Comments on: Is putting a car alarm on a car AFTER market going to mess up electronics forever? http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/ Keep your car safe Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rickinmn http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-414 rickinmn Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:04:06 +0000 http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/#comment-414 Read this first: http://free-auto-repair-advice.blogspot.com/search/label/Alarm%20system Rick I'm a retired ASE Master/L-1 Technician. I still keep current with the latest automotive technology. Visit my blog for cool articles and TSB's: http://free-auto-repair-advice.blogspot.com Read this first:

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]]> By: chris http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-413 chris Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:31:02 +0000 http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/#comment-413 As a mechanic, I would say aftermarket alarms have a good chance of causing problems. I have pulled countless problem alarms out of cars, but most of them were cheapies, and were installed poorly. If the car came with an alarm from the factory, the aftermarket alarm is just pointless. Virtually all new cars have all the theft protection you could ever want, and as these cars get more complex the likelihood of problems increases. That said, cut wires have never stopped me from fixing a car, just make sure your mechanic solders the wires together rather than using a butt splice, which may become loose and cause problems of it's own. As a mechanic, I would say aftermarket alarms have a good chance of causing problems. I have pulled countless problem alarms out of cars, but most of them were cheapies, and were installed poorly. If the car came with an alarm from the factory, the aftermarket alarm is just pointless. Virtually all new cars have all the theft protection you could ever want, and as these cars get more complex the likelihood of problems increases. That said, cut wires have never stopped me from fixing a car, just make sure your mechanic solders the wires together rather than using a butt splice, which may become loose and cause problems of it’s own.

]]> By: quickcuda69 http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-412 quickcuda69 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:20:18 +0000 http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/#comment-412 you can put any car alarm in any car if you know how 12volt electrical systems work and know what wires to grab in the car. unfortunately there aren't many of us left that specialize in automotive electrical repair anymore. you can put any car alarm in any car if you know how 12volt electrical systems work and know what wires to grab in the car. unfortunately there aren’t many of us left that specialize in automotive electrical repair anymore.

]]> By: owner_of_a_lonely_CAR http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-411 owner_of_a_lonely_CAR Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:21:08 +0000 http://www.caralarmsecurity.com/is-putting-a-car-alarm-on-a-car-after-market-going-to-mess-up-electronics-forever/#comment-411 They do it all the time. But yes it is possible to screw up the electronics. The only real problem is if they do something and the problem appears much later. If you have a new car, get the alarm from the dealer. If you were to do repair / upgrades at different places, eventually they will blame each other (and you have to prove one or the other wrong). === Just 2 weeks ago, my company installed an aftermarket alarm on an old car. It went all fine. But this was by a "friend" of the company and they would back up their work even much later on. Good Luck. They do it all the time. But yes it is possible to screw up the electronics. The only real problem is if they do something and the problem appears much later.

If you have a new car, get the alarm from the dealer. If you were to do repair / upgrades at different places, eventually they will blame each other (and you have to prove one or the other wrong).

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Just 2 weeks ago, my company installed an aftermarket alarm on an old car. It went all fine. But this was by a “friend” of the company and they would back up their work even much later on.

Good Luck.

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