Factory alarm installed?
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Factory alarm installed?
Is there an easy way to tell if my Camry Hybrid has the factory alarm installed?
I'm working on a project to install an aftermarket alarm and remote starter system and one of the wires to connect is a hood pin switch wire, and through my research on here at toyotanation I've read that if your car has the factory alarm that you already have a factory pin switch installed and you can tap into that wire underneath the dash by the OBDII connector. Problem is, I looked on my car by the hood switch and I didn't see any electrical wires. So now I'm thinking I don't have the factory alarm.
If I roll the windows halfway down and lock the doors with my smart key fob, if I reach in the window and open the door without the horn honking (and the smart key is not in the immediate vicinity), does that mean I don't have the factory alarm system?
I'm working on a project to install an aftermarket alarm and remote starter system and one of the wires to connect is a hood pin switch wire, and through my research on here at toyotanation I've read that if your car has the factory alarm that you already have a factory pin switch installed and you can tap into that wire underneath the dash by the OBDII connector. Problem is, I looked on my car by the hood switch and I didn't see any electrical wires. So now I'm thinking I don't have the factory alarm.
If I roll the windows halfway down and lock the doors with my smart key fob, if I reach in the window and open the door without the horn honking (and the smart key is not in the immediate vicinity), does that mean I don't have the factory alarm system?
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Re: Factory alarm installed?
As far as I know, all the TCH's have a "Factory Alarm".
The hood is not part of the system. There is no "hood pin switch".
The hood is not part of the system. There is no "hood pin switch".
Last edited by litespeed; 05-20-2016 at 06:52 AM.
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Re: Factory alarm installed?
I know that's what I thought too. Can they be disabled or something? I couldn't find a setting in techstream to enable it. Because when I tested mine nothing happened when I opened the door by reaching through the window.
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