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« on: 16 February 2013, 05:04:34 PM »
Ta, both.
Apparently, despite differing part numbers, Horse and Cow are interchangeable in lasagne.
Incidentally, having just removed my alarm, I would like to offer the following advice to others about to undertake the same task :
1. Anyone who says you can do it without taking the wheel off must have much smaller hands than mine. Not recommended - bite the bullet, take the damned wheel off and put the car on an axle stand. You'll save time in the end.
2. WIS for my year of car (2003) indicates that the arch front liner is held in at three points - rear of the front skirt (10mm hex head screw), 2/3rds of the way up the outer edge (Torx20 screw), and directly above the wheel (10mm hex nut). BUT - There are also two 8mm hex screws on the inner face of the liner, ahead of and obscured by the wheel. These are inevitably tricky to see or remove with the wheel in place!
3. Once you have the liner adequately released, it is worth noting that the top mounting of the alarm box is a 10mm nut on a long stud. Use a deep socket if you have one, as access for a spanner is a bu99er, and a standard socket bottoms-out on the end of the stud.
4. Release the alarm from the wing before attempting to detach the electrical connector - it is a latching type that needs the red slider cap to be levered up with a small flat-bladed screwdriver. This is much easier when you can actually see what you are doing, and have the alarm at a convenient angle.
5. Don't forget to put the lower 10mm alarm mounting screw back in before re-attaching the liner.
6. Use the torch, Luke...it's dark under there
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