Siren replacement advice: What are my options?
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Siren replacement advice: What are my options?
Take a look at this thread real quick. In summary, something happened to my old-school Clifford Intelliguard 700iq siren when I jump-started my 4R. It only chirps and alarms quietly now. I tried resetting and unplugging everything related to the alarm to no avail. It's still quiet.
My question is: Will any replacement siren work? I see two wires coming from the back of my existing siren. Could I just cut them, remove the old siren, install a new one, and solder the wires?
There are numerous ebay auctions for sirens stating they will work with any system. Is this true?
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My question is: Will any replacement siren work? I see two wires coming from the back of my existing siren. Could I just cut them, remove the old siren, install a new one, and solder the wires?
There are numerous ebay auctions for sirens stating they will work with any system. Is this true?
TIA!
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Yeah, your system is pretty simple, any replacement siren with 2 wires will work. Just make sure that your current siren doesn't have some backup system which will keep it going off for the next 2 centuries .
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I do belive you can. It is just a speaker. I used a battery back up on my Tahoe and then changed it out to a different one later.
As long as the brain mod is not messed up. I cant remember if you can set the alarm off and read a voltage on the wires to check. I got a message in to my bro (he has 15yrs exp) to see whats up.
As long as the brain mod is not messed up. I cant remember if you can set the alarm off and read a voltage on the wires to check. I got a message in to my bro (he has 15yrs exp) to see whats up.
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