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Title: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 28 July 2005, 22:07

Never know where to post alarm problems :) so here goes

The last couple of days the big LED light on my concept 50 has been playing up.

If you know this alarm, when deactivated the led is of and when it is active it flashes, but the led has come constant on when i am driving and when activated it flashes and goes from bright to a dim light, instead of bright to off and on again.

anyone got any ideas on this?

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Dizzie on 28 July 2005, 23:32

sounds like it's in valet mode to me.

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 29 July 2005, 07:59

Yeah, it the same as vallet mode, but it's not :)

Could be an earthing problem? or is this a warning from the alarm that the internal battery may be dying? as as soon as i drive for a few minutes it goes out and it's all fine!

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: monzablue16v on 29 July 2005, 17:34

Instruction manual for clifford concept 50 uk here
http://www.clifford.com/guides/ogs/concept50uk_owners.pdf
or main user site is
http://www.clifford.com/guides/other.asp
Does sound like it's in Valet mode but that disables when you turn the ignition back on flat remote battery will only give you half a muted chirp on arm/ disarm. try putting it in proper valet mode with the clearview valet switch and then turn ignition on and off might just cure it.

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 29 July 2005, 22:55

Cheers mate, i have the manual (somewhere)

I already tried your suggeston, did not work :(

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: monzablue16v on 29 July 2005, 23:25

Been a while mate try this! put it in valet mode and pull both fuses to the alarm this will clear any glitches but hopefully not programming, alternatively you can do a factory reset if you have the installer manual or take it to a clifford dealer never used to cost anything for clifford checks and problems at my old place iirc.

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 30 July 2005, 08:12

Good thinking, i know where one fuse is :) no idea where the other one is!

I'll trace all leads i think and see id anything is loose. I tried putting it into vallet mode but it would not go? this must be the problem, ironic that vallet mode does not workbut the LED shows that the function is on all the time :grin:

"If it ain't one thing it's your mother"  :laugh:

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Martz on 30 July 2005, 09:19

Where can I get replacement remotes for this model?

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 30 July 2005, 10:50

I don't know mate, i need to get a new one, as the buttons are going on the one i have!

Have you had any problems like mine?

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: monzablue16v on 30 July 2005, 11:29

You could just disconnect the battery but if it's not in Valet mode your siren will blare away for a while can you use the remote to put it in valet mode?
deefa dog here you go mate
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=75329&item=7988687197&rd=1

Which Clifford you got Martz?

 G4 and G5 remotes
http://www.cliffordalarms.co.uk/acatalog/Clifford_G5_Accessories.html

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 30 July 2005, 11:52

Cheers mate!

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: monzablue16v on 31 July 2005, 12:27

U fixed it Deefadog????

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 31 July 2005, 13:17

Sort of, i disconnected the battery and re-connected it, seens to be ok, except the cebtral locking don't work now!

Do you think there is a loose connection on the central locking?

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: monzablue16v on 31 July 2005, 17:18

no man probably need to change the locking from positive to negative or vice versa shud b in your install manual!!
u can do it!!!

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 31 July 2005, 19:17

I have only the owners manual! I have not got the install one!

Why would this have changed? it has been working for well over a year, amd i have disconnected he battery many times before?

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: monzablue16v on 01 August 2005, 14:17

maybe a fuse went when you put it all back together? maybe it's just bloody Cliffrods they do what they want when they want and usually annoy the owner!!!!!!!
too damn clever they are thats why too damn clever! like when your rushing it knows to mess about with the auto immobilise just to wind you up!!!!

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 02 August 2005, 13:07

Got to get this fixed :)

The central locking is the vacume type, and i believe only works from the drivers door.

Question - how does the alarm wire for the central locking connect to? is it the door or straight to the pump in the boot?

Cheers

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: monzablue16v on 02 August 2005, 14:16

usually it's linked to a master motor in the drivers door so when you lock the alarm it pulls the drivers side lock closed and triggers the other locks as the drivers side is only a switch so you can lock all doors from the drivers door. or a motor in each door depends how it was fitted. You could try using the key to lock the drivers door if it works you've got a problem with your alarm and know where to start!!

Title: Re: Clifford concept 50 led help!
Post by: Deefadog on 03 August 2005, 08:29

Thanks!

I think i found the problem! I think either the rod coming up is rubbing or getting stuck, or the motor is on it's way out! because sometimes it really makes a noise, and sometimes it does not?

Am i right in thinking that the motor is there just for the alarm? as i can activate the central locking with the key