Noonster
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Registered: 20th Jul 03
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Midas Stlying the company that kitted my car up....
Been trying to get hold of them for about 3months now and today i finally got an answer when i rang up!!
When i rang i asked for Matt, the guy i had been dealing with, the women on the other end says "Matt no longer works here, he left at the begining of june"
I was shocked - this was just after all the problems with my car - mmm strange!!
Anyways i explained to her what the problem was and that i needed it fixing and when i was down there last was told it wouldnt cost me anything and to expect a call by the end off the week (the call never happened and its never been fixed)
She said she would get Rich (boss) to ring me back when he gets in
Sooo fingers crossed he rings me back asap - bloody need this alarm fixed im fed up of jump starting the car, or not being able to leave it for a few hours as im scared the alarm will just start beeping and deadening the battery
!!! FINGERS CROSSED !!!
[Edited on 23-08-2004 by Noonster19]
[Edited on 24-08-2004 by Noonster19]
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Noonster
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When i go to bed say 11pm, i wont be getting up untill 7am so that means that im not keeping an eye on the car for 8hours
Say it starts beeping at 2am that gives its 5hours beeping until i get up - by this time the battery is dead and i have to find someone to jump start me
The stupid thing is that it will beep whether the alarm is set or not, and whether the car is locked or not - strange!!!
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FlamingCorsa
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who are sorting the alarm??? wot alarm is it?
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Noonster
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^^ Midas Styling - they "used" to have an alarm fitter - not sure if they do anymore though!!
Alarm is a Toad a850t
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Teddy
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If thats the case why not get another battery on stand by fully charged and keep swapping them over when needed.
Maybe a little less pain in the back side.
What alarm is it? midas fitted it i take it - lol
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FlamingCorsa
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ahhh, sounds a pain, i remember when i had a dodgy battery on an old car and it went flat over night, i used to part it at top of a bank so i could roll it down it junp start it in the mornings on me own - lol
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Noonster
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^^ yeah but thats not the point mate..... shouldnt be this problem - been promised for months that it would be fixed!!!
Cant blame midas (Rich) as he maybe didnt know about it as i was dealing with Matt - however Rich did meet me and i would have asumed matt would have told him the problem - maybe not though??
Just hope i can get it sorted and its not another 3months before i get hold of them!!
Im not bothered about paying to get down there and back... i just want this fixed for Free
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Paul H
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problem is with swapping batterys on the c is you have to take the wipers and scuttle panel off to get to the battery
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Noonster
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quote:
Originally posted by FlamingCorsa
ahhh, sounds a pain, i remember when i had a dodgy battery on an old car and it went flat over night, i used to part it at top of a bank so i could roll it down it junp start it in the mornings on me own - lol
Yeah would understand if it was the battery that was the problem but its not, as it was tested last time i was down there!!! 
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Paul H
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you deffo sure it's not the battery daz.mine used to start the car perfect every morning then when i added a flashing led the battery went flat every morning till i disconnected it
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Noonster
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quote:
Originally posted by chewy
you deffo sure it's not the battery daz.mine used to start the car perfect every morning then when i added a flashing led the battery went flat every morning till i disconnected it
110% Sure its not the battery mate....
When i was down at Midas last time thery tested it and confirmed it was defo not the battery - they think theres a lose wire thats finding places to 'live' to (something like that  )
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ed
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Midas Styling are the most difficult company to get to answer the phone ever... I think Rich fits alarrms there now anyway - he said he'd do mine for me when I get one 
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mike16v
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rich will do his best to sort it for u mate, dont worry
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Jafster
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ive got the toad mp5 and was having problems with the car not starting- it was soley down to the fitter who fitted it to my car he did a crap job and just bundeled wires together - took it to an alarm shop they was asking £300 to redo the whole alarm- so i did it myself took me a good 7 hours but i wired it propperly!!
i would check the earth for the alarm if its not secured properly it will play havoc with these alarms
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Noonster
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^^ Thanks mate...
However i wouldnt even know where to start in the checking
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Rich S
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Not in this morning mate but will call you when i get in this afternoon.
Cheers
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Noonster
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No worries mate....
Im just happy to be get this sorted!!!
Was so shocked to hear Matt had left 
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PainZ
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This is why i leave alarms to the experts,
i had my alarm longer th your mate and not had a single problem...
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Noonster
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^^ I asumed there alarm fitter was an expert....
He probably was but just missed a wire - who knows.... hopefully speak to Rich soon and get this all sorted out 
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PainZ
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yea they might of just contracted it out to an alarm fitting place ike ur exhaust...
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
yea they might of just contracted it out to an alarm fitting place ike ur exhaust...
i would think this is the case.
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Noonster
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Well before it was done they said they had a alarm fitter on site!!
But when i went down when i was having the problems we drove somewhere and this guy looked at it and said "the only way to sort it would be to take it all out and start again" (he wasnt the original fitter)
Matt said he would ring me back when he had sorted a date out..... and this is where we are now!!
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Noonster
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WooHooo Spoke to Rich,
He knew nothing about the problem till i got hold of them yesterday
Hes sorting it all out for me - sound bloke, cant wait to get it done now 
[Edited on 24-08-2004 by Noonster19]
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