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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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Celica batter replacment?

I was replacing the battery in my nieghbors car for her, and whenever I reconnected the new battery it horn starts going off. anybody got any idea why it does this, and how to hook up the new battery?
it's an '02 Toyota Celica.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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Does she have any kind of alarm system in it?
 
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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that was my first thought, but I'm not sure how to find out, she's currently in the hosbital in medically induced coma, her mom came in town and wanted to use her car, it wouldn't start, she called me. anyhow, I checked her key ring, the keyless entry thing doesn't have an alarm button on it. but I'm not sure how to know for sure.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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Try turning the ignition on before hooking up the battery.

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Sometimes an aftermarket alarm will have a toggle switch added under the dash or on the front down low.

What happens if you just disconnect the horn before you hook it up?
 
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by trike1946
Sometimes an aftermarket alarm will have a toggle switch added under the dash or on the front down low.
there is a red button on the dashboard, that isn't labeled and I have no idea what it's for. it's deff. aftermarket. but I got a buddy to help me, and we hooked up the battery and just let it honk, while I hit buttons on the keyless entry thing, and turned it off. that horn is loud when you're in a garage and under the hood I tell you what.

so it works now, thanks for your help
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