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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    We bought our car alarm last june in Alabang motortown. Madalas siyang nasisira--hindi gumagana everytime ilock/unlock ko. Katwiran nung mga gumagawa eh pag nababasa daw(through the window gaps) yung lock/unlock mechanism niya na nakakabit sa door. So ayun, lagi kaming may binabayaran na 450 para dun sa replacement. 3000 pa naman bili namin dun tapos in less than a year, twice na siyang nasisira. Mali lang ba installation nila nun? Anu ba dapat gawin dun sa lock/unlock thing na yun na kinakabit sa door?

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    What was the brand of car alarm that was installed to your unit?....if the installer said that it is due to the rain water that passes through the window rubber moulding, then have it replaced with a new one kesa you pay the man 450 php everytime your locks fail...

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    maybe you can ask them to fabricate a plastic cover for the actuator. pa-lubricate mo din yung metal parts din para hindi hirap yung motor.

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    i dont think na pagpasok ng water sa gap ang prob. nagstart ba yung problem when you installed the alarm? kasama ba yung central lock sa pinakabit niyo? its next to impossible na yun ang cause for it to break down kasi sobrang minimal lang naman yung pumapasok na water sa gap. unlesss you roll down the windows even if its raining. i have mine for the last 8 years and never ngfail yung alarm ko. 2 times na in a year is too much.

    are you buying the replacement sa same shop? baka niloloko ka na nun. the actuator might be the prob, baka mali ang pagkainstall. have a 3rd party shop check the alarm and the actuator.

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    #5
    dapat may warranty yun, mukang naloloko ka sa shop na yun a, sa car ko almost 7 yrs na yung alarm bumaha na yung loob ng pintuan kasi di na nakadikit sa salamin yung rubber ok parin, problem lang nauubusan ng battery,
    at alam ko nakatap lang sa mismong power lock mechanism ng kotse yun, kaya no prob yun, di naman nababasa ang mismong alarm e
    Autopage brand ng alarm ko

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    #6
    under warranty pa po yung alarm pero siningil pa rin kami sa actuator.. nagtataka nga rin po kami kung paano mababasa yun eh nasa loob naman siya.

    Based on our experience, palpak sila gumawa kasi pati foglamps namin nasira din.. grounded yung wires na nakakabit sa battery.. kaya hindi na kami babalik dun sa car station.

    Last time na nagpagawa kami, may isa din silang customer na nasira din alarm. Ayun after a few minutes, inalok nila ng bago worth Php 2,500.

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    Quote Originally Posted by samejicon View Post
    under warranty pa po yung alarm pero siningil pa rin kami sa actuator.. nagtataka nga rin po kami kung paano mababasa yun eh nasa loob naman siya.

    Based on our experience, palpak sila gumawa kasi pati foglamps namin nasira din.. grounded yung wires na nakakabit sa battery.. kaya hindi na kami babalik dun sa car station.

    Last time na nagpagawa kami, may isa din silang customer na nasira din alarm. Ayun after a few minutes, inalok nila ng bago worth Php 2,500.
    naku, mukang mga walang kwenta installer nila... try mo to get a 3rd party shop to check. malamang sila may mali niyan. with the actuator, bihira masira talaga yan. sa pagkabit nila yan. try to go sa mayo parts sa evangelista or kay hongly lapit sa sm sucat... sure ok yung mga yan.

    dont trust them again if install ng kung ano ano... since pati foglamps niyo mali pagkalagay which is hard na magkamali. baka simpleng wiring lang hindi pa nila kaya.

    dami ganyan sa south kaya dont go kung saan saan lang, sayang ang hard earned cash natin.

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    buti pa yung cobra ko ilang taon na ayos pa din..

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    no offense sa threadstarter... but since ilang beses nang palpak ang gawa nila, why bother going back to them over and over again?

    maybe someone here in tsikot can recommend someone na honest regarding sa problem mo.

    yung car alarm ko naman parang nangiinis. audivox sha tapos pag dun kame nakapark sa mega sa may open parking nila facing edsa, di gumagana yung alarm pag isasara na namin. nakakailang pindot kame bago maglock. pero sa ibang places maayos naman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rai2k8 View Post
    yung car alarm ko naman parang nangiinis. audivox sha tapos pag dun kame nakapark sa mega sa may open parking nila facing edsa, di gumagana yung alarm pag isasara na namin. nakakailang pindot kame bago maglock. pero sa ibang places maayos naman.
    sir sa tingin ko normal lang yan... nangyari na din sakin yan, may mga spots na interfere sa frequency kaya yun... ako naman sa greenhills parking lapit sa shopsville (sa pinakataas na level) hehehe

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    Quote Originally Posted by archie123456789 View Post
    sir sa tingin ko normal lang yan... nangyari na din sakin yan, may mga spots na interfere sa frequency kaya yun... ako naman sa greenhills parking lapit sa shopsville (sa pinakataas na level) hehehe
    yup i think thats very normal too. if ever ayaw gumana, put the remote into your chin then press lock or unlock

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    Quote Originally Posted by archie123456789 View Post
    sir sa tingin ko normal lang yan... nangyari na din sakin yan, may mga spots na interfere sa frequency kaya yun... ako naman sa greenhills parking lapit sa shopsville (sa pinakataas na level) hehehe

    It happened na din sa akin yan...titan ang alarm ko...there is an adjustment mode inside the remote...you can have a qualified installer tinker with the reception inside the alram...try niyo lang

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    Quote Originally Posted by ans_lim168 View Post
    It happened na din sa akin yan...titan ang alarm ko...there is an adjustment mode inside the remote...you can have a qualified installer tinker with the reception inside the alram...try niyo lang
    sir pareho tayo ng brand ng alarm. actually sir bumalik na ko sa honda for that pero yung frequency ang prob daw sa location. if they twik it iiba na yung frequency kaya hind na gagana naman. im fine with it na isang location lang hindi gumagana. hindi na lang ako park dun if i go to greenhills

    thanks for the info though.

    btw, parang OT na tayo. sorry.

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    that happens to me all the time when i'm at megamall. iirc, there are radio stations around thus causing interference. that's normal, nothing wrong with the remote.

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    ^that happens to me from time to time too. so ang technique pala dyan ay ilalapat mo lang sa chin mo for it to work? ayos ah, ma-try nga sa susunod na magyari sa akin uli iyan

    as for the original topic, i also had my car's alarm installed at motortown but not w/ the same shop you mentioned. so far, mine has been working w/o any problems

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    For the TS, kung paulit-ulit na, it may also be because of your door actuator. I dont want to focus on the alarm really. Had the same experience with my '04 Lancer MX.We thought yung stock alarm na talaga problema, ultimo dealer sabi yun na. Pero nung pinalitan wala pa rin. Ginawa inayos lang yung wiring ng actuator, ayos na. Just my .02

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