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Jan 26, 2010 18:24:45 GMT
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Well this is Percy, (name courtesy of my girlfriend). Picked him up last night and drove no problem. Had a bit of trouble this morning though, the car wouldnt start, seems the standard alarm was having a fit. Doesn't like it if you lock the car with the passenger door, then open it with the drivers :? It also has a aftermarket immobilizer. There's two switches inside the car, one seems to switch off the factory alarm and the other one I'm not sure. Needs a few bit painting and tidying and a good service, but other than that its a pretty uptogether car  I bolted on the Mondeo 5 spokes just before I gave it a wash, I'm quite pleased with how looks 8)    I can't for the life of me seem to get this damn stereo out, any suggestions lol? I've tried using the stereo keys but it doesn't seem to free it so I can remove it. :?  This is the aftermarket immobilizer, and the 2 switches...can anyone shed some light?  I have no idea what this does.  This one seems to switch off or do something to the standard alarm.  So what do you think guys? :DD |
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Last Edit: Feb 20, 2011 19:06:11 GMT by Takeshi
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Jan 26, 2010 18:27:41 GMT
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nice, always had a soft spot for these
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Jan 26, 2010 18:29:38 GMT
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Nice Sierra, what's it likle underneath? If it's solid, slap some protection on now before tin worm has a chance to set in.
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There is no such thing as a curse word car just overstretched expectations................. Herald 10/10 Gasser 10/10 Total score 20/10 |
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Jan 26, 2010 18:34:44 GMT
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Thanks guys. Underneath its good, not immaculate but the sills aint crunchy, chassis legs are good and the back arches etc are good. One seat mount will need doing sometime, but other than that its good. Now the warmer weather is up and coming undersealing will take place.  |
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Jan 26, 2010 18:42:04 GMT
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Nice looking car that.As far as the stereo goes, you could try unscrewing the recess underneath it, and pop that out, then you shoud be able to push the stereo from behind through that gap.might help being able to wiggle, and use keys at the same time.Ive taken these stereo's out with jewlers screwdrivers before!
As for the switches, not totally sure, but if the cars got internal sensors, one of those switches(prob not the big one), could well turn them off, so if the dogs/kids/camel are in the car whilst it's locked and alarmed, when they move, it won't register, and the alarm won't keep going off.Same if you leave the window/sunroof open a bit whilst locked on a hot day.Or not.
Dan
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Jan 26, 2010 20:44:06 GMT
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Agree with danburger, just smash the stereo from behind ;D
An old alarm might be tricky to get working properly, i've ripped lots and lots of cables out of a sierra that just wouldn't start, Finally i just made a button for the starter after trying to make everything else as close to stock i could.
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Jan 26, 2010 22:24:54 GMT
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last time i removed a stock ford radio, i bought the proper pins, then gave up and put a hammer/screwdriver through it and ripped it out...
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Torquesport
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Astras all the way!
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The head unit in my old Sierra was a curse word to remove before we discovered it was also held in place with a small bracket at the rear of the unit. Removed the nut/bolt, bingo!
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If you put the pins in till they click, then push them to the outside of the stereo it should release, you cant just pull straight back.
My dad had a load of these when they were moddern (3 or 4 i think) and they were quite funny about which order you locked and unlocked. We were told 'only use the drivers door!!'
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wanted, 25th hour. Required daily, cash waiting
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Jan 27, 2010 14:04:33 GMT
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standard Sierra alarms were greef back in the day, add 20 years to that and u can imagine how good they are now, Ya best ripping it out all together like i did n get a half decent aftermarket alarm.
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Jan 27, 2010 18:16:36 GMT
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Yup, the breakdown guy said "drivers door only!" He said he's had a few and there lovely cars but the alarms aren't alot of cop. And yes, I ended up levering the stereo out after numerous other attempts. Its looking rather worse for wear now ;D Modern(ish) sound now though  |
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Jan 27, 2010 22:59:20 GMT
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As most will know I have a soft stop for the humble Sierra ;D Needs a bit of lowering thou |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Today I flushed and re-filled the cooling system. The previous owner recently changed the cambelt and w/pump but I don't think he re-filled with anti-freeze. So I decided to rectify the situtation. Filthy exspansion tank...  Mmmm lovely. Took a couple of flushes to get it clean.  I took the tank off to clean it, couldnt get it sparkling but its a big improvement none the less. 8)  Thats one job out the way! |
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Feb 16, 2010 23:31:22 GMT
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Speedle
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Feb 17, 2010 10:36:09 GMT
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thats a bloody lovely example chap! nice and shiney! |
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Feb 17, 2010 11:22:24 GMT
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Ta very muchly ;D
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Feb 21, 2010 12:52:05 GMT
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Well the waterpump started to leak quite badly, so since I got the week off work I had a go at sorting it. I didnt take many pictures, since I'm sure many off you have a seen a CVH taken apart lol ;D  I took the radiator out, this I never done when I done changed the HG on Darcey. Made things FAR easier.    All done. The waterpump wasn't duff, so it must of been the sealant failing. From what I could tell when I cleaned the faces up, the previous owner didn't remove all traces of the old gasket from the previous waterpump. :roll: Scraped it all off with a stanley, cleaned up and whacked a healthy dose of blue sealer on and all back together. I haven't filled up and ran the car yet - I'm letting the sealer go off for 24 hours as per the packaging said. But manged all this in 2 1/2 hours - not bad going I say for a ameteur |
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Mar 16, 2010 18:04:28 GMT
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Well my new registration plates arrived today, swiftly drilled and screwed them on... Added a little something on the bottom of them ![]() img16.imageshack.us/img16/8808/photo0045um.jpg[/img]  Looks much better than the old plates I reckon.. |
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Last Edit: Mar 16, 2010 18:07:48 GMT by Takeshi
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Neil
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Mar 16, 2010 19:51:22 GMT
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Nice Sierra! i must say i thought the original supplying dealer number plates were far nicer, not to mention more legal than the new ones...
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Mar 16, 2010 22:44:24 GMT
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I'd like to know what it says under the whiteout on the number plate XXXXX YOU! |
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