does anyone know exactly where the alarm siren is located? i know it's in the back somewhere next to the cd changer and nav box, but do i need to pull all that crap out to get to it or see it? the reason i ask is i'm planning on experimenting on putting a different and louder siren in the car so that i can actually hear it if the alarm goes off. pictures or detailed descriptions of where it's located or how to get to it would be great.
much thanks,
mike

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cool, any idea what you need to take apart to get to it?

Luggage compartment side trim (fixed rear seat)
1- Luggage compartment trim q Take out luggage compartment floor covering. q Remove rear cross panel trim q Unscrew bolts -7- (2x) for fastening rings -8-. q Unfasten clips -5- (2x). q Unfasten clip -3-. q Unfasten clip -4-. q Detach cover -2-. q Unclip rear luggage compartment trim -1-. q Lift luggage compartment trim -1- out of fasteners -9- (2x). q Pull out luggage compartment trim -1- behind back panel trim. 2- Cover 3- Clip 4- Clip 5- Clips (2x) 6- Mounts 7- Bolts (2x) q Tightening torque 4.5 Nm 8- Fastening rings 9- Fastener

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awesome, thank you very much, this is exactly what i needed.

Let us know how it goes, and what siren you ended up useing.
I think we all hate it. I would love to be able to hear mine!

alrighty, the factory alarm siren has been taken out and replaced! the new one that i put in sounds great and is actually loud enough that it hurts my ears to stand next to the car with the alarm going off. the replacement was extremely straight forward, i just needed to figure out what i was looking for. i also changed the location of the siren because i noticed that even with the very loud new one in the same spot in the trunk, it was still muffled sounding from outside the car. not nearly as quiet as stock, but still not loud enough for my taste. what i did was to relocate the siren to inside the rear bumper, running spade connectors from the original alarm harness connector to wires that fed through the tail light hole on the drivers side and down into the bumper, pretty much just beside the driver side muffler. it works great so far, and i'm extremely excited that i can actually hear the alarm going off now. oh, and i ended up using one of those mini-pizo sirens, you can pick them up pretty much anywhere.

Have any pics of the install? I HATE how quiet mine is. I want to replace it, and get a new battery in my key, so I dont have to be 4 feet away to unlock the car haha.

yeah, i could probably post up some pics later today for you. it's really not that hard, i just wasn't sure what i was looking for at first.

One dumb question, when you arm it with the key pad, mine honk's but quietly. Does it still do that, is it laoud or quietly?

Anyone know if it is possible to get one that "chirps"? Like the sound a lot of aftermarket alarms? I love that sound! :D

wide choice

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One dumb question, when you arm it with the key pad, mine honk's but quietly. Does it still do that, is it laoud or quietly?


it chirps loudly now when you arm it with the key fob.

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Anyone know if it is possible to get one that "chirps"? Like the sound a lot of aftermarket alarms? I love that sound! :D


the one that i put in is one that does that. it sounds great and it fits the car much more because such an expensive car should have an expensive sounding alarm. i'll post a video later today in this thread of how it sounds now.
-mike

Loud??...[:@]
I hate loud alarm arming beeping!!!

I wonder if you could tone it down like the aftermarket alarms?

Sweet man, I want to hear how it sounds! You got a link of where you got yours? How much did it cost? I WANT THE CHIRP!! LOL

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Loud??...[:@]
I hate loud alarm arming beeping!!!

I wonder if you could tone it down like the aftermarket alarms?

fussy arnt we;)

ya a little bit...:eek:

alright everyone, here's that quick video that i promised you. now you can see and hear what it sounds like in action!
Right click and Save As...:http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/28/1025953/A6_Siren.wmv

and here's a hopefully helpful picture. sorry for the poor quality, stupid camera phones! this is more or less what it'll look like when you've got it all ripped apart.
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Could't get the video to load...[:'(]

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Could't get the video to load...[:'(]

interesting, it seems to work perfectly fine for me. if other people have problems with it too i'll try hosting it somewhere else. it's also a 26 meg file, and the domain i have it hosted on isn't all that quick, so it's probably not going to stream worth a crap if you don't save it to your computer.

Where'd you get the siren? I'm not really sure where to look for one. Any certain thing I should look for when getting one?

Won't load for me either in Vista with WMP 11.

was able to load it with flv player but no video. I like the sound, reminds me of an annoying bird.

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Where'd you get the siren? I'm not really sure where to look for one. Any certain thing I should look for when getting one?

my friend just gave me his that was from his old alarm that he used to have on his car. i'm pretty sure they're nothing special and you can pick them up from pretty much any place that specializes in car audio and alarm type stuff. the only thing that really matters is what you want it to sound like.

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Won't load for me either in Vista with WMP 11.

was able to load it with flv player but no video. I like the sound, reminds me of an annoying bird.


Here, I re-rendered the video as a Quicktime Video now, so hopefully anyone with Vista or having problems playing the video will hopefully be able to play it now.
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/28/1025953/A6_siren_qt.mov
I like the sound it makes now too, if anything it's distinctive so I can definitely tell if my alarm is going off or not.

Thanks for putting it in QT, it worked flawlessly. Now being able to see and hear the video clearly I really dig the sound. It sounds very cool and is hard to ignore. It is actually quiter than I expected but still loud. Now I don't think I can live with my dying horn sound. Mine sounds like the battery is dying in my 75 Corona. sigh, if only I had some motivation.

Great job.

Jeff

Did the same thing on my A4, but i didn't use the mini piezo siren, it just was not loud enough. It was actually quieter than the stock horn. So I went with an DEI 514N, works likea charm.

i change on mine with 2 piezo sirens one in each corner of the bumper but it sounds like a little chiwawa barking in the parking lot, so i probably replace them with something more louder, a real siren, and also i measure the old horn and i have 9v maximum when i engage the alarm...is that right? should be 12?