while ago I brought a 300 te 24v for the wife to run the kids round.
It didnt come with any keyfobs although the car does have central locking and sensors inside.

I dont think the alarm works and i'd love a couple of remotes to lock the car.

The question is can I go to Mercedes and sort this or do I just have a new alarm and remote central locking installed by a local car alarm company?

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers

Paul

 

[Howard]

Hi Paul , what alarm does it have on it ?

If it's a Scorpion ( fitted on the w124 era cars) you might be out of luck ...

I had this problem with mine, and Scorpion don't make the remotes any more, and to make matters worse, they use a 'rolling code' so (as far as i was able to ascertain) no electronics company can manufacture a remote that will work ..

Sure they can if you have 1 remote for them to work from , but if you have none ( like me ) you will be stuffed ...... only way around it is to have a new system fitted ..

I took the 'brain' out from under the dash in my attempts to tally everything up , but to no avail ....

You may possibly be able to scour ebay until someone is selling a brand new Mercedes alarm kit whose model number matches up and comes with the remotes ,and you just install the matching brain , but i've been watching for three years and haven't seen one yet !!

Lots of alarms come up for sale , but always for the ML or SLK , with a slightly differing part number ( the box looks the same but they are always about £80 and i don't want to risk that much money for something that might not work)

Good luck

 

[nick mercedes]

Hi Paul , what alarm does it have on it ?

If it's a Scorpion ( fitted on the w124 era cars) you might be out of luck ...

I had this problem with mine, and Scorpion don't make the remotes any more, and to make matters worse, they use a 'rolling code' so (as far as i was able to ascertain) no electronics company can manufacture a remote that will work ..

Sure they can if you have 1 remote for them to work from , but if you have none ( like me ) you will be stuffed ...... only way around it is to have a new system fitted ..

I took the 'brain' out from under the dash in my attempts to tally everything up , but to no avail ....

You may possibly be able to scour ebay until someone is selling a brand new Mercedes alarm kit whose model number matches up and comes with the remotes ,and you just install the matching brain , but i've been watching for three years and haven't seen one yet !!

Lots of alarms come up for sale , but always for the ML or SLK , with a slightly differing part number ( the box looks the same but they are always about £80 and i don't want to risk that much money for something that might not work)

Good luck

I've got a box of brand new Scorpion remotes somewhere, how you'd get one to work with a specific alarm is anyones guess though...

 

[badshot1uk]

Hi Paul , what alarm does it have on it ?

If it's a Scorpion ( fitted on the w124 era cars) you might be out of luck ...

I had this problem with mine, and Scorpion don't make the remotes any more, and to make matters worse, they use a 'rolling code' so (as far as i was able to ascertain) no electronics company can manufacture a remote that will work ..

Sure they can if you have 1 remote for them to work from , but if you have none ( like me ) you will be stuffed ...... only way around it is to have a new system fitted ..

I took the 'brain' out from under the dash in my attempts to tally everything up , but to no avail ....

You may possibly be able to scour ebay until someone is selling a brand new Mercedes alarm kit whose model number matches up and comes with the remotes ,and you just install the matching brain , but i've been watching for three years and haven't seen one yet !!

Lots of alarms come up for sale , but always for the ML or SLK , with a slightly differing part number ( the box looks the same but they are always about £80 and i don't want to risk that much money for something that might not work)

Good luck

Hi Howard,

Cheers for the swift reply.

I have a feeling it would be the scorpion, because I had another TE that had one, but unfortunatly I dont have a clue where the brains may be?

Do you suggest I just get a new clean install, as some on ebay are offering this for around £200 fitted, which doesnt sound too bad really.

Anyway I'll let you know how I get on.

Thanks again

Paul

 

[Howard]

The brain is under the steering column , take the panel off under the column (drivers footwell) and it is tucked up in there , two big plugs connect to it ....

Its about 6 inches by 4 by 1 1/2 ....

Nick ....

I wonder if they have PIN switches inside them and i could make them work that way , tallying up the PIN switches ?

 

[nick mercedes]

The brain is under the steering column , take the panel off under the column (drivers footwell) and it is tucked up in there , two big plugs connect to it ....

Its about 6 inches by 4 by 1 1/2 ....

Nick ....

I wonder if they have PIN switches inside them and i could make them work that way , tallying up the PIN switches ?

I'll find them and have a look, they all have the same part number, so there must be some way of making them work with a specific car...

 

[mioba]

if you get the remotes they can be reprogrammed by scorpion (based in preston).

i had this problem a while ago, but you need to go up there in the car.

but then again who is to know if the alarm system is not dead.

 

[grober]

I posted this in the favorites section some time ago. http://www.boopolo.com/alarms/alarm.html
If you identify the alarm central unit then these guys might be able to help.
http://www.scorpionauto.com/keyfobs.html

 

[Howard]

Been through them Graeme ....

If you don't have an existing remote to work from , then there is nothing anyone can do , with the w124 era cars , the rolling code prevents them from making one with nothing to work from ....

 

[grober]

Sounds as if contacting the last couple of owners on the registration document by phone might be worth a try, but I wouldn't hold out much hope. Having been stranded once by a faulty remote maybe an entirely new system isn't a bad idea.
I dont think w124s of that vintage ever had factory remote locking unlike the later cars which an MB dealer would be able to help you with, albeit at a price!

edit:- having read bolides post and re-read my own I realise that"w124s of that vintage" could be interpreted as all w 124s. what I meant was the early w124s didnt have factory fit" remote locking " as opposed to factory fit "central locking via a key" which they all had from new. This earliercentral locking system could be subsequently aftermarket-converted to remote locking by installing a remotely activated alarm system?? Dont know exactly when the factory remote locking came in but I'm guessing at the intro of the 92/93 multivalve engines?? My apologies.

 

[bolide]

The RCL locking with the black remote & flip-out key was available fairly early on in the W124, I think

The "standard" dealer-fitted alarms had a red whooper under the bonnet by the ABS pump, grey switch on the bonnet edge to detect the bonnet being opened and motion sensors on the A pillars. The whooper had a key switch to turn the system off. I've not tried to get help with one from a dealer

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[Howard]

The "standard" dealer-fitted alarms had a red whooper under the bonnet by the ABS pump, grey switch on the bonnet edge to detect the bonnet being opened and motion sensors on the A pillars. The whooper had a key switch to turn the system off. I've not tried to get help with one from a dealer

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

Yes, thats what mine has , took it all apart and went to the stealers who informed me that they are manufactured by Scorpion .... everal phone calls and emails later, i discovered there was no fix without something to work from ...

I also have a key switch in the back of the glovebox, that does actually arm and disarm the alarm (so you can use it without the remote if you lost it for example) , but when you get back into the car there is no delay before the alarm sounds , so no time to get the key into the back of the glovebox, so every time i got into the car it looked as though i was stealing it ....