How to bypass your motorcycle immobiliser Meta 357
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- How to bypass your motorcycle immobiliser Meta 357
Ever had the need to hotwire the immobiliser on your motorcycle? Either way, watch this in case you fancy a gone in 60 seconds style hobby!
The Meta M3357 has a really crappy design flaw, a battery that once when dies totally prevents you from using your vehicle! What a pile of pants!! The bypassing procedure fortunately is really easy, thus proving how pointless this device is!
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Thanks you lovely people, and keep on tinkering!
You Sir are a Legend..!!! I was out today on my zx6r and it has the same alarm module, the remote wouldnt disarm the bike, I was stranded for atleast 3 hours waiting for recovery but during those 3 hours I learned from your video how to fix it once I get home and voila, it was easy enough due to your video. The full credit goes to you for explaining this. Thanksss a million 😁
My scooter battery keeps draining. It came with one of these alarms on it. And, luckily for me, it is the same model as yours. I found the alarm and did the wiring bypass trick, taped it all up and secured it and it worked fine!
Thanks very much!
Thank you, thank you thank you. Showing how to get around the security screws knowing you not cutting the good bits up was priceless. Thanks.
You're a legend! Just had a NON STARTING problem with '98 R1 & was convinced it was the alarm, hacksawed off the security bolts then did you hot wiring ... started & ran on the button!!! Awesome & I don't have anymore battery drain. THANK YOU SO MUCH
You are welcome, fantastic!
I cannot tell you how much time and effort you have saved me. Thanks so much for this!
That's fantastic to hear! 👍👍👍
Thank you, my alarm failed the other day. Used your video to override the system. 10 minute job once I'd managed to get to the unit. Thanks again
Excellent!
Another comment to thank you for this video. After many hours trying to fix my Suzuki vstrom I eventually turned my attention to the Meta and found your video. Probably the first place to start if your bike is old and stops priming the pump (and has a Meta fitted). In my case it produced error code C41 which has now gone. Thanks again, super video!
Super thanks for posting this video - I had just the same problem with the Meta Alarm on my Guzzi California. The bike went dead twice - once at home, another 30km away. Now my trust in this Meta alarm has all gone, its absolute shite. Following your guidance and that of other similar videos I have just fully removed this crappy alarm. All went well so thanks again for your help and to all others with similar videos
Your a superstar...Just bought an old ZX6R that had the exact same issue... Thankyou
The morning of my MOT and the bike failed. 05 triumph sprint 1050. Thanks for doing the stuff I didn't dare to do - taking apart the alarm unit. Followed your advice and the wiring code 2 and 4 . Bike fired up . Excellent , Thanks so much
That's wonderful news, another bike saved 😂😂
I've had the exact same alarm fitted to my bike (Kawasaki ZR7) since I got it 8 years ago but the alarm never worked. A couple of days ago on the way home from work the engine died and failed to respond to starting or bump starting, resulting in me getting towed home. This video helped me fix the problem, exact same pins to short 2 & 4 as well as the white ones. started first time and running like a dream :) cheer for the video.
Fantastic! Glad it helped and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 💪
I love you ❤. My Triumph T595 is now trouble free after years of playing up!
Wahey!!
Excellent, thanks very much. Had the same issue with my Meta on a Daytona 955. Tried the same wiring (connecting 2 and 4 with a blob of solder) and it worked a treat.
Wonderful, another saved!!
Stranded today. Hate bloody immobilisers!! Thanks for doing the grunt wok to find out about these things and posting your work.
Hopefully you got unstranded!
Completely awesome this really works , fixed my Aprilia 03RSV Mille . Cheers !
Fantastic news! If I had a coffee for every bike got back on the road I'd never go to sleep 😂
I cannot thank you enough. To hear my k3 gsxr 1000 prime after I followed your advice made me so happy. I found it best to use a stiffer wire as you can push it down into the slot easier. So good not to have to use that bloomin key fob!! Cheers bud! 👍
Fantastic!!
