Immobiliser question
Immobiliser question
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GT4 Baz

Original Poster:

627 posts

214 months

Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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Hi chaps

I am looking at ditching the standard immobiliser for something a bit more modern, is the factory unit coded to the ECU in any way?

Or can the old one be ripped out and a new one fitted?

Cheers!

Tanguero

4,535 posts

230 months

Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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No - the factory Meta is stand alone - the ECU is unaware of it.

GT4 Baz

Original Poster:

627 posts

214 months

Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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Excellent, so it can be ditched an be replaced by any of the popular Cobra/Viper/etc.

Thanks for your help!

Tanguero

4,535 posts

230 months

Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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No problem - the mysteries are all in the workshop wiring diagrams. I replaced my original alarm with the newer Meta one - but its all fairly self explanatory if you can trace barely legible photocopies!

fatjon

2,299 posts

242 months

Wednesday 24th November 2010
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I replaced mine with a viper with door popping and proximity etc. Just unplugged the old alarm and chucked it in the garage and now I disarm the immobiliser with the little push in fob under the radio. Company called Technicar in Sheffield did all the work.


tejr

3,498 posts

193 months

Wednesday 24th November 2010
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Got mine replaced with a Viper pager alarm. The guy who did the work (Ken at Awesome Automotive in Colchester) managed to get everything to work together so no need to disarm the immobiliser seperately, everything works from one fob like the factory system smile