Help Reprogramming (Dealer?) Alarm

[doublfelix]

So our CB7 came with an alarm installed when we bought it from the original owner. I'm not sure if it was dealer installed, or aftermarket, but it worked for a long time after we bought the car. Then either the battery died, or was disconnected, and it wouldn't work anymore. Then we lost the remote, years went by, I found the remote, and more years went by. I've decided to finally stop putting it off and figure out how to get my keyless entry back.

I suspect the remote may have been dealer installed because we have records from the PO of the dealership reprogramming the alarm system. I don't really want to have to go to the dealer and pay $30 every time I disconnect the battery though, so hopefully someone can help us out.

It uses this exact remote


The alarm brain looks like this



I couldn't find a manufacturer or model # on the brain anywhere. I tried searching the serial # on the 12V a while ago and didn't have any luck. There is a toggle switch that is connected to the alarm, that I suspect I will have to use to program the remote, but that is basically the only other part to the system (other than sensors, horns, etc.)

[deevergote]

Do you have anything showing what dealer may have installed the alarm? even though it was 20 years ago, they should still have records of what brand alarms they installed

[accordztech]

looks like a "karr" alarm or "loctronics" Definitly aftermarket, but not sure if it was dealer installed. Dealers who install them always sublet out the job to another company.

Get a new alarm....only 200 installed for a good one. If you were local, id do it for you.

[lucifer1]

Audiovox Prestige or the dealer version Karr

Try this from Prestige in the mid 90s
turn key to on
flip valet switch on-off, on-off, on-off
led will flash once
press transmitter button until long chirp is heard
turn key off

[doublfelix]

Thanks Lucifer, that did the trick! Of course I've now figured out that the driver's door lock actuator isn't working, so while the alarm and keyless entry are operating as they should, only 3 doors lock and unlock. Oh well, another project for another day.

[lucifer1]

Glad it worked. I guess hoarding alarm manuals for 20+ years comes in handy once in a while.

[Quashish]

did you have the driver door open when you tried locking it?

[doublfelix]

Nope, I've tried locking and unlocking with the door open and closed. The power lock switch inside the car won't lock or unlock the driver's door either (even when it's closed). Thinking back it's probably been like that a while, I just thought it was part of the "can't lock yourself out" precautions.

[dayzielynn]

it probably an aftermarket one the dealer installed i know mine and a few others alarms have a button that you press to reset the alarm.like you turn your key over wait like 5 secs then at the same time you hit the button and one on your key pad and it resets itself