Good video I've got the same problem with my Transit van it will turn over but won't start I'm going to try and bypass mine at some stage who ever fitted the alarm in the 1st place did a bum job of it , good video I actually thought I would of had to get auto electrician to sort it thanks
OMG i just done this and my dead Bandit is now running thanks
Ryan and Suzi Suzuki
Many Thanks, you saved me a lot of time. I have never liked bike alarms so my mission was to get the alarm bypassed then take it of at leisure. Your bypass works as you have said white joined and points 2 and 4 on the other plug (Ps the bike is a Kawasaki ZRX1200S) i have just got the bike from a friend and he couldn't find the special card to set the fobs, and it hasn't been run for years, note it worked when stored..... but it lost out to time :-( ......once your bypass done bike started 2nd try)
Again Thanks a lot.
Perfect, another happy bike! Well done
This video is brilliant, clear and exactly what I was hoping to find. It's such a shame that so many people are having to bodge the revival of their bikes CAUSED by the expensive immobilisation kit which they've installed. MetaSystems (who had this issue on other models) should be ashamed and should be held accountable. Thank you so much for taking the time to show us all how to sort this out.
You are most welcome 👍 Thank you for taking the time to give feedback.
Absolute Legend!! Bridging the wires Worked a charm. Top man 👍
Great news!
one of the best vidios ever , thanks
Mate you are the best respect
Worked a treat on my 2002 Ninja (A1P); thanks so much! That damn alarm cost me a fortune back in 2006 and it's done nothing but suck my battery dry ever since! Getting to the pins on the plug was a hellish job; I didn't hacksaw as close to the connector as you did so the pins were still encased on whatever that awful substance is. It's like cement? But the video was perfect; very much appreciated!
Wonderful to hear it! If I had a pound for every success story I could buy a sausage roll! 😂
Thank you so very much, you saved the day. Top bloke!
Great video and thanx for the extra effort and thought to work on the plug. Going to give it a bash over the weekend.
Thank you, good luck! It can be a little fiddly but when it's done it's done forever 😁
very helpful. soaking in acetone will dissolve the potting on the pcb
TOPPPPPPPP MAN THANKS MY R1S STARTED
Awesome! I always love hearing these success stories 🤣
Thanks for the video and info, took the alarm off , did the by pass , bike ( Aprilia Falco) started straight away , only took 20 mins ,
That's great! Horrible things when they go wrong
I'm litteraly just away to do my one now. Might be a really stupid question (I havent go into the plugs yet) but how do you secure the wires into the plugs for the bypass?
Also do you need to disconnect the battery first?
Not if you are careful
Any way you can really. Friction fit or solder
Hats off to you Sir, did exactly what you said cut along security screws, came off nicely, bridged pins 2 and 4 and the white clips, with some wire, started first time, half hour job, and then spent one hour polishing the bike, happy biker. THANK YOU
You are most welcome, glad it helped 👍😁
Brilliant! Just got my bike running after losing my shite over the failure of my Meta 357tv2 alarm. Thanks very much!
So glad if I helped in any small way! 😁 It's a frustrating problem and you don't really know what's going on when it starts
@@backofficeshow it gave me the confidence that it could be done... remove the immobilizer.. thank you so much... i hope i can email to you the result or maybe in your facebook or instagram account.m to share the solution I discover
Excellent tutorial. I ended up cutting the wires behind the plug and splicing them together. When I peeled back the heat shrink some of them were spliced together. This could explain why you could get away with splicing different wires together (ie 3 & 5, etc) as the all effectively went to the same place. I also used a Dremel to cut the screws in between the connector block cover. This will allow me to reuse the cover with new screws (but I doubt I'll put it back on!)
Bike fired up straight away with no issues.
That's great news!
Thank you. Perfect.
