LoL.. Sarcasm, I has it. Dude, did you SERIOUSLY just actually advise
me to go to Best Buy for alarm advice? Seriously? And of course I
don't know what I have, captain obvious, it's all zip tied and short
wired under the dash tight. I was being cautious because don't want to
break anything trying to pull on it to get a model number, and several
of these have start disable functions. Oh and could you be more
condescending in your reply next time, I am not quite getting the full
measure of your obvious superiority in all things electronic?
Brian wrote:
> 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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