Issues with alarm Meta 357Tv2

[Arfa]

The alarm on my bike has started playing up. It no longer sounds. No beeping when armed or disarmed. And I can't get it to trigger when rocking the bike once armed (and after the initial 10 secs). However the indicator lights still flash as before when arming/disarming and the immobiliser still works.


Any ideas? Have I enabled one of it's obscure modes of operation or is there a genuine fault?

[slappy]

Rip it out now before the immobiliser fails and leaves you stranded, what you describe is how mine acted before failing completly.
If you search for alarms on this forum you should find a no cost way to bypass the alarm with a couple of lengths of wire, I did this and it is a very easy permanent fix.
I think the post that showed the correct way to do it was by Chitsu. Apologies to Chitsu in advance if I am wrong.

[Raymy]

Phone meta and they will give you the number for the bike guy they use. He's sound. He did advise me to rip mine out, was a 358 I think. Old system, once it goes its fucked, he says. I googled and got number from their uk site

[Arfa]

Eeek, dunna sound good. Yeah Meta have put me in touch with a chap called Bazil. Will see what he reckons.

That said, I did manage to trigger the alarm today, albeit lights only, no sound. Was through activating ignition. Not been able to trigger it via movement.

[cambo]

How long have you had it? Got mine 4 weeks ago tomorrow with brand new Meta 357tv2 fitted by the shop, i had a Datatool System3 on my last bike, (SV650  05) and had no problems at all during the 3 years i had it.

[Arfa]

It was fitted from new, so around 10 years!


Spoke to Bazil, reckons it just needs the main unit replacing. Gonna cost me £200 as rest of wiring and installation is in place and should be good.


Will be an expensive month. Puncture in back tyre earlier this week, MOT and major service due next week and now £200 for alarm.   And I'm still waiting for insurance claim due to knob taking me out and causing me to drop the bike,  may well cat-d the bike. In which case, I'm beginning to think stuff getting the alarm replaced, bin it and do without. It only saves me £25 a year on on insurance.

[Pat]

It was fitted from new, so around 10 years!


Spoke to Bazil, reckons it just needs the main unit replacing. Gonna cost me £200 as rest of wiring and installation is in place and should be good.


Will be an expensive month. Puncture in back tyre earlier this week, MOT and major service due next week and now £200 for alarm.   And I'm still waiting for insurance claim due to knob taking me out and causing me to drop the bike,  may well cat-d the bike. In which case, I'm beginning to think stuff getting the alarm replaced, bin it and do without. It only saves me £25 a year on on insurance.

£200?!? You can buy a replacement here for £135:

http://abacuscaralarms.co.uk/alarmshop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=85&ccSID08d9c7843f5fd94eef9876bc9b24ddb5=eea381a3d72ddcc4e4223e152d372426

Bloke is a nice guy & very helpful too.

[Pat]

Bypass instructions can be found here:

http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,4493.msg38000.html#msg38000

[Arfa]

Hmmm, interesting. So am I right in saying I just yank the loom out of the old alarm, shove it in that new one and then just cable tie the thing safe and sound? Then just swap key fobs. Is that it?

Seems to be even cheaper ones on ebay...

[Arfa]

Bingo. Just swapped new control box in. Half hour job, dead easy. Ordered it from Abacus Alarms linked above. By gum, new alarm is loud, far more than old one was (before it died). Top stuff chaps!