Hi there, I think you`ve made a great job..........can you help to bypass Zero SRF 2019 immobiliser
......I will be grateful Sir
Thanks for the vid. I've got a yamaha xjr 1200. I'm now going to try the wire in the plug thing. I'll update later
Right, I just did what you said. I was admittedly sceptical about cutting the screws off the plug housing, but I did as you said and although the rubber is hard and it took me a while, it worked. Then I did the wire jamming in the holes thing and abracadabra my bloody bike started!! I am absolutely shocked and so over the moon. Thank you so much, I will share this video with everyone. I just subscribed!
Well done Alan, I am happy it worked! Thanks for the sub, I'm not making many bike videos at the moment so I hope you like video games and electronics 😂
Do we know where the alarm unit receives the 12volts and negative in order to charge the internal battery?
Thank you
Just performed this great little 'trick' on my Honda Hornet after years of trouble and now the unit battery has died. An absolute sanity saver. Thanks for a great video!!
You are most welcome, always happy to help another biker, especially a Honda owner 😂
@@backofficeshow why are the Meta alarms so appalling? I just don't get how they can cause so many problems.... Bloody things!
I’ll give it a try, thanks
Thank you, worked a charm on a 2002 R1
Fantastic!! It's like gone in 60 seconds
Thanks for this really helpful post.
My Aprilia has the same unit fitted, the engine turns over but won't start, it shows no fault codes. The alarm does respond to the arming key.
Do you think my problem could be the Meta unit .?
Thanks buddy.
Can you please hello with s.a.I.s immobilizer bypass of Suzuki an 650 burgman bike, I yanked off the former ecu and key due to loss of the key chip so I fixed another ecu that doesn’t require a chip on key to work….
Thanks in advance
Thank you for this, took off the main unit and did the bypass ok. Did you ever do an autopsy on the main unit to see where the batteries were located? it looked like they might be in the layer under the speaker. I wonder if you could hack off and replace the old batteries as they seem to be the problem? Cheers
I did a little investigation and I gave up. I guess with enough patience they could be hacked off, but it would be better to replace it with another unit - not necessarily the same brand.
You absolute legend I thought it was gonna cost me a bomb
I should become a mobile immobiliser fixer, I could make a killing 😂
@@backofficeshow I'd say go for it from the zx6r group it seems alot are failing now ,,, your skill set has come of age the good ol 10 year suicidal alarm battery
You have saved my trip to the TT you fucking legend
Wahey! That's fantastic news!!!!
Can the bike start without the immobiliser in it like when he’d taken it off
Help bypass for Suzuki burgman 400 year 2005😢😢
Help, how did you do it on the immobilizer of my triumph tigre 800? has an LDL immobilizer
Hi. Finally someone who knows what they're doing! The previous owner had fitted one of these pesky alarms to my bandit and it's now starting to play up and need to get rid of it. There is a bypass plug but at 30£ it's a ripoff and unfortunately I can't solder, unlike your good self😀. I was going to use paper clips but even taped up this doesn't seem a secure long term solution, allowing for bike vibration and corrosion.. so, I was wondering if you came up with a more robust design instead of solder? Iam an electrical numpty so any ideas from someone clued up would be much appreciated.! Thanks for the video. Cheers ant
You could find the wires in question and crimp them together using some halfrauds terminal doodads?
HI
my Bandit has failed i have ordered a bypass plug . Did it work on your Bandit
Ryan
Pesky potting material, I have a treadmill that trips the RCD, I have replaced all I can but there is something potted in the middle with 8 connections and I can't work out the component (it is the speed controller circuit so I could make a new one using a 555 if I tried hard enough).
That's irritating when they do that!
Rough man dismantling 😂
I'm currently doing this. When I bridge the wires then turn the ignition on I get a check light, then it just ticks over but wont actually start. When i plug the alarm back in it starts straight away
I'm pretty sure the alarm is bridging some extra connections
can you do it in ducati?
