It's time. After 10 years, the Viper alarm needs to go.

Hi everyone

So I have a viper alarm system. I think 10 years ago I had a 5901 put in, for the remote start feature. And then I went nuts with a bunch of ancillary nonsense features. Tilt sensor, glass breakage, battery backup... I spent a bunch of dumb money.

The 5901 got buggy (and the installer was mediocre at best with alarms) so I picked up a 5902. Had a different installer swap that out, and I think they did an even worse job. Since then the remote start will activate the starter but it wont turn over (I think the tach sensor is miswired) and the truck beeps as if I have my keys in the starter just when the door is open. Keys in pocket. And now, as I was changing my tranny filter and fluid the other day, smooshed the keyfob display and its pretty unreadable now. As I have it plugged in currently it... might be charging? I would rather pay someone to remove the alarm than buy yet another keyfob (Ive been through a few) Bottom line is, the system has dementia and it's time to pull the plug. All the plugs.

I still have my original toyota keyfobs! So putting things back to the way they were, I would think - easier than initial install. I'm skilled at soldering, do all my own car audio work, recently upgrading my head unit and got the maestro RR fully installed and working. So I'm wondering how bad can it be? With the understanding that there is the possibility it's pretty bad! I don't know. Has anyone done this and if so, how bad was it?

 

Just for others info, I decided to gut the alarm system like Predator ripping out Macs skull and spine. Or rather, have a professional do it for me. One hour of labor and my truck now has a very tame beep beep when I lock it. Sounds like a minivan now BUT it works. All bugs removed. Well worth it.