central locking problem

[tayvallich0]

Hi folks
I have an 111R and suddenly the central locking has started to give problems. I press the lock button on the fob, the car locks but a few seconds later the car makes a high pitched squeal for a few seconds. Left locked like this, the car alarm then goes off. I was able (400 miles from home) to lock the doors manually but it would be good to know if anyone has any experience with this,
thanks
Belinda

[j2 lot]

I have had this before too - it is either a faulty switch somewhere or there is water in the alarm unit. If it's water ingress (which mine was) it might eventually dry out and go back to working normally. I reverted to locking the doors with the key and leaving the alarm off for a couple of days after which it worked ok, reached the stage that everytime I washed the car the alarm played up for a day until it dried out

[tayvallich0]

Thanks for that - We had a lot of "weather" - drove from Argyll to the Lakes, onward to the Midlands, home via the Cat and Fiddle pass in the Derbyshire peaks and Dumfries and Galloway. I guess the Elise isn't designed for all year use.........
coming up the M6 on Thursday was like driving in a car wash when we overtook lorries.

By the way, has anyone upgraded the bulbs for dipped headlights?