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Heres a stupid electrical answer (archive)
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Posted by Henkka 750i on September 02, 2001 at 06:21:03:

In Reply to: Re: Heres a stupid electrical question posted by Q on September 01, 2001 at 21:03:14:

Mind you that if you decide to remove the aftermarket alarm, there is something I should point out:

Often in aftermarkeet alarm installations there is an immobilizer function. This is gained by routing some of the car's vital wiring (usually either fuel pump relay power or starter relay power wire) via the alarm which then works as an extra relay.

If you simply remove the alarm, the wire used for immobilazion won't have contact and the car will never run again (untill you pay $2000 in labour to someone that will have the patience to find the correct wire ends and reconnect them)

So be careful!

Good luck,

Henkka
audiophile who's installed a lot of alarms too

1990 750i with infrared remote and alarm

oh, and 1987 e32 manual DID mention alarm as an option. If there is one it WILL have the BMW roundel or product number, otherwise it's aftermarket.

H

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