1990_whitecomet

hey guys.. i just had a fourm posted for my fog lights.. its working now. so thats sweet.. but i got another question, and im just curious if its just me or not...?? since i got my gtu this last summer.. (im still very new to it) but my car alarm.. it works.. matter of fact it works too gOodd... i know you do the whole procedure for the alarm to come on, but for my gtu.. when it does come on..or work.. i can't shut the dAng* thing off.?? i know that your suppose to put the key in the key hole on the wheel.. and thats suppose to shut it off.. but not on mine.. i have to go and pull the battery cable off my battery... manually.. and man.. when its cold and raining its just a pain in the butt.. like 1-5 in the morning too.. man.. tired of it.. but does anyone has anything to as to this.. as in to solve this problem.?? anything would be nice.. and greatly appericated.. thanks guys..and galS...

1990_whitecomet

Icemark

No, the factory security does not disarm with the key in the ignition.

It only disarms by turning the key in the door to the unlock position.

Scott 89t2

unlock either door or the hatch (with the key)....

JKM

Yeah...what they say.

Gotta love that alarm... sometimes it comes on when I'm pumping gas.

"Honestly, it's mine, I'm not stealing it... and yes this little thing DOES take $25 to fill it up."

1990_whitecomet

hahaa.. yea JKM.. that little rex does take $25 just to be filled up huh!. ahaha.. im feeling yA!.. but yea!.. to my problem.. i just open either the doors or the hatch. to just disarm it.? is that how im suppose to..? cause in the owners manul i remember it says put the key into the ignition.? but hUumm.. i'll try unlocking a door or the hatch. and see it it solves my problem.. kOol.. thanks guys..

1990_whitecomet

SAiamNE

I've never had mine actually " go off". But to turn it off i simply put my key in the drivers side door. It will NOT however turn off if i put it in the rear hatch.. The light still beeps when my hatch is open..
Is this normal?

1990_whitecomet

oOoo.. kOol.. so the hactch doens't work then huh.. sweet.. i'll try that!.. yea! my light beeps too when i open up the hatch.. yea its normal man!..

Loaf

I had an electrical engineer check this out by combing over the schematics of the entire car and it works.

Get to your CPU behind the driver's side kick plate. There will be three plugs (make sure it's not your cruise control box if you have it). A very small one at the top, a rectangular one in the middle, and a plug that goes into the bottom of the CPU. The one you want to remove is the middle rectangular plug.

Unplug that and your alarm will go away forever or until you can take the time to trace out the short. I never had the desire to do mine so I'm running with it unplugged. The only side effect this will have is your idiot buzzers won't work anymore; meaning your headlight, key, seatbelt, and redline buzzers won't sound anymore. The Logicon, power windows, lights, radio and any other interior stuff won't be affected because they're on a separate circuit.

EDIT: for clarity

truespin88

Loaf, for what it's worth, you're unplugging the wrong thing.
The alarm CPU is on the back of the passenger kneepanel, right next to the passenger side speaker. Remove the panel, and you'll see the silver box with the big black spool coming out of it. Trace that to the plug and unplug it. Remove the CPU's 3 screws, and reinstall the panel. Voila, no more alarm issues.

On a side note, most of the problems with alarm CPU can be solved by insuring that the plug is securely connected. My alarm used to go off semiconstantly.

EDIT: This method disables all alarm functions, as nothing is there to control them. This does not, however, disable any other warnings. Redline, key, belt, etc buzzers will still work.

Loaf

Yep you're right about a S4.

In a S5 the alarm is in the CPU.

truespin88

I'm fairly sure that the wiring changes were made pre-88, and stood through S5.
According to Haynes, 86/87 were similar, and 88-91 were similar.

truespin88

I stand corrected. I checked the FSM for an 89.

EDIT
Loaf, I apologize for doubting you.