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I wanted to post this images to show you the ACTUAL part I got and not a picture from the internet.
I added a photo with it in my hand so you can get a sense of the scale.
I wonder if I should use a paste of some sort to lock the nut. Any thoughts on this?
As I do this I will post all the photos... ehm, that is IF I can do this...
I think new style one will NOT fit directly to the old bracket, isn't..?
ZAYED,,
new style siren fit perfect on old bracket, i never bought more alarm-parts other than new siren.
it fits great, only thing needed was a different size nut.
OK, first of all KOWALSKI is RIGHT about the siren. Let's get that out of the way.
I drove to my mechanic (got lazy this morning) and since he was not too busy one of his guys replaced my siren in less that 2 min. not counting the time that it took to put the car up. No need to remove the inner fender as long as you can jack the car up a bit on put it on a lift like they did this morning.
The Alarm Siren as you see in the photos it's behind the bumper, the BRACKET remains on the car, the old comes off, the new comes on. The old one has a NUT inside the housing of the siren, the new one has a bolt protruding from the siren. So you need to buy a NUT like I did. SEE PICTURES.
After all this was done, to my amazement I realized that when I lock the car (yes KOWA! you were correct) it makes a 3 beeps sound and one beep when unlocking.
Yes, once again KOWALSKI was correct in telling me to remove this old module. Thanks again to all of you for posting such helpful info.
As you can see, the battery(s) cover it's wet, the batteries are licking thru the green plastic housing and the circuit board was coated with moist dust. (That's the new module hammering the old module)
Oh! and thanks to my mechanic Peter of Lim's Autocare in Alhambra for charging me $20 to replace the Alarm Siren. (BTW He didn't want to charge me, but I insisted) a shop with zero bling and all heart.
i'm glad you got away cheap getting this siren installed.
the new one doesn't get protected very well from plastic cover housing.
it's sits all open behind the foglight getting wet.
my mechanic fit the new one the same way.
wouldn't it be better to cover the siren in a protective plastic bag and then bolt it to the bracket?
when you took the old one apart, did you see any leaks from internal battery contaminating circuitboard?
did you wash your hands after?
the FINAL thing you have left to do is to swap the short L-shaped fuel line attached to fuelpump.
if this has not been changed on your car do it ASAP!
your LA climate is very hot compared to my country.
my fuel line got bad last year 2014 @ approx 107.000km's beginning with small leaks, this year she leaked massively like a honey squirting after having some fun in the sack!
this was very dangerous!
this is just my advice as our cars are 16-17 years old now and this short L-shaped fuel line dries in the bent corner.
it's not expensive, better change it sooner than later avoiding future problems!
Last edited by KJI3jflarryfe93; 05-24-2015 at 04:48 AM.
i'm glad you got away cheap getting this siren installed.
the new one doesn't get protected very well from plastic cover housing.
it's sits all open behind the foglight getting wet.
my mechanic fit the new one the same way.
wouldn't it be better to cover the siren in a protective plastic bag and then bolt it to the bracket.
I'M IN LA, CALIFORNIA. HOPEFULLY DOESN'T GET TOO WET TOO OFTEN and I REALLY HOPE IT WAS TESTED BY WHOEVER MADE IT!
when you took the old one apart, did you see any leaks from internal battery contaminating circuit board?
did you wash your hands after?
DID YOU SEE MY POST AND PICS? YES LEAKING FOR SURE.
the FINAL thing you have left to do is to swap the short L-shaped fuel line attached to fuelpump.
if this has not been changed on your car do it ASAP!
your LA climate is very hot compared to my country.
my fuel line got bad last year 2014 @ approx 107.000km's beginning with small leaks, this year she leaked massively like a honey squirting after having some fun in the sack!
this was very dangerous! YEAH SQUIRTING "GASOLINE" LIKE THAT CAN BE VERY TRICKY. (sorry everybody)
this is just my advice as our cars are 16-17 years old now and this short L-shaped fuel line dries in the bent corner.
it's not expensive, better change it sooner than later avoiding future problems!
I FOUND THE LINE ON PELICAN PART, IS IT THIS ONE?
Last edited by venturaexit; 05-24-2015 at 11:57 PM.
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This is the sound the car makes when upgrading to Alarm Siren PN 219 820 32 26 See rest of thread to find out what you need to get to install as you will need to buy a different nut for the new Alarm Siren.
This is the sound the car makes when upgrading to Alarm Siren PN 219 820 32 26 See rest of thread to find out what you need to get to install as you will need to buy a different nut for the new Alarm Siren.
my 99 did this erratic flashing thing for the entire first 6 months I had it, I had not yet figured out it was the siren battery.
then we crashed it. we hit a car in the front left (the side with the siren). my siren didn't take any damage but still, it was close.
had the car repaired, siren not replaced.
after the crash, it never flashed the lights at me again! the siren works fine and the system doesn't detect any problems with it.
but still, I know it needs replaced and that beeping on lock/unlock is nice!
also, that fuel line is a common failure on a lot of MB's at 15 years of age. my 1994 C280 did it and so did my 1994 E320. The rubber deteriorates and cracks.
make sure you go ahead and replace the fuel filter and copper o rings while you're there or you could end up with tiny leaks forever.
partsguy only sold me 2 clamps and this short L-shaped rubber line.
he never told me about any copper o-rings or fuel filter change?!
however I had the fuelpump/fuelfilter replaced last year and this year the rubber hose and clamps.
should have done everything in one place
never too late, my friend! had no troubles doing just the line on my C280 but my E320 needed much more attention. replaced the line but the o rings started leaking fore and aft of filter, ended up having to do all of it in one go. general maintenance anyway!
Thanks for this write up. I will be changing my siren soon too... going to the local dealership today to get the siren PN 219 820 32 26. My car is showing symptoms of siren battery going out... it has the same symptoms as what others are getting here i.e. flashing lights including fog lights.
you have to jack your car, remove wheel, remove inner fender cover to access your siren, car is turned off before you start screwing around with siren
thank you, yes. Those sound like the steps I expected. I was unsure if I would need to deactivate the ATA (alarm system) first but sounds like that is not necessary.
I finally got around to replacing the siren this morning. I didn't jack up the car or remove the tire/wheel. Instead I turned the steering wheel sharply which game me more than sufficient room to work. Our car is an S series W220 (2004) and the siren is located drivers side front wheel well behind the inner wheel well cover. Took me about 30 minutes total, including the time to gather my wrenches.
I would like to examine the insides of the old siren but I can't figure out how to open it up.
You can open it, but if you use a Dremel like I did, don't cut all the way thru, because the inside will get dirty and it will be harder to see if it was damaged or not. Maybe you can get close enough and then pry it open with a screw driver... watch out, you should wear eye protection, if acid has leaked it can splatter when you get it opened that way.
Originally Posted by ygohome
I finally got around to replacing the siren this morning. I didn't jack up the car or remove the tire/wheel. Instead I turned the steering wheel sharply which game me more than sufficient room to work. Our car is an S series W220 (2004) and the siren is located drivers side front wheel well behind the inner wheel well cover. Took me about 30 minutes total, including the time to gather my wrenches.
I would like to examine the insides of the old siren but I can't figure out how to open it up.
05-22-2015, 03:06 PM
(That's the new module hammering the old module)
HOPEFULLY DOESN'T GET TOO WET TOO OFTEN and I REALLY HOPE IT WAS TESTED BY WHOEVER MADE IT!
