Heard a chirp when unlocking but I don't have alarm

Ovalcram · 06-19-2010, 07:23 AM

The other day my girl and I were getting yogurt and when I went back to my car to unlock it we both heard a soft chirp!? I asked my girl if she thought it came from another car but she said it came from mine. Problem is, I don't have (or don't think I have) the OEM alarm.
Anybody else ever experience this? Is there a way I can check to see if I have the alarm? I know my car is pre-wired for it (based on the year). I remember another forum member selling an alarm he purchased because he found out he actually had one.

buckshizzo · 06-19-2010, 09:34 AM

Alarm isn't standard on the 3 series. The alarm kit for prewired vehicles includes a hood switch, motion sensor module, and a speaker siren for the chirp that goes in the driver side rear wheel well. Your car would still have to be reprogrammed by the dealer to recognize the alarm once installed.

wareagle900 · 06-20-2010, 12:14 AM

To op

You sure about that? Sure it was your car? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Lol jk odd

Ovalcram · 06-20-2010, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by wareagle900

To op

You sure about that? Sure it was your car? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Lol jk odd

You're right, I was trying to break into someone else' car. I need to know if he has an alarm before I take any further steps...

... kidding

wareagle900 · 06-20-2010, 01:05 AM

Haha no I literally did mean are you sure that the chirp that you heard came from your car and not the car next to it maybe?

Was this a one time event or has it happened since?

Ovalcram · 06-20-2010, 11:03 AM

Ohh, haha. No, it happened another time during that day. But only that day...

conceptbass03 · 06-20-2010, 07:55 PM

It's happened on mine before. It is very random but it does sound like a slight low end chirp. I haven't had any problems with locking mechanisims yet (thank God) but I'm hoping it is just temperature deviation that might be causing it.

patrick92260 · 06-21-2010, 02:27 PM

My 07 e92 does that chirp noise every once in a while when I unlock or lock the driver door... but i can't figure out what or where that chirp noise is coming from, does anyone know what's causing it?

BTW i don't have the OEM alarm.

robbie211 · 06-21-2010, 02:46 PM

when you lock your car does the led under the rear view mirror blink?

06-19-2010, 07:23 AM	#1
Ovalcram Lieutenant 20 Rep 548 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	Heard a chirp when unlocking but I don't have alarm The other day my girl and I were getting yogurt and when I went back to my car to unlock it we both heard a soft chirp!? I asked my girl if she thought it came from another car but she said it came from mine. Problem is, I don't have (or don't think I have) the OEM alarm. Anybody else ever experience this? Is there a way I can check to see if I have the alarm? I know my car is pre-wired for it (based on the year). I remember another forum member selling an alarm he purchased because he found out he actually had one.
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06-19-2010, 09:34 AM	#2
buckshizzo First Lieutenant 3 Rep 308 Posts Drives: '09 JB E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (5)	Alarm isn't standard on the 3 series. The alarm kit for prewired vehicles includes a hood switch, motion sensor module, and a speaker siren for the chirp that goes in the driver side rear wheel well. Your car would still have to be reprogrammed by the dealer to recognize the alarm once installed.
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06-20-2010, 12:14 AM	#3
wareagle900 Banned 30 Rep 413 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South East Alabama iTrader: (0)	To op You sure about that? Sure it was your car? Huh? Huh? Huh? Lol jk odd
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06-20-2010, 01:05 AM	#5
wareagle900 Banned 30 Rep 413 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South East Alabama iTrader: (0)	Haha no I literally did mean are you sure that the chirp that you heard came from your car and not the car next to it maybe? Was this a one time event or has it happened since?
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06-20-2010, 11:03 AM	#6
Ovalcram Lieutenant 20 Rep 548 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	Ohh, haha. No, it happened another time during that day. But only that day...
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06-20-2010, 07:55 PM	#7
conceptbass03 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 31 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Biloxi MS iTrader: (0)	It's happened on mine before. It is very random but it does sound like a slight low end chirp. I haven't had any problems with locking mechanisims yet (thank God) but I'm hoping it is just temperature deviation that might be causing it.
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06-21-2010, 02:27 PM	#8
patrick92260 New Member 1 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 1 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: N/A iTrader: (0)	My 07 e92 does that chirp noise every once in a while when I unlock or lock the driver door... but i can't figure out what or where that chirp noise is coming from, does anyone know what's causing it? BTW i don't have the OEM alarm.
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06-21-2010, 02:46 PM	#9
robbie211 Captain 43 Rep 819 Posts Drives: E90 335i, E36 M3 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: OC iTrader: (16) Garage List 2007 335i [6.76]	when you lock your car does the led under the rear view mirror blink?
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