Alarm, 99 boxster - HELP! SOS!

[sidhuh]

folks

just put in new battery as car came dead

cut long story short the alarm is going crazy. I put keys in afterwards, saw lights worked, still couldn't get ignition to start so decided to close and switch off for the night

she had other ideas :D

now when I try and get back to normality and get into car the alarm goes crazy, have tried the remote after 5 days thing and still nothing. LED is double flashing but no chance in opening boots to reclose just in case they aren't shut properly but internal openers won't let me

help - please. 9pm here in UK and will call anyone over the pond or in UK can prevent a headache!!

[Paul Fraser]

I'm not sure what has happened from your post, but try disconnecting the battery, then put the keys in the ignition _before_ reconnecting it. See if that resets everything.

May be your alarm unit has packed up like my 996 one did, developed a mind of its own.

[sidhuh]

I'm not sure what has happened from your post, but try disconnecting the battery, then put the keys in the ignition _before_ reconnecting it. See if that resets everything.

May be your alarm unit has packed up like my 996 one did, developed a mind of its own.

pulled emergency release for boot/bonnet, disconnected battery, did above then reconnected and she cried louder than my niece after her first injection :-D

and now the saga continues...

taken to Porsche West London where they already had a new set of keys for the car. Clever (not) dicky there tried keys in ignition but no joy... It won't turn. This had already been explained to them and now they totally disagree about the ignition switch possibly being wrong. Had agreement that key I had wasn't working and that they need to get a new one programmed. They now seem to have an idea that the ignition barrel is messed up and needs to be changed along with the whole ignition bit which I think is far fetched

Car's history

Bought few weeks back as stolen recovered vehicle. On inspection it needed the following

- bumper (already sourced)

- new drivers side front light (found in front boot of car)

- side repeaters (sourced)

- drivers side air duct/guide (sourced)

- some plastic parts for bumper (grill/side trimmings - also sourced)

- new car radio (sourced cdr23 and 6 CD changer but unsure if cdr23 will work with 99 boxster)

best pics

all advice most sincerely appreciated and respectfully will be taken and acted on

Harinder

[sidhuh]

Update!!!!

Received V5 doc (ownership documentation) and would you believe it the previous owner is telephone directory listed :-D

Info gathered

- they had 2 keys... one for doors and other for, yes you guessed it, the ignition

- the damage caused was by driving against a hedge

- no idea where 2nd key is. The insurance company took both when they wrote it off

- prior to write off it had been serviced, new exhaust fitted, new tyres as well as clutch

- they received the car with 2 keys so had planned to go "single key" but due to servicing and other aformentioned costs decided not to

- they have the full service history which they can dig out to post to me

- errr they live in Newcastle upon Tyne :-)

so - next steps would be to work out how to fit a new lock and key. Assuming I can change the ignition lock switch and the barrel what else would I need to do here? Please folks - all help is truly appreciated and special thanks to the extremely nice Aussie fella Pete who PM'd me :-)

my kindest regards as always

Harinder

[Rom]

Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but won't just changing the barrel and key will still leave a transponder issue with the immobilisor? Therefore the system will need reprogramming by a dealer to learn the new key. And that's where they will probably cash-in... Not sure how much a dealer charges to program a new key into the system (they might even try and sell you another key!)...

Thanks!

Shash