buster97

1997 civic
Alarm system unknown

Ever since i bought this car its chirped/beeped(sound when you kick it or something but if something would hit it it wont beep idk..) but it was once a day? but after years of doing it now its none stop i have to disconnect my battery when i park now

I have zero idea on how alarm system works if there is a fuse i can pull for now till i have money to take it to a mechanic that would be awesome

Please help tired of charging my battery! and no i dont have oem cd player read that was used for resetting the alarm

tony_2018

There is no "standard" location for the alarm, it can be mount anywhere and still be wired up properly. Best bet is to disconnect the horn and follow the trail of clicking under your dash.

Former User

Figure it out or remove it.

buster97

Awesome am i looking for any piggyback wires (would be my guess?)

buster97

Could you explain to do either that would be awesome or point me in the right direction because i have no idea how alarm system is wired

Former User

Start by giving more information about your car - CX, DX, HX, LX, EX, hatch, coupe, sedan.

Have you looked around for an alarm system or for something that looks like an alarm system?

Do you have a keyless remote?

See any aftermarket lights or buttons inside car?

Start looking around and posting pictures rather than have members guess.

buster97

No sign of after market alarm but did notice bright red wires under steering wheel its a 97 ex ej8 never had a remote or keyless entry but all i know about previous owner was it was swaped and a lot of expensive parts so maybe there was a aftermarket alarm on their at one point ?

Ill get some pictures when i get home

tony_2018

Like I said, there is no "standard" location when it comes to alarms. Now if we're talking about the factory alarm thats a different story.

Former User

Swapped with what? Follow red wires and post pictures. Does the car still have the stock radio/stereo?

buster97

Owner before me had ls v then swaped back to d16y8 now it has b16a3
No oem radio/ when i saw the red wiring i figured it might be the fogs he had in but ill trace it with some pics when i get home

Former User

This pretty much rules out a stock alarm system, which is mounted on the stock stereo.

Looking for an alarm system tucked behind the aftermarket radio would be worthwhile.

buster97

I should be going to lunch in 20 mins ill snap some pics i won't have time to follow the wires till i get home tho

buster97

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buster97

I do have a pic on the right side of the steering wheel side if needed

TomCat39

On some old alarms there is a small box strapped to the steering column, it's typically a "bump" sensor. Quite often there is a small plastic screw adjuster for sensitivity on it. You can reduce sensitivity there.

If your old alarm has this it might fix your problem of constant chirping.

tony_2018

i see alot of wires being tapped into, follow it.

buster97

When you say small box what size am i looking for like 2inch by 1 inch box or something way smaller or bigger just to give me a idea

Yeah hope i find something following the wires should i be worried about the green and blue wires to the left or is that stock?

TomCat39

I think mine might have been 2x2 or 2x3

It's not very big. I will see if I can get a picture after work, both my wifes car and my car have one. Her alarm was put in just a little over a year ago, mine was done in the late 90's.

In the following pic, I circled what mine looks like but mine was strapped to the column itself:



I believe it's called the shock sensor.

Here is another one:

buster97

Thanks for showing me sweet can't wait to go home and find this pos.

Former User

Remove the center panel. The alarm may be behind it.

buster97

Found this shock sensor plugged in so i unplugged it no chripping yet!!