Alright guys. The car alarm on my 90 GS is (I'm pretty sure) the factory Acura car alarm. It has a little switch under the steering wheel that you can flip on/off and has a red light. All it does is prevent the engine from being started when it is activated yet this doesn't really work because the alarm has a mind of its own. It goes off randomly when I open the car doors, trunk, or let the hood drop close. It is a HUGE pain in the ass!!!

Sooo, I am wondering how I can go about uninstalling it safely. I would just go cutting wires but like my friend said if I go cutting ****, (because it can prevent the engine from starting) I might mess something up and not be able to start my car. I can see the little horn in the back of the engine bay next side a little box that says like "Audiovox Security" or something.

Does anyone know some steps I could take to uninstalling my fugged up alarm??? I'm getting really annoyed but don't just wanna go cutting wires...

 

The factory alarm wouldn't say Audiovox on it unless the horn was replaced for some reason. First step - figure out what's installed. Some local alarm shop could probably help you out and figure out what's there and what can be removed safely.

 

Hmm so you're recommending that I do not do it myself??

 

Not necessarally - if you're fairly handy you should be able to remove it once you figure out what's installed, where the components are, what they're connected to, etc. And since I don't know the answers becasue I can't look under the hood, I'm just trying to help you find the people who do.

The more I think about it, it's probably one bad switch somewhere and, if you fix that, the alarm may function properly. It may be better to track down to problem component as opposed to uninstalling the whole thing.

Just a thought - good luck with it.

 

Thanks. I'm thinkin of callin up Best Buy and askin them how much to uninstall it for me. I've never really worked with car alarms and since it is somehow connected to the ignition I'd rather let a professional yank it out for 20 bucks or whatever.

 

Yeah, see what they say.

I'd also ask them about a quote for troubleshooting and fixing the alarm. I'd hate to see you install a new alarm in a year, or, worse, see your ride get boosted right after you take the alarm out. That would be my luck!

Let us know what happens with the uninstall.

 

Sure will. Thanks!

-Mike