Michael Oxman
The Journey Begins!
In past posts I've asked about mystery relays in the frunk and a mystery button on the steering column shroud. People suggested the relays might be part of the alarm, and now I've done some further investigating and everything can be traced to this Derringer 8300 Car Alarm hidden under the carpet. Before finding the box I've previously cut out the alarm horn. The remote is useless because though I have it the 6 (!!) tiny batteries inside have exploded and done a good job dissolving some of its guts.
The only thing I can find online is other people asking for some manual or diagram for the thing. As you see from the picture, it has an RCA jack input (yellow arrow), a clip in phone type cable (blue arrow) at the back. On the side there is an LED and a adjustment knob. The wiring is a mess and will be a pain to try and remove.
Can I just leave it an forget about it? The car turns over but does not start, but I'm still working on it and I have never started it. I'm thinking if the alarm was "working" the car wouldn't even turn over. Can anyone offer any insight into the workings of this or similar alarms or any advice as to what to do??
The only thing I can find online is other people asking for some manual or diagram for the thing. As you see from the picture, it has an RCA jack input (yellow arrow), a clip in phone type cable (blue arrow) at the back. On the side there is an LED and a adjustment knob. The wiring is a mess and will be a pain to try and remove.
Can I just leave it an forget about it? The car turns over but does not start, but I'm still working on it and I have never started it. I'm thinking if the alarm was "working" the car wouldn't even turn over. Can anyone offer any insight into the workings of this or similar alarms or any advice as to what to do??