Car Alarms: my 95 gst eclipse alarm, dash area, button spring

Question
my 95 gst eclipse will not start, all the electronics work but when i put my headlights on the alarm goes off, so i think this has to do with my car not starting, because one day the car was running and it shut off by itself and the alarm went off so i disconnected the battery and it hasnt started since, do you know were the factory alarm is located so i can disconnect it? thanks

Answer
I believe it's an aftermarket alarm, there would
be a reset or valet switch under the dash area,
that would help you out. But you'd need to
tell me if there's an LED flashing in the dash
when that happens, and if a siren is sounding,
and the parking lights flashing at the same time
you can't start it, then it is indeed an
after market alarm. The next time this happens,
try the following:

Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, locate, press and hold in the
valet/overide button, found under the
dash area, (push button, spring loaded)
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area goes on solid,
and the siren chirps once.

(Your valet switch might be the toggle
(on/off) type. in this case, key on,
flip switch in opposite direction,
then turn the key off.)

This should reset the alarm, and reset
the grounded relay on the starter wire,
allowing you to start the engine.

At this point, the only thing working would
be the keyless entry from the alarm,
if it came equipped that way.

Just Repeat these steps to place it
back to usable armed mode.
You may get 2 chirps, confirming it,
and the lights may flash twice as well.
This would be valet/overide/reset.
Repeat the steps to go back into useable mode.

That should do it.

Good luck.

ALARMTEK
INSTALLSUPPORT.COM