upgrade alarm?

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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 18, 2024 at 4:34 AM

Topic: upgrade alarm?

Posted By: lilspeedy626
Subject: upgrade alarm?
Date Posted: May 02, 2007 at 9:15 PM

I wanted to upgrade my alarm system, I currently I have a Viper 791 pager alarm, I wanted to get the newer version from DEI. To install the new alarm do I just have to plug/unplug the old harnees to the new module, or would I have to rewire the whole thing.

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Posted By: enice
Date Posted: May 02, 2007 at 9:31 PM

just swap out brains and antennas and your done. the last thing you would do is reprogram the tach wire.

Posted By: lilspeedy626
Date Posted: May 02, 2007 at 11:21 PM

does anyone know where I can just get the brain for the 5900 and also the antenna, which viper alarm is better 5900 or the one with the color LCD

Posted By: enice
Date Posted: May 02, 2007 at 11:26 PM

just get the whole alarm. The brain and remote cost the most, i must have not been clear, the remote would also be replaced. Also the 5900 is advertised at 1 mile range while the other one you mention is 1/4 mile. Even a DEI employee(was there for training and saw the product before it went on sale) said he didnt like the new color remote. Go with the 5900, range is amazing, why? because I have it and can vouch for the distance and reliability.

Posted By: lilspeedy626
Date Posted: May 03, 2007 at 9:33 AM

is the distance between the 791 amd the 5900 a bid difference?

Posted By: mobilecustoms
Date Posted: May 03, 2007 at 10:10 AM

absolutly- it is great you can actually get 1 mile range and more.

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Posted By: creed2k
Date Posted: May 03, 2007 at 12:23 PM

the 5900 works better in buildings and the range is FAR superior.

Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: May 03, 2007 at 1:07 PM

Definitely stay away from the 7900 OLED color TX. Hunka Junk!
The 5900 is a bullet proof die-hard system - good choice.

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Posted By: creed2k
Date Posted: May 03, 2007 at 1:16 PM

why's the 7900 bad? aside from the not so great distance..

Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: May 03, 2007 at 2:00 PM

False out of range, short battery life (days), can't tell if battery is charging or not, no response when unlocking or disarming. DEI will probably resolve these issues though once they are known. This remote wasn't engineered by DEI so it probably worked great in Taiwan posted_image

I feel sorry for DEI.

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Prepare your future. It wasn't the lack of stones that killed the stone age.