Guess to me it's not that big of a deal to pull the control box. Sounds
like you best bet is to take it into your local car audio shop or Best Buy
and have them check for you. Less headache. Just don't let them talk you
into installing a new alarm. To me it doesn't sound like you even know what
brand alarm you have, let alone model number so are just throwing out some
common alarm manufacturers as a guess. Which is why I said find out what
you have. If alarms and the associated wiring causes you headaches, then
let the people who get paid to work on them deal with it.
brian cropp
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 10:53 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: Alarm headache
>
>
> Geezus Brian, I think you might be on to something here! I had no idea
> it would be that simple. I mean how hard can it be, right? What I have
> available is a LED on the dash, a sticker on the radiator mount that
> says there is an alarm, a visible speaker under the hood with no
> identifying marks, and a whole bunch of spaghetti undr the dash. Ergo
> the headache.
>
> And as far as getting a remote and getting it programmed, piece of cake,
> their website says BESTBUY is the "local" distributor and their FAQ on
> identifying which model is a joke, here's a direct quote:
> "How do I determine the model number of the system in my vehicle?
>
> The model number of your specific system is available on the cover of
> the owner's manual, and can sometimes be found on the original sales
> receipt."
>
> Even better, the instructions for buying a new remote:
> "I need to purchase an additional/replacement remote. How can I do this
> and which one do I need?
>
> There are three ways of identifying which remote you are looking for. On
> the back of your original remote there <snip dumb crap>
>
> On older Directed security systems you can determine which remote you
> have by identifying the last three numerical digits of the FCC ID #. On
> these systems you will usually find these numbers to be 471, 491, 465,
> etc. That is the part number of your remote."
>
> I hate, and I truly mean hate companies that have the gall to put up
> FAQ's and customer support websites that are so utterly useless. Better
> to not have one at all. [note: I am hoping to offend someone here, so
> if it's you, deal with it, I am mad]
>
> I just spent 1/2 hour under the dash of this truck trying to track down
> a single model number, but rather than being stickers, they are lightly
> embossed plastic that I cannot read without taking the whole mess apart,
> and I don't really want to disable the truck by unplugging something
> vital.
>
> Geez, I am starting to sound like Tom. Meh, guess that's not all bad,
> but now I have had a headache for 2 days...
>
> Brian wrote:
> > Find out what type of alarm it is and you can buy a new remote and get
> it
> > programmed to work with the alarm.
> >
> > brian cropp
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> >>truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
> >>Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 4:07 PM
> >>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >>Subject: DML: Alarm headache
> >>
> >>
> >>My alarm went off, now I have a headache..
> >>
> >>While that is literally true, my real problem is that the previous owner
> >>of my new-to-me Durango installed an alarm/remote start, but I never got
> >>the remote from the dealer, so now I have a key and what appears to be a
> >>DEI/Clifford/viper alarm with no remote...
> >
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