BMW E36 Forum

Hello everyone, just like to pick you're brains if possible. Ive bought this very nice car for my gorgeous girl. So any help would really be helpful.

She's has a 1994 325i convertible and I can't make out if the alarm is working. The red alarm indicator does nothing. But if I put a meter on it, (ohms) it glows red. I should say this is at the base of the switch/box which fits in the console. I also know there's power going from the plug to the box.

I did try to trick the alarm by lifting the bonnet, then placing a brick on the bonnet switch. Then I locked to door, waited (no red light on console) waited and, waited. I removed the brick indicator lights flashed. no sound, and no red light.... still. Where's the sound???

The computer display has gone south, so I cant tell if it says anything, do you think it would? Would a scanner tell me anything?

Many Thanks Phil

It may be that someone previously clipped the wires for the alarm sound due to inadvertent triggering. The alarm is good for tampering alerts, but the EWS should keep it safe from any but the most knowledgeable car thief. I had removed the fuse due to nuisance triggering.

Hello Mate cheers, I will need to look into this one a bit more

Hello everyone I have an up date for you. Today I replaced the Front Central Locking Relay Actuator, because my drivers window did not drop on opening. It worked for a few minutes. It even flashed the alam to arm! Just lately in had noticed my interior lights won't come on. Now if I unlocked the other door ( passenger ) lights come on, window drops as normal.... And get this it flashes to arm the alam.

Question, can anyone tell me why one door works and the other dose don't. Would the ecu be at fault?

Cheers phil

I have a 96 328is e36 with an after market alarm on it & it won't start or turn over b4 this happened my alarm would go off 4 no reason & a few day b4 I also was smelling burning circuit board & im thinking that it could b the immobilizer but im no sure how 2 check it & if it is how do I fix it being that it has an after market alarm & there 4 there no chip in the key anymore & I did not install the alarm so I don't even know how it was done or if that could b part of the problem if any 1 has any info it would greatly appreciated thanx