Resistor trick

I agree, it's  personal preference which is why I state in my initial post that it's not a debate about that. I totally agree that it's anyones right to bypass anything they want on thier vehicle.

As a matter of fact, on almost every "VATS" GM I do an RS or alarm in I ask the customer if they would like me to bypass it if it is giving them trouble. The keys as well as the contacts in the switch tend to wear out and those are easy to bypass with nothing but one resistor. However, it is a good idea to ask if they have theft coverage on the vehicle and make sure you install another system to prevent starting.

I can't see how it is "retarded" or in any way off topic when the issue I replied about has to do with bypassing factory antitheft systems. I was felt it right to let people know about a situation dealing with this. Basically that if this is done, and the vehicle ends up getting stolen (this does happen you know, check statistics), that bypassing the factory system could result in not only the insurance company refusing to pay, but there is a chance of being charged with insurance fraud. This is something that actually happened, so is it really retarded to let anyone who wants to disable the factory system know about it?

As far as insurance rates my post reply has nothing to do with that. I was simply stating about in NY that if the system isn't passive you don't get a discount. But since ALL the systems on this particular topic are passive anyway it's a non issue. Just trying help make others aware of what can happen, not that it happens often or anything like that but, just a consideration. Isn't that better then all the hassles that can happen if the customer didn't know about this and it happened to them? I bet they would be pretty angry at the installer as well.

So this is NOT off topic...it is exactly the opposite.