Clifford Alarm needs reset
12-23-2002, 02:22 PM
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Clifford Alarm needs reset
I have a Clifford alarm on my '87 911 Targa. Several years ago, I disconnected the battery and upon reconnection the alarm armed itself and could not be turned off. The only way that I could silence the alarm was to put it in Valet mode. I took the car to the installer and he reset the alarm by entering a code via the remote. Now I have the same problem, the installer is no longer around, and I can't find out what to do to reset it. Any suggestions?
Bob Arena
87 911 Targa
Bob Arena
87 911 Targa
12-24-2002, 03:10 AM
#3
Kill the power to the alarm by pulling the fuse on the battery, if there's no fuse, then disconnect the negative bat. terminal. then reconnect everything with the ignition in the on / run position. The reason the alarm does that is to prevent someone from bypassing it by killing the power than reconnecting it. If the car is in on / run then the alarm knows this is an authorized reset.
The only bummer these days are that the remotes are NLA, except for a few places rebuild them. The car audio shops might know the place, if memory serves they have a special 800 # (1-800- remotes??).
Cliffords are some of the most well thought out alarms if you understand them, I had one that followed me thru 7 cars, and 12 years. Bulletproof as they come. The only reason I got rid of it was that the buyer of the last car negotiated the purchase with it.
If you can get the specifics of the model and tell me a bit about the layout, I might be able to help you get it reprogrammed with the remote. If you're not into the hassle of finding rare pieces then get it yanked and replaced. Unfortunate, they're good pieces.
rjp
The only bummer these days are that the remotes are NLA, except for a few places rebuild them. The car audio shops might know the place, if memory serves they have a special 800 # (1-800- remotes??).
Cliffords are some of the most well thought out alarms if you understand them, I had one that followed me thru 7 cars, and 12 years. Bulletproof as they come. The only reason I got rid of it was that the buyer of the last car negotiated the purchase with it.
If you can get the specifics of the model and tell me a bit about the layout, I might be able to help you get it reprogrammed with the remote. If you're not into the hassle of finding rare pieces then get it yanked and replaced. Unfortunate, they're good pieces.
rjp
10-12-2015, 10:57 AM
#5
Cliffords were aftermarket installs. The keypad was an option on several of them during the late 80's. The only way to find the model number is locate the alarm controller and read the info off the housing. It is most likely under the dash or in the trunk behind the carpet near the firewall.
