How do we steal a car with an alarm? No, wait, that came out wrong.

Because GRM is faster, easier, and more reliable than google...

My brother has an 01 or 02 Toyota Tundra with an aftermarket alarm system. Don't know much more than that about it. It has an arming (is that the right word?) key, but that is over 300 miles away from the vehicle. Somehow, even though he had turned off the alarm and hadn't set it to go off, its going off every time he opens the door, and he can't start it with the alarm going off.

Is there any way to bypass the alarm? I suggested taking out the fuse, but I would guess that that also takes out the starter motor.

Suggestions?

Find the valet switch. It's probably wire tied up under the dash somewhere, most installers don't bother making it accessible. Hold the button down while you turn the key to start. It should allow the truck to start and disable the alarm.

Get someone who is near the alarm fob and have them call you on a cell phone when you are near the Truck.

Have the person with the fob press the disarm button while you hold the cell phone near the truck.

I know it works with unlocking the doors, it may work with the alarm.

Remember, you both need to be on cell phones, that is how the radio frequency is transmitted.

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Uh, yeah, someones been believing stuff they get in chain emails

Have you tried unlocking the door with the key before opening it?

If that doesn't work, try unlocking the passenger side door before opening IT.

Theory: A lot of alarms disarm by sensing the position switch in the door key mechanism. Also, sometimes the driver's side switch fails because it sees the most use, but the passenger side still works.

Might not work for you, but this is a common item on Chryslers.

Nothings worked so far

Any idea on how to disconnect it all together?

Wonkothesane wrote: Yep, start digging around under the dash... how accessible it is depends on the installer... the less accessible, the better the installer. Basically, you're looking for a non-oem looking black box. As you said above, the starter wire will be erunning through it, so you need to remove it AND reconnect all the factory wiring properly. It'll be a tedious, but not difficult, full of uncomfortable positions to get to tricky crimps :)

First, disconnect the battery, unless it has battery back up, it will stop.

Then go under the steering wheel and find the box by (viper, clifford, carr....) and pull the harness from it. Unless the ignition kill is fail safe, the car will start fine. When I installed, we were mandated to go to the battery for power (seemed kinda stupid) pull the fuse and no alarm.) I hid the box on my truck well with back up battery, but what I did was overkill. These days, if someone wants the car, they will take it.

EricM wrote: Get someone who is near the alarm fob and have them call you on a cell phone when you are near the Truck. Have the person with the fob press the disarm button while you hold the cell phone near the truck. I know it works with unlocking the doors, it may work with the alarm. Remember, you both need to be on cell phones, that is how the radio frequency is transmitted.

WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!

It'd probably be easier to have someone mail you the remote.

I hate alarms, they're designed to make cars not work and often installed by kids at Circuit City. I'm sure there are some very well installed ones, but I haven't seen them yet.

Every one I've come across in my used cars (who puts an alarm in a 1972 MGB?) has been very easy to identify and remove. The wiring is obviously not OE and you'll also be able to spot how the wires are anchored.

I remember when my friend's parents bought him a car for his high school graduation present. They had it Ziebarted (remember that place?), and part of the deal was they installed an alarm with a certain package. We snuck out of his parents house one night to go to a party, so earlier that day, I pulled the fuse to the alarm, so that we wouldn't get that annoying beep-beep when we needed to take it that night.

Keith wrote: I hate alarms, they're designed to make cars not work and often installed by kids at Circuit City. I'm sure there are some very well installed ones, but I haven't seen them yet. Every one I've come across in my used cars (who puts an alarm in a 1972 MGB?) has been very easy to identify and remove. The wiring is obviously not OE and you'll also be able to spot how the wires are anchored.

I agree completely. I've never seen one work right. Ever. This one is coming out in the summer.

Thanks to everybody who posted, we ended up disconnecting the battery, reconnecting it, and doing what was recommended in the first post. Somehow it worked this time.