Thanks for posting this - really useful These Meta alarms are abysmal, who designs one with an internal battery that can't be charged!?
Someone who likes to make money!
This is true! Mine came on the bike secondhand, I would never knowingly buy one of these new. A lesson learned for the future should I be in the market for a new alarm.
When bypassing my meta 357 (not V2) would it be safer to test the bypass connection useing temporarily a very thin fuse wire?? Would that stop things burning out if the connection happened to be the wrong one?
Great idea 👍👍
@@backofficeshow This fix worked a treat thanks. However having seen the nest of badly joined and tangled loose wires that the alarm instaler made on my bike it makes me want to remove it completely. Looks pretty straight forward. There are two wires near the starter relay that can be rejoined. The other wires coming from the meta alarm look to be the red LED (delete) , to indicators (cut), to fuse for meta alarm (cut out) and to earth (remove). Can it be that simple or am I missing something whichwill make the bike not start.
It can be that simple.. Take care, make notes, and I'm sure you will free a great job
@@backofficeshow Thank you
Es gibt leute, denen sollte man wirklich kein Werkzeug in die hand drücken😂
ja, genauso wie es leute gibt, die man nicht kommentieren darf 😂😂
@@backofficeshow niemand zwingt dich dazu 😂😂😂
Anybody have any experience with a meta m33? I've got one I'm trying to remove from my micra k10 and it doesn't have plugs like this unit
Thanks for the vid did this on my k3 gsxr1000 the bike tries to start now, didn't before! Only problem is the fuel pump isn't priming the motor so it won't start. Its a fuel injected bike any ideas what to do to get it to prime? Please help meeee
Not really, I'm still rocking the carbs, but I suspect the pump might also be on a similar circuit to the connector.
@@backofficeshow thank you for the quick reply! will have another go tomorrow fingers crossed
Quick update I'd put the wires into the wrong pins yesterday I'd put them into 2 and 4 but on the opposite side not the side where the clip is, realised what I did after rewatching your vid. Silly mistake but all sorted now you've saved me £'s so thanks again, legend!
Awesome! That's great news
I wonder why manufacturers don't want us to try and repair our bikes ourselves, they must think we're animals or something.
Hello. If the module is installed on different motorbikes, do the bridge have to be installed in the same pins as on the video?
Regards
Some bikes use different pins so some experimentation is required.
I have a Yamaha Vstar 1100 from 2004. Or did you do a bypass in such a motorcycle?
@@ludwikkaleta653 only in my Honda. Trace the wires, you will see where they cut
ok. if I find it, I will write to let others know. Best regards and thank you
So someone can just steal my bike and hot wire it buy doing this ? Thats mad what the point in haveing an imobiliser
Because the insurance company might knock off a couple of quid on your premium
Is that a factory installed device?
Not sure. I suspect it is a dealer option
@@backofficeshow I am wondering if the wire harness to the immobilizer could be removed?
@@superlate97 You can absolutely do that, however, the immobiliser harness would cut a few wires. You would need to trace it back to those and rejoin them.
@@backofficeshow Aha. In my mind there would have been an adapter harness that could have been unplugged and removed. I worked at the Honda factory near Marysville Ohio and up to 2009 there wasn't anything like that installed on the Goldwings or the VTXs.
@@superlate97 Depending on the popularity of the bike, perhaps yes, but equally could just be chopped in
u could put once upon a time an imobilizer title vídeo.
Hi Sir will this work on a 916 Ducati 2001 2002 monsters
They may be wired up slightly differently, but it should work. You might need to experiment.
@@backofficeshow thank you very much sir... parts like that are hard here in my part of the world.. the principle in bypassing is the same?
@@backofficeshow the computer box would run without the immobilizer? As long the bypass is correct.
