Anyone know the specs on the TSX factory alarm? Are there sensors on the doors and windows? Also, is it expandable?

 

there was once when I had my windows down, and my friend tried the ulock it from the inside with his arm going into the window. The second he pulled up the pin. The alarm went off.

 

when you unlock the door like the above post. or reach down from outside and pop the trunk, hood, gas...when you're sitting inside and you set the alarm. put the key in the ignition and turn it will also go off..thas all i can think of right now

 

how do u set the alarm?

 

Whenever you lock it, the alarm set. You can lock with keyless remote control or use your key or lock it from either driver site or passenger site door before you shut it.

 

oh.......I feel like such an idiot

 

Please don't. That's the purpose of this forum.

 

No sensors on the windows or doors? How about if the car is lifted to have its wheels stolen, would it go off?

Also, is it expandable (if the above items aren't from factory)?

 

does anybody have a ringing/beeping from the car when u open the driver side door after u unlock it with the rkeyless remote control? all the lights and stuff if already off, but it beeps 2-3 times each time. kinda worried if it a defective thing or just normal. anybody have any idea? thanx

 

its normal

 

its just beeping right after you unlock it, try to unlock it wait a sec, then open door you wont hear it.

 

There are sensors in the door. You can probably add a sensor to the hood, at least Honda's used to allow that.

If you lifted the car, the alarm would probably not go off. I believe the only input into the system is a glass breakage microphone (or at least that used to be the deal with Honda alarms).

I think the Alarm is an Alpine unit.

 

No need to add a sensor to the hood as one is already there. Try it by sitting inside the car and set the alarm. Wait for the 15 seconds delay, then use the hood latch to pop the hood. The alarm should go off.

One might be able to wire a motion/glass breakage sensor to one of the door switches or trunk switch. The trick is to add a relay to the motion/glass sensor power wire so it only has power when the ignition is off. This is to prevent the door open indicator light from coming on while driving (due to sense of motion).

 

I think the manual will confirm this, but I recall the ringing only occurs if the car was opened (such as the trunk or a passenger door) before you open the driver's door. Mine doesn't ring all the time, but this seems to be the pattern with me. Probably another one of their *helpful* security measures I could live without.

P.S. One of my peeves is if you don't enter the car within 30 seconds of unlocking it, the doors re-lock. Sometimes if I'm talking to someone while they're admiring my car, I have to keep unlocking the doors!

 

Anyone know if the stock alarm system is expandable?