93 Chim - Want to remove entire alarm

[js43lotus]

I know this is not a topic to discuss openly on the forum. So, can someone give me the email contact info for a known expert on this topic. My 93 appears to have part of the original Gemini system still intact, but also has a newer Clifford unit retrofit as well.
- Many wires cut/spliced and colors changed within a circuit via the 10 previous owners.
- In the USA, the alarm serves no purpose when buying classic car insurance. So, I just want to strip the entire lot.

Who is the best resource to contact?

Thanks, Jerry

[Belle427]

Id be very surprised if you could get anyone to advise you over the phone but this is the chap everyone recommends.
http://www.tvruk.tv
To be honest any half decent auto electrician should be able to remove a car alarm, they all follow the same basic wiring procedure and most of them are thrown in with no regard for neatness, which makes it easier to follow the cables.

[BIG DUNC]

I dont know about the Chim, but on the Griff, the only way to lock and unlock the doors is with the alarm.

OK, you may not be bothered about locking the doors. I would rather someone opened an unlocked door than put a knife through the rear screen to get in, but something to keep in mind.

One compromise would be to disconnect the alarm siren so the worst it can do is flash the hazards at you, but you can still lock and unlock the doors should you want to.

[jazzdude]

I couldn't get on with the alarm on mine, all that having to jump in and start it before it reset itself nonsense.

Took it to an electrician who had never seen a tvr before let alone work on one, and he just pulled it out and fitted a simple generic modern unit that also opens the door and boot.

Just basic wire identification he said and the new unit replaced the old without any fuss.

[TV8]

jazzdude said:

I couldn't get on with the alarm on mine, all that having to jump in and start it before it reset itself nonsense.

Took it to an electrician who had never seen a tvr before let alone work on one, and he just pulled it out and fitted a simple generic modern unit that also opens the door and boot.

Just basic wire identification he said and the new unit replaced the old without any fuss.

Agree with this completely. On my first car an old school car guy fixed everything very simply with no drama and minimal cost.

The current car has one of the systems put in by a well known TVR alarm guru. It’s gone wrong twice in my ownership So the new systems are necessarily any better.

[Penelope Stopit]

jazzdude said:

I couldn't get on with the alarm on mine, all that having to jump in and start it before it reset itself nonsense.

Took it to an electrician who had never seen a tvr before let alone work on one, and he just pulled it out and fitted a simple generic modern unit that also opens the door and boot.

Just basic wire identification he said and the new unit replaced the old without any fuss.

I go along with this advice, alarms and immobilisers are very simple to fit and remove, anyone with a little electrical knowledge can do this job for you