Car Alarms: Removing car alarm, viper alarm system, chevy lumina

Question
QUESTION: I recently had my car stolen and now the starter disabler on my car will not allow me to start my car.  I have a '97 chevy lumina and a Viper alarm system I don't remember which system I have as I purchased it about 5 or 6 years ago so it is rather outdated.  If you could help me I would appreciate it so much.  Thank you.

ANSWER: The alarm seems to be in long tamper mode.
You will need to reset, and possibly
re program the remotes. That part you will need
your manual for, but the aftermarket alarm
seems to be doing it's job.
At least we know it's installed correctly
which is actually a good thing here.

Ok, try this.
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.

That should do it.
If you want to remove it at this point,
take it to your neighborhood installer
for this, or buy the wiring chart
(Go to: www.vehiclewires.com)
for the vehicle, and reverse engineer it wire
by wire, until safely removed.

If it does not work out this way,
you will have to replace the system
with one you know how to operate
and what to expect. Don't want to
get stuck in another bad situation.

Let me know what happens.

Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
DELUXESERVICE.com

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QUESTION: My husband removed the entire alarm system yet we are still not able to start the car.  I appreciate your help but it seems as though something else is wrong...we are taking it to a dealership tomorrw <finers crossed>  thanks again!

kim

Answer
He missed the starter kill relay on the YELLOW wire
in the ignition switch harness. Tell him
to locate the relay and socket installed on this
wire, remove and re attatche the 2 free ends so
that the starter wire is in PRE install condition.

Let me know if he worked it out.

A.