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3.2 Carrera alarm system

Stig9

Stig9

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My 1989 3.2 Carrera cabriolet is fitted with the original alarm system, and as is hardly surprising, after a third of a century it is not working.
Unfortunately, I don't know which part is not working, or if it is just a question of old age so put it all in the bin and get a new system.
I am keen on originality, so if it is possible then it would be very good to get the old system back to life.
I have managed to get the remote handset to work with the red light coming on when pressing the on/off button, but there is no indication from any of the alarm equipment in the car that anything else is working.
The (presumably) original Sonar 110R radio controlled module is in the front boot underneath the carpet, and the fuses seem to be in order. All the wiring and connectors look original.
All the other electrical equipment in the car seem to be working, so this looks like an alarm system problem.
Does anybody have, or know somebody who has, experience in fixing this that they would recommend?
Also (if the old alarm is beyond help) is there a replacement system suitable for a 3.2 Carrera that anybody would recommend?
Thank you for any suggestions and advice.

 
Hi - I'd give GT One a call in Chertsey, if you don't know them they are a Porsche indi.
They replaced the factory alarm on my 3.2 with the Autowatch alarm.
I'm very happy with the alarm and they managed to get all of the old alarm off the car.

I know you said you'd like to stay OEM but I'd speak to these guys 1st.


https://www.gt-one.co.uk

Hope this helps.
 
Thanks very much for the suggestion, I shall have a chat with them.
All the best
 
The original supplier was a company called (something Palmer )..they did all the Porsche car immobiliser /alarms imported into this country ..from memory was a small plug in device like .Sorry cant help further it was 30yrs ago mine was a 3.2 Carrera 1984 model
 
Could the alarm company have been Hamilton and Palmer that you are thinking of?
 
I spoke with Hamilton and Palmer yesterday about the old alarm system. They were very helpful and knowledgeable, and confirmed they used to install the alarm systems in the new cars at Porsche UK before they went out. My 3.2 Carrera has the single button key fobs for the alarm, and this is what H&P provided back in 1989.
Amazingly, H&P used to have an old wizard who was able to repair these when they went wrong. Unfortunately for me, he retired a couple of years ago (he was in his 80s!), and with him leaving so did also all the knowledge H&P had about these old alarm systems. There are no parts available so unless someone can repair it, it is scrap.
The advice from H&P is to go to a specialist, have the old bits removed and install a new system.
I have so far decided to keep the old system as it is original.

As an aside, at a Region 19 event earlier this year, I met a fellow club member who used to work at Porsche GB back in the 1980s who was very familiar with the alarm saga. According to him, he designed the alarm sticker that was put in the car window that my car still has (and indicates it still has the original glass). As the story went, the factory had nothing so as Porsche GB decided they could not sell the cars without an alarm system, they had to do their own thing. He also eluded to a reasonably unreliable alarm system, but it was the best they had at the time.
 
Stig9 said:
Amazingly, H&P used to have an old wizard who was able to repair these when they went wrong. Unfortunately for me, he retired a couple of years ago (he was in his 80s!), and with him leaving so did also all the knowledge H&P had about these old alarm systems. There are no parts available so unless someone can repair it, it is scrap.
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Yes, what a shame they didn’t look further than the end of their nose.
 
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