Any way to permanently disconnect '99 9.3 alarm?

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Michael Hudson - 16 May 2005 21:31 GMT

My car's been telling me to service my alarm system for some time now,
but I haven't due to a lack of $. Lately, when it's wet/damp out, the
alarm's been going off and doesn't react to keys, locks, remotes,
engine starting, nothing. Just seems tp go through a few fits of
shreiking while the world looks on, and the shuts off for awhile. I
called the dealer to see about disarming the thing permanently but I
was told that there was no way to do that. Sorry, he said, you have to
have it fixed, that it would probably take 1/2 hour of diagnostics, and
it would go up from there, depending. I think it's kind of stupid to
fix something that I don't want, but I'm afraid I maight have to unless
somebody, somewhere, knows of a way to override the thing.

Thanks very much, and I apologize for pretty-much reposting this from
early last month. I just thought it was worth another shot.

Anyone? Anyone?

Michael Hudson

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Dave Hinz - 16 May 2005 21:44 GMT

> Thanks very much, and I apologize for pretty-much reposting this from
> early last month. I just thought it was worth another shot.

Well, it gets power from _somewhere_, what happens if you just pull the
fuse to the alarm system? (do this with someone in the car to unlock
it in case you get locked out for some silly reason)

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Michael Hudson - 17 May 2005 00:32 GMT

As far as I can tell, Dave - and bear in mind that you're dealing with
a self-confessed automotive/technological moron here - there is no
dedicated fuse. That was my first thought but I couldn't find one, in
the vehicle or under the hood, and the dealership said there is none.
Seems strange to me, but that's what I'm told. Hence my dilemma.

Thanks, though, for the reply,

M

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Dexter J - 17 May 2005 03:51 GMT

Salutations:

> As far as I can tell, Dave - and bear in mind that you're dealing with
> a self-confessed automotive/technological moron here - there is no
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>
> M

I think you're boned on this one. The best you might be able to do is find
a better dealer/indie with the right scan tool to disable the alarm
outright rather than fix it.

If I understand something I read about my NG900 a while ago (yours is I
think the same) the alarm is designed so that if messed with at the
harness - it locks down the ignition system so that the bad guys have to
get to a factory scan tool to relight the engine. Well you mostly, being
that the bad guys of course care not about driving it around to impress
the ladies - so much as stripping it for the parts and selling off the
shell for metals value.

Think of it like homeland security - but for your car..

Sorry brother Hudson - short of snipping the horn wires outright, which
just quiets it down while it drains out the battery - I'm not sure there
is a way around this short of repair or correct delete codes.

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PAPAGENE4JACK - 19 May 2005 01:07 GMT

There are instructions in your owners manual on how to disarm the alarm.
There should be a button under the passenger seat that is used to disarm.
good luck papa

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suzieeck@comcast.net - 19 May 2005 16:12 GMT

I had the same problem with a 2001 9-3. They replaced the "theft alarm
siren", under warranty. There's no way for you to disable the alarm
via pulling a fuse or disconnecting something from the battery. I
believe that the alarm system is independently powered, which makes
sense because otherwise thieves would be pulling fuses and
disconnecting from the battery :)

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