Problems with new alarm

[AccordAddict]

I just bought a bulldog alarm for cheap and it only hooks up to the battery, so anyways i was testing it, and i connected the wire to the battery and the instructions say if its hooked up correctly it chirps 3 times, well i heard no chirps, and i pressed the arm button, and nothing! the instructions also said something like Warning: DRill all 3 screws to metal material (like firewall) but i didnt mount it yet i just tested it without mounting it and it is grounded to a screw on itself, so is the problem the alarm itself being defective, or do i need to mount it first to act as a "ground" for it to work, even though it is already grounded? plz help

[MattsAccord]

I sure it needs a ground to work maybe you should hook it up like it says so it grounded and see if it works.

[AccordAddict]

all it is is screwing 3 screws threw 3 holes on a mounting plate attached to the siren to mount it, i dont think it will make a diff but put 3 holes in my engine bay.

[88accordalltheway]

maybe you blew a fuse or somthing on the alarm? im confused, did you not ground it?

[AccordAddict]

i dont know if mounting it is technically "Grounding" It but if that is the case and i did blow a fuse by not grounding it, im gonna mount it tommorow and see what happens.

[jonrichert]

sounds like one of those cheapo alarms that goes off when there's draw on the battery(interior light coming on when the door is busted open etc) if so it relies solely on the ground as a reference point.

if it has to be mounted to metal, then theres no question thats how it is grounded.

[AccordAddict]

ok thanks, i screwed it on and mounted it and it works now! thanks.