HELP! 110 Td5 alarm

hi all

i have a y2k defender 110 td5 csw

Im on the verge of torching my wagon if i cant fix this problem.

Basically i cant turn my lights on as touching the stalk activates my alarm!!

Iv had the problem a few times before but after 24 hour of parking it up it sorted itself.

FYI its the backup alarm that sounds, no horn going off,
also, when arming/disarming the system the led on the speedo seems to be subdued -not flashing as bright as normal?

iv spent hours on google and am now registered to many LR forums around the world but advice or a specific cure cant be found!

as far as i can tell from google, the alarm is wired into the lighting system (hence activation when i turn the switch on due to the volt drop).

A kinda helpful post on a forum indicated the same issue turned out to be a problem with his light relay -so i changed mine -no joy

Another post indicated earth path issues -spent 3 hours today locating, cleaning + putting electrical compound on mine -no joy.

Disassembled my light stalk, cleaned replaced -no joy.

checked all fuses, one blown; 20A; chassis/trailer socket? (in box under driver seat) -changed- no joy.

Took clocks off + located alarm ecu, checked connector, -no joy.

-on this last 1 i tripped the alarm -still no horn?- when checking the connectors, couldnt disarm with fob and in my frustration just pulled the alarm relay to silence it.

Left the relay out untill all reassembled but when i put the relay back in i think i must have tripped the immobiliser as i couldnt start the vehicle + fob wouldnt activate anything.

BTW, i dont have the EKA code + being sunday, my local dealer cant help till monday.

Disconnected battery for an hour and the fob now works, engine starts but not cured my light switch problem.

My absolute last result will be to get to a nanocom and just have the F***ing thing deactivated
-though i dont favour this as i bet my insurance company wont pay out if they found out.

At the moment iv washed my hands of it and wil just have to get back before dark!!

Please, any suggestions will be welcomed!!

Oh forgot, i checked and cleaned all door switches too -no joy.

Have you tried simply Pulling the plug off the back of the back up sounder?

yeah lol but while his cures the annoying whail and at least keeps the neighbours happy, the head/sidelights still dont work at all!!?

confused dot com.

update1;

checked for trapped/ chaffed wires =none -no joy.

Battery is toppers + almost new -wolf double battery system wired for 12v (not the army 24v) so no probs there.

its a cave man model too so no central locking/electric windows to worry about.

so im thinking just burn it?

update2;

i just read another post ref getting 2 beeps/honks when setting the alarm -as i always had-

so now i know my alarm was never setting propperly (worked and sounded off whenever i forgot to disarm it though?) and so i checked the bonnet switch
-the plunger felt broken inside but iv taped it down so is constantly depressed (lookin on ebay for another)

alas my issue continues.

Temporarily take off and TAPE the door and bonnet switch wires so you can be sure they are not earthing through a dodgy switch even when compressed.

ah yeah thanx shifty i'll go try that now (though wouldnt my interior lights come on if that were the case?)

brb.........

shifty; iv just taken all the door / bonnet switches off, taped up and still have my fault!?

only noticable diferance was the led on the speedo was barely visable -could just make out a flashing?

guess its off to the dealer tomorrow via the bank manager.... ;p

iv just been chatting to a guy who says the dealer will want £100+ to plug my wagon in and fiddle with the alarm ECU and even then there no guarantee it will fix the problem!?

Does anyone near guz have a nanocom or similar that would be able to help me out for a few bucks?!

thoughts?

deaftonewonder said:

ah yeah thanx shifty i'll go try that now (though wouldnt my interior lights come on if that were the case?)

brb.........

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Not always as it may be a resistive earth which would be enough to fool the alarm but not to pass enough current to light a filament bulb.

ah i see, i tried taking the switches off + taping up but no differance.

just phoning round garages in plymouth that might have a nanocom or similar but no joy so far.

on a lighter note i got my EKA code from my local main dealer thismorning so i can at least fiddle a bit more, safe in the knowledge that if i trip the immobiliser /trash the handset i can stil get to work ;p

seems this has stumped 3 forums!

now looking for a defender setup nanocom to check my settings

If i findout the issue i'll update this post for anyone with similar woes

deaftonewonder said:

seems this has stumped 3 forums!

now looking for a defender setup nanocom to check my settings

If i findout the issue i'll update this post for anyone with similar woes

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I have a nanocom but unfortunately I didn't bring it with me to cornwall

lol looks like im out of luck -the nearest to me with a defender patch is swanage!

deaftonewonder said:

lol looks like im out of luck -the nearest to me with a defender patch is swanage!

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If you're up at the Bristol and west show in June I'll have mine there if that helps.

ratty said:

If you're up at the Bristol and west show in June I'll have mine there if that helps.

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Always up for a day out me, thanks ratty!

-if iv not got it sorted by then, i'll give you a shout m8

deaftonewonder said:

Always up for a day out me, thanks ratty!

-if iv not got it sorted by then, i'll give you a shout m8

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No probs. Mine is the Nanocom original.

ratty said:

No probs. Mine is the Nanocom original.

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sorry mate, i have no idea about nanocoms at the mo except that theres a version called evo? whats the differance?

though i do have a pic of a screenshot of defender td5 settings on a nanocom which i was just going to use as a tenplate for mine.

deaftonewonder said:

sorry mate, i have no idea about nanocoms at the mo except that theres a version called evo? whats the differance?

though i do have a pic of a screenshot of defender td5 settings on a nanocom which i was just going to use as a tenplate for mine.

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I have the black and white version rather than the colour version. It does the same thing though.