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tony16v
12-10-2005, 12:20
hi,

does anyone know what the little stiwch under the glove box does??

its like a little metal flick switch, near the radio...

is it something to do with the alarm?

cheers Tony.

David
12-10-2005, 12:23
Not standard which i am sure you have guessed so
i should imaging yes it is sumit to do with the alarm

tony16v
12-10-2005, 12:28
yeah its got a cobra alarm on it, I think its the upgraded one....

FlamingMonkey
12-10-2005, 12:30
Think its standard on Willys, well mine has one, and so does Northys, tis sumething to do with the alarm, Valet switch I seem to recall. Mine doesn;t work :P

tony16v
12-10-2005, 12:36
the only thing I noticed is with the engine running, if you flick the switch the led flashes....

David
12-10-2005, 12:42
Flamming Monkey

Me saying that i rememner a while ago speaking to a Renault mechanic in Malvern about my Williams and he was telling me about when they were first imported from the land of the French he was with a team of collegues who fitted alarms to them. Now i thought he said they did it to all of them but my original Williams no.378 didnt have an alarm??
Can anybody solve this mistery??

Might pop back up there one day to find out some more info :!:

northy
12-10-2005, 12:50
the switch cancells out the 15second imobaliser alarm.

tony16v
12-10-2005, 12:55
so is it like the auto-arming of the immobliser, if I flick the switch the immoblizer will not auto-arm...

northy
12-10-2005, 13:27
yes.

tony16v
12-10-2005, 13:34
and the alarm should also operate the indicators as well??

cos mine don't at the mo...

Zollo
12-10-2005, 13:55
the switch cancells out the 15second imobaliser alarm.

Aaaaah, that's what the little bugger does :P

Mattie
12-10-2005, 14:06
iv got 1 of those 2!

always wondered wot it dus!.....my alarm dusnt work properly....

if i turn the key in the alarm box under the bonnet the alarm gos off but i cant switch it off....my indicators also do not flash!!! is it sumthin 2 do with this little switch???....

which way shud it be swicthd?

Anders
12-10-2005, 17:02
It is the bypass switch as Northy said.

My alarm keyfob is fooked so I permenantly have the switch flicked off, and to make sure I didn't get stranded it is held down by gaffer tape.

If I remember correctly the switch in the armed position is up, i.e. pointing towards the passenger.

Anybody know if changing the alarm for a better one is a simple job. Can I or the alarm fitter be able to use the sensors, or is it a whole rewire job?

ta

northy
12-10-2005, 17:05
the original cobra alarms arnt the best - and i would recomend a full upgrade.

i can tell u how to remove it and where everything is - but unless your clued up on autoelectrics - leave it to the professionals.

Anders
12-10-2005, 19:20
ah balls.

That's another few hundred quid then..at this rate I could of bought a brand new 182!!!

Don't ya just love old cars!!!

Mattie
12-10-2005, 20:09
so if its pointd upwards / armd.....the indicators shud be flashin with the alarm right?

bigjim
12-10-2005, 20:24
nah mate indicators dont flash.

Mattie
12-10-2005, 20:46
even with the alarm goin off?....

i h8 this alarm! :x

wen do the indicators flash then ? :?

Justin..
12-10-2005, 20:47
um, when u push the hazard button , or indicate :P

J o n
13-10-2005, 08:49
aaah, so that's what it does... ace, i'll turn that off, pisses me off that auto arming shite...