are all gti cupras fitted with alarm as standard?

ibiza_cupra_gti

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Nov 20, 2005
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hi i bought my car last week and cant work out if they come with a alarm as standard? when i press the button to lock the doors the indicators also flash does this mean its got a alarm? :shrug:
 

ACH

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Yes it does. To confirm this leave the window down and 'arm' lock the doors (so the little light flashes). Leave it 30 seconds or so (the time out period) then open the door with your hand through the window.........the alarm will sound... deactivate with keyfob.

Hope that helps :)
 

Fl@pper

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Jun 19, 2001
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on mine you have to press the remote to lock and hold it a second for it to activate

it only sounds a horn in a cheap ford stylee and is pretty cack really

and as m0rk says it ISNT thatcham approved
 

Fl@pper

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Jun 19, 2001
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ibiza_cupra_gti said:
ok cheers for replys guys ill test it tommorrow.

pop the bonnet but leave it down

lock the car holding the remote down (i do it until the indicators go out)

leave it a good 30 sec or more

lift bonnet up to the sound of a parping horn :)

that is if ya bonnet switch is ok - lol
 

xJib

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Fl@pper said:
on mine you have to press the remote to lock and hold it a second for it to activate

it only sounds a horn in a cheap ford stylee and is pretty cack really

Mine the same. You have to press the lock a second time on the remote to get the LED next to the drivers door pin to come on, though it doesn’t sound the horn.
 

Fl@pper

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Jun 19, 2001
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xJib said:
Mine the same. You have to press the lock a second time on the remote to get the LED next to the drivers door pin to come on, though it doesn’t sound the horn.
it only does that when it goes off
 

ACH

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Be careful with them bonnet pin sensors as mine was sticking so even when the bonnet was fully up the sensor was still fully depressed, lol. Was a simple fix though.
 

TDISam

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Apr 21, 2005
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a bit off topic but does anyone know of an alternative to paying 60 quid for a remote from a stealer? my car just came with what i now know to be the spare, cant find anything on fleabay :confused:
 

Cupra Kid

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Oct 13, 2005
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TDISam said:
a bit off topic but does anyone know of an alternative to paying 60 quid for a remote from a stealer? my car just came with what i now know to be the spare, cant find anything on fleabay :confused:

The remotes have to be programmed if i remember rightly so you will still have to go to a stealer, also if you need the key part as well as the remote part of the key then these have to be laser cut by SEAT for my old Ibiza it was £130 all together :blink:
 

xJib

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TDISam said:
a bit off topic but does anyone know of an alternative to paying 60 quid for a remote from a stealer? my car just came with what i now know to be the spare, cant find anything on fleabay :confused:

You could try your local locksmith. Some do replacement car keys that will program for your car as well. Have a look in yellow pages.
 

scos

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I didn't realise it wasn't Thatcham approved :blink:
That's a bit of a worry - is it actually any good at all then?? My insurance company didn't seem to have a problem when I transferred (just bought it recently).

If you are in the situation of having to pay £130 for a key fob then definitely consider having a full re-install. I paid £300 all-in to have a Cobra CAT1 system fitted to my old mk2 Golf.
 

TDISam

HoorayforCaptainSpaulding
Apr 21, 2005
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Cupra Kid said:
The remotes have to be programmed if i remember rightly so you will still have to go to a stealer, also if you need the key part as well as the remote part of the key then these have to be laser cut by SEAT for my old Ibiza it was £130 all together :blink:

Christ! thank god we dont need the flip ones! i'm alright for keys i got one cut from the locksmith with a transponder in it, i'm just lazy and now its cold i want to be outside the car trying to find the key hole as little as possible!!
 

Cupra Kid

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Oct 13, 2005
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know the feeling mate, couldnt live without the remote, it wasnt a flip one it was a MK2 ibiza but, it was the new laser cut keys that are 98 on. Went to many locksmiths and noone could copy the groove down the middle of the key.
 
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