Car Alarms: Disable or Remove Alarm, dash area, button spring


Question
thank you.

I have two follow up questions.
1. I found one remote but it only works when you are very close to the car and after you hold the button down for a while.  It seems as if the signal is really weak.  The autostart on the other hand works like a charm.  I've tried replacing the battery but it doesn't do anything.  What is wrong with it?  
2. If I buy a new remote how do I program it?
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-----Question-----
We lost the remote for our alarm and need to be able to use the car without the alarm.  I've triggered the alarm and now need to disable it so I can still drive the car.
-----Answer-----
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

Answer
All systems are different, and you would
need to identify what alarm you have and contact
the manufacturer, and or try www.keylessride.com
and use the fcc ID#.

Then you will also see how much and of
course, the programing instructions should
come with it.

A.