Guest Rash Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 hi guys/gals, need your help here, had the Supra parked up for about a month. Went to start it up today and the battery was dead. Put some Jump-Leads to it and the alarm started to sound off. Now here's my problem - the bloody alarm wont stop sounding off (standard Toyota jobby) it swithces off after 30 seconds then as soon as i open the door - off it bloody goes again. try to start the car and it is immobilised. The little red security light stays on and wont go off. Changed the battery of the Fob and still the same.. So..... whats up....? Cheers p.s. The Siren under the hood has a key hole into which i put the key thinking it would override the alarm but instead it just makes the siren sound off louder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Open the bonnet, then the fuse box. In the lid it should tell you which one is the Dome fuse. Pull this out for a minute then put it back in and hope that the fob now talks to the car. It worked for me once (after calling the AA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C33JAY Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Worked for me too !! but later my key fobs started to play up and a very long story unfolds, but the short of it was if you are keeping your Sup like I plan too !! it may be worth considering longterm a New Alarm and rip out the old which after 8 years or so of service (depending on the age of your Sup) has seen better days and is wearing out ! and by the way the original Sup Alarm is no longer Thacham 1 approved and is now down graded to category 2 Now have Clifford 650 (G5 Technology) the latest with proximity..... so far so good :o) Rgds :o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Its just a battery issue, theres nothing wrong with the alarm system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Its just a battery issue, theres nothing wrong with the alarm system. Wait till the insurance co's sus it CAT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Shouldnt make any difference. It was cat one when it came out, sounds like bullshit. The alarm doesnt deteriate over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C33JAY Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 All things deteriate in time and Technology has moved on hence the down grading of the original spec Alarm. Obviously if his Toyota Alarm gets sorted the decision to replace will then be based on whether he wants Cat 1 or 2 status for Insurance / protection of vehicle etc ? Best Rgds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 The factory fitted alarm will be good enough for your insurance company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 and by the way the original Sup Alarm is no longer Thacham 1 approved and is now down graded to category 2 That's not possible. Not unless Toyota bought the rights for the alarm from Scorpion, (who have now gone bust), and then re-submitted it to the MIRRC. Bearing in mind this would cost the best part of £10k, and it would have failed due to the change is standards these days..... I can't see Toyota would have re-submitted it. It has been deleted as a Category 1 alarm system now, but that only applies to any vehicle that had the system installed after October 1998. Seeing at the UK Supra was discontinued in August 1996, it'll still be classed as a Category 1 system on all factory fitted UK Supra's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Thank you matt Sounded a bit dodgy, how can they undermine what was classed as adequate before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rash Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 The car battery has been fully charged but i cannot still start the car As soon as i turn to iginition it sets off... I can however hear a buzzing sound coming from the rear inside of the car as soon as i put the key in it.... is this related...? it stays on for about 20 seconds after i take the key out also... Another thing when you activate your alarm does the red LED stay on or flash on/off - mine currently stays on and does not flash. Cheers p.s. tried the dome fuse also but no joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Dunno, I didnt hear any buzzing. What about disconnecting the battery and starting it again, try locking/unlocking the car with the fobs before putting anything in the ignition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rash Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 The car battery has been fully charged but i cannot still start the car As soon as i turn to iginition it sets off... I can however hear a buzzing sound coming from the rear inside of the car as soon as i put the key in it.... is this related...? it stays on for about 20 seconds after i take the key out also... Another thing when you activate your alarm does the red LED stay on or flash on/off - mine currently stays on and does not flash. Cheers p.s. tried the dome fuse also but no joy ------------------------------------------------- cannot get into the car using the fobs - they will not unlock the doors or disarm the alarm... have changed the battery on the fobs also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I had that before. But as I said, leaving it, and reconnecting it again seemed to fix it ok for me. Try leaving the car unplugged for an hour or so, and going back, other than that im fresh out of ideas. sorry :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rash Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Hi mate, well the car was unplugged for a couple of hours whilst i was getting the battery charged up... so no joy there either... Any1 have any other ideas - or i;ll probably have to call an electrician chappy to give it a once over... Cheers anyways Guys, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodfreak Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I had this with my other UK car..... the upshot was, when the battery fails the alarm is still armed, you try to jump start the car, the alarm gets power back & is triggered, the jump start can also 'Spike' the alarm which requires a new control box ( about £140 from Toyota) which is why it is reccommened the de-activate the alarm before removing the battery. there was a long thread about this a long time ago...... I was not the only one this happen to John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyZ Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I had exactly the same problem last week. Tried everything, but nothing worked UNTIL I left the battery disconnected for a few minutes rather than a few seconds. Then I put the key in and out of the ignition a few times, then pressed the alarm button and then everything went back to normal. Basically if you keep playing around with it I think eventually it will kick back into life. Also, apparently if you hold down the two buttons on the alarm keyfob for 10 seconds it re-synchronizes itself to the alarm. If all else fails you can send the alarm box and key back to Scorpion where they will reprogram it. Costs about £30. Thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rash Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Hi Andy,tried messing with the key/ignition with no luck - so i'll probably just take it down to Toyota and see what they've got to say... Another thing is when the siren is sounding the indicators of the car normally 'flash' on and off - mine currently just stay on when the alarm sounds rather than flash..... Rash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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