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At the end of the day, the Sun goes down, but it also enabled me to find the cause of the problem which had nothing to do with exposed insulation in door/hatch wiring looms (although I did find some), nor recalcitrant Door Locking modules. This time it was a simple problem. The Bonnet latch was giving an intermittent signal to the Alarm system, hence the car would alarm when it felt like really, eg on the A31, or on the drive at 4 in the morning. My thanks to Aubry and to damianVRS, I just dissed off the connector, wrapped it in tape, and tucked it out of the way. Job done until the next issue.

Thanks Aubry, Much appreciated. I did get the correct loom from Skoda, but still have a problem in that all four indicators start to flash when I am driving along. I have pressed and prodded the new wiring loom where it enters the drivers door but cannot get the alarm to go off that way. Incidentally I found I didn't need to take out the speaker to get the new loom in, just tie a shoe lace to end of the old loom, and use this to pull in the new loom in. The alarm seems to be affected by vibration/bumps in the road, as the alarm will just go off as I am driving along. Any suggestions welcomed on how to track down the cause of this exasperating problem.

I had the problem with the alarm and indicators going off randomly, which kep the neighbours awake. This was solved by changing the wiring loom, the one in the drivers door, and the door lock. It also had the interesting trait of setting off the indicators (all 4 of them), whilst driving, which is the problem I still have. Any advice gratefully received on this one.

Hi, My Roomy has got the the dreaded hazard flashing lights problem, which means that the car thinks someone is trying to break into the car even when that is very unlikely, eg when driving down the A31. So far I have put a new Micro switch in the Door Locking Module, which improved but didn't cure things. So I then peeled back the rubber boot that houses all the electrical connections between the Driver's door and the rest of the car. Horror of horrors, 2 wires completely broken, and three more with insulation that has been stripped bare. So I have this afternoon and despite the freezing temperature, extracted the Wiring Loom from the Driver's door out and have it on my lap. Checked eBay who seem to have many many wiring harnesses but not the one that I need (Part No 5J0 971 120 DL), hence can anyone advise on the following 1) if marginal differences between these harnesses will make much difference, 2) where I can find the exact part, 3) or whether its best to repair the one that I have. Any suggestions, favourably received. Chris

Hi Fellow Briskodians, My first name is Chris, and I have an 8 year old Roomster 1.9 diesel. This has been a good car, but (like me) now seems to be feeling its age, and needs a bit of attention. I would normally do this myself, but I need some guidance so if you can supply a link to a site that has online Skoda manuals, I would much appreciate it.