HELP!!! my alarm

[01blkgts]

HI, I just got my celica on sunday!!! It has this "factory" alarm and whenever you lock and unlock it makes this loud beeping noise. does anyone know how to keep it silent? there isn't any kind of switch under the hood release or anywhere near it....
If anyone knows how to keep it silent PLEASE HELP
Thanx

[CSteckel]

I was wondering the same thing!! Somebody help!!

[inflaymes]

If it has a mode button ...usually you press it once then the lock button for a silent lock....but I have an Alpine so I have no clue!

[wingless]

The factory Toyota RS3200 alarm has a small "speaker" under the hood, near the circuit breakers. This makes the chirp sound, during locking and unlocking. Also, the extended chirp when attempting to lock with the door open.

Just find the "speaker" and cut the wire. Insulate the cut ends to prevent shorting.

[00CericaRuss]

yep.. what wingless said... it's like a little cylinder looking thing usually located in some foam wire tied to the rubber hose that has the ecu wires in it.

[FLbluGT]

theres a speaker? i swear mine is the horn beeping....

[00CericaRuss]

w/the stock rs3200 POS thing that comes w/the car... when you arm/disarm the alarm, the noise comes out of that speaker thing..
when the alarm is going off... it's the horn honking.

[01blkgts]

thanx for the replies guys....im gonna try to shut the beep off, once i get my car back from inspection... So, are you saying that the alarm sucks?

[00CericaRuss]

IMO, yeah, but then again, the alarm i have now is probably overkill

[Omni]

actually i think he has the same alarm as me, if this is the case the actual horn beeps once when you lock and and twice when you unlock it. When i first bought it, this didnt happen but i think i activated it while cleaning my car one day. There should be a red button next to the passenger window lock that blinks when activated, and i think by pressing or depressing it sets this feature. Im not positive though..

EDIT: I'm wrong

[00CericaRuss]

lol

[donkeyponkey]

i think there is a way without cutting it. I think you have to push the buttons a certain way because a few times my car wouldn't chirp but then i played with it a couple of times and reactivated it. it's probably in the alarm handout i have. I 'll have to take a look at it. I personally like the beep. one beep reminds me of "lock"=one syllable and 2 beeps "unlock"=2 syllables. and it also makes people look and say "nice car!"

[xav3x]

what kind of alarm do u have 00celicaruss?

[Pure Racer]

I like the beep sound, when I'm in a hugr parking lot, I just press it to find my car... Or I press panic:gap:

[coOOlcelica]

Originally posted by xav3x
what kind of alarm do u have 00celicaruss? i think he has clifford aventguard or something......again i think

[daSchtick]

I thought the chirp was far too loud myself, but instead of cutting the wire on the beeper, I covered the 1/8" hole on the end of it with a small piece of electrical tape. It made if far quieter, but you can still hear a muted chirp for audible confirmation.

-Nick

[00CericaRuss]

Originally posted by xav3x
what kind of alarm do u have 00celicaruss?

yep.. clifford avantguard 4 + a smartwindows module cuz i was originally gonna do sunroof close w/the window module built into the alarm and windows up + down w/the smartwindows.

i only have the window up/down hooked up

http://www.clifford.com/products/cp_ag4.htm