1994 Buick Leabre vats or no vats

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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Printed Date: May 10, 2024 at 9:14 AM

Topic: 1994 Buick Leabre vats or no vats

Posted By: xtremej
Subject: 1994 Buick Leabre vats or no vats
Date Posted: March 24, 2006 at 10:57 AM

Alright I have a 94 buick in and it has a chip in the key. Now the customer has gotten a quote prior to me installing a remote start, Another shop has told them it is un-necessary to bypass on this vehicle. Anybody have any insight on this?

thanx

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Posted By: Geeque
Date Posted: March 24, 2006 at 11:35 AM

If it has a chip on the metal part of the key, you must bypass or vehicle will not start. I have a trick for this if you want it.

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Gary Kline
MECP Master Technician

Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: March 24, 2006 at 11:36 AM

I usualy wire a relay in to trigger thru a resistor but what ya got?

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Posted By: xscash
Date Posted: March 24, 2006 at 12:48 PM

this vats system is easily bypased ....it only cuts the starter wire. and can in most cases be found behind the glove box. ...if need be , you could bypas it there.

Posted By: john ogrady
Date Posted: March 24, 2006 at 7:15 PM

Well folks Guess What?The Vats was introduced on the 1986 Corvette.By 1989 Gm equipped 6 car models with this and re-named Pass-Key I with some improvements .In 1992 GM introduced Pass-Key II this had additional diagnostic procedures and still shared the same feature as rest and that is the black resistor pellet in the metal part of the key.There is 15 different resistances.You measure this resistence get the resistor and use a relay or get a by-pass module.But you definately have to by-pass this for the remote start.

Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: March 25, 2006 at 8:49 AM

I used a vats pak from dei and a relay, I was trying to show the customer that info as he had a quote from a competitor or possible fake quote saying he didn't need it bypassed. I did offer to do the remote start without bypassing vats and he could pay for it whether it worked or not. He didn't like that version so we went with my usual install.

Thanx for the info. Seems I always get a few that want me to do work for them for free.

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