Car Alarms: car wont start, vehicle security system, valet mode


Question
I have a '93 Saturn SL2 with an after market Chapman Vehicle Security System installed. The car won't start. There was a clicking sound (like a turn signal sound) out of the larger of the two boxes and the smaller one w/ the red light on it would erratically flicker on and off when tapped. There is also a little switch that you need a pinhead to activate that I think is supposed to deactivate the alarm or put it into valet mode but pushing on it made no difference.  I have unplugged all wires from the larger of two control boxes and the car still won't start. Any ideas as for repair or removal of system?

Answer
Ok, try this.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, press and hold in the valet/overide
button (pinhead thingy), found under the dash area,
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area comes on solid.
(Your valet switch might be the toggle (on/off) type.
in this case, key on, flip switch in oposite direction,
key off.)

This should be valet. This overides
the starter kill relay in the alarm harness,
and returns the car back to disarmed mode.

The only thing that will work now on your system,
is the keyless entry if installed.

Just Repeat these steps to rearm your system.

That should do it.
If you still want to remove it at this point,
take it to your neighborhood installer
for this, or buy the wiring chart for
the Saturn, and reverse engineer it wire
by wire, until it's safely removed.

Let me know what happens.

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(ps. that little box is the shock sensor)