Disabling the passive alarm on a 1G!!?

[silver91Tsi]

I'm pretty convinced now my passive alarm has a mind of its own!! The alarm sets but even when I open a door with the key it still sounds!!
My main goal is to just be able to have the horn still working! I'm afraid the 2 are all tired in. If I remove the anti-theft/alarm relay under the steering column, anyone know if the horn will still work? I'm starting tot hink I just wasted $75 on a new alarm ECU for nothing!

tia,
Mike

[autox4fun]

here's what you'll want to do...
go into the drivers (or pass) kick panel find a small wire coming from the door (green/ with a white trace) test this wire by turning the key in the door to unlock the car this wire should show a negative with that wire found just ground it to the car somewhere and you factory alarm is disabled...... good luck

[silver91Tsi]

Thanks, sure hope that works. Will make me very happy!

Mike

[nano]

Would it be the same color for a 2g. I've been looking for this cable.

[silver91Tsi]

I didn't actually find the wire and ground it since I wasn't too sure if I had the right wire, so I took my door panel off and unplugged the wiring harness that goes to the lock cylinder mechanism that tells the alarm ECU if the doors are locked etc. I looked at the wiring diagram and tired/jumped 2 of the leads to trick my alarm ECU to think my doors are never locked, even tho I can still lock them by hand, this will never allow the alarm to set. So far so good for a week.
If you try this on a 2G and have pwr locks (don't know if you could get a 2G w/o then..) it might not allow your pwr locks to work. Since I don't have them it didn't matter for me.

Mike

[nano]

Actually I found a wire squematic for the 1g and 2g and there is a factory disarm cable you can use to permanently disable the alarm. Except I'm not sure if it disarms when grounded or with a signal. I need to know because I'm adding a after market alarm/remote start but still want the stock one to work. But it should also help in the case you had. Thanks.

Here is for the 1g:
|FCTRY ALRM DISARM|brn/wht or brn/blk
|- |DKP harness from door |

Here is for the 2g:
| DISARM NO UNLOCK|green/white
|- |drivers door harness |

[silver91Tsi]

I think that is kinda similar to what I did, at least I think I was dealing w/the same harness in the door. I am not 100% sure but from "autox4fun's" post seems the alarm is disarmed when grounded.

Mike

[NIX_92_Tsi_AWD]

Originally posted by nano

Here is for the 1g:
|FCTRY ALRM DISARM|brn/wht or brn/blk
|- |DKP harness from door |
|

ok, sorry to bring up old threads, but i need to know how to ground this stock alarm!!!!

know, i have figured out that i need to ground these brown/white and brown/black wires in the harness for the drivers door. now, do i just tie into those and ground them with, lets say, a vampire clip? or just slice them and ground one side or the other of the wires? im sure someone has had to have done this... please help!!!

[silver91Tsi]

Do you have power locks? I didn't on mine so I just tricked the alarm ECU to think the door locks were always open. See my post below.
Sorry I can't be of more help. I don't have my Tsi anymore.
What probs are you running into?

Mike

[NIX_92_Tsi_AWD]

yes i do have power locks and i would like to be able to keep them... anyone know EXACTLY how to disable this alarm???

[SeatownGST]

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