Yanked the alarm siren....hoping that it's the root of the problem, but based in the various alarm problems folks have posted about I'm pretty sure it's the culprit. While I had the cowl off I was able to clean out the drain holes - good thing too as they were completely clogged.
Also put red LED's in the rear side markers. They look good but they trigger the bulb out indicator. They're supposed to be canbus error free...oh well, you get what you pay for & these are offshore cheapies.