@@mickeyriderph3143 unless it's integrated into the manufacturers computer, then you should be able to bypass it the same way
@@backofficeshow hmmm i think it is a separate unit.. because i got a bike record for a 10 year ago invoice.. which stated replacement of immobilizer... now i have to find that immobilizer... i really am bother by it.. specially i have only a single key...
Why does this seem to work for everyone apart from me
Maybe yours is configured with different jumpers. Some people experiment with the combinations
WE NEED HELP. PLEACE. WE GOT A DUCATI MULTISTRADA 2006. THE INMOVILICER IS A NIGHTMARE....PLEACE HELP. HELP. NO ONE. HERE. DO THESE.
I think it's an integrated immobiliser. Do you have the original manual with the reset code in it?
@@backofficeshow NO. CODE. JUST. BOWTH KEYS. THE RED AND THE BLACK..THE. INMOVILISER GOT A MIND OF HIS OUN. I CAN USE THE BIKE. ...TNKS. FOR YOUR. HELP. ...NO ONE. SEEMS TO. NOW. HOW TO .IS. INSANE
@@backofficeshow I THANK. YOU. FOR. ANY. HELP YOU GIVE. ME. I AM IN PUERTO RICO. ALL DUCATIS HERE. SUFFER. FROM THE SAME CHAOS...
@juanmaldonado3281 www.baboon.eu/en/part/ducati-multistrada-620-2005-2006-ignition-switch-lock-set-with-immobiliser-2005/000001486101
You might need to get a new set like this 👆
@@backofficeshow MINE. IS. A 1000 DS 2006....TNKS. I THINK. THAT WONT FIT.....
I had a CBR. And had two accidents. Never drove again.
Nasty, how long were you riding for?
backofficeshow 4 years. I was only 24 and thought, a motorcycle is not good for my health. so I started to kite and had a accident with kiting. Broke my ankle.
Still pretty young, I learnt to ride after driving for years, hopefully it has helped, touch wood! 👋
Great work yep teach the new thieves how to steal my bike and other peoples bikes. Omfg Wtf.
Only the Alarm manufacturers marketing and the totally naive would think that thieves don't already know how to do this. It's not rocket science, just lack of basic engineering education in schools. Unless it's built in my the manufacturer it's always just going to be an issue of joining a couple of wires.
any idea what the pinout is for the defcom T?
I just typed it into Google and a PDF manual popped up. Looks like it puts the ignition through an immobiliser relay. You should be able to bypass that relatively easily.
@@backofficeshow Hey man. That is for installing a new one. Mine came with the bike, installed by the OEM, wiring is part of the loom, totally different to the one you find in google.
So I realise that you were doing this video with honourable intentions, however when you buy your new alarm, you have just shown some light fingered person of questionable parentage how defeat it with a junior hacksaw and a couple of bits of wire. I hope that you don't fall victim to a stolen motorcycle but if you do and the immobiliser didn't do it's job, I might know the reason why.
I think people who steal bikes are more likely to pick them up and shove them in a van then spend the time getting to the Alarm (whilst the siren is going) - even cutting the wires won't stop the alarm if the batteries are good.
And if they've got to the stage of havking away at your alarm system with a saw and a soldering iron, then the alarm was either ignored or not working properly anyway. Good riddance to mine, frankly...
Technically you could just add an alarmed wheel lock and fit secret kill switch where the immobiliser was and it would be just as good in stopping the casual thief. What do you think?
Did the same on an SV650, started right up, but when I shift to 1st it kills the engine, any other pins that need bonding?
You might need to experiment a little, if I recall the small white plug is that starter circuit and the black plug with the bunch of pins isolates the various circuits. Try removing the wire from the black plug and see if you get the same result. If you do it means a different set need to be jumpered. If you have a multimeter you can check which pins on the meta connector are grounds, as jumpering to that will only cause something to go bang :) If I dig anything up Ill let you know, but I think with a little trial and error you will find it.
foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=4493.0 maybe this will help
hang on hang on!!! is your kickstand down?! :)