xpresskit for viper 5901 in 2003 tacoma?
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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 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Topic: xpresskit for viper 5901 in 2003 tacoma?
Posted By: bw504
Subject: xpresskit for viper 5901 in 2003 tacoma?
Date Posted: October 30, 2011 at 11:31 PM
I hope I am following all rules and protocols here - I have searched and searched, and found no answers.
Do I need an xpresskit in a 2003 toyota tacoma double cab with factory solid metal key (no chip) and factory keyless entry when installing a viper 5901 keyless entry/alarm/remote start?
I will get it installed professionally, but I need to know to prepare for install costs. No one seems to know definitively, and there is nothing on the internet with such key words besides a post on here which delved more specifically into how to install said alarm in said truck, which I won't do myself. Nothing about xpresskit, etc.
Searching Viper's website, it doesn't allow Tacoma years to go back any further than 2005, and I have gotten different answers from authorized dealers (Viper's suggested resources).
Many thanks
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Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: October 31, 2011 at 6:04 AM
Remove parts to gain access to ignition switch. If it has a plastic cowl round it with wires coming off then yes, or try to hotwire it without the key near the ignition, if you can then no by-pass required.
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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: October 31, 2011 at 6:10 AM
DEI doesn't list one, A/Vox says yes, you'll just have to do as above or trust your installer.
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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: Mike M2
Date Posted: October 31, 2011 at 4:55 PM
No bypass needed on old bodystyle Taco's.....
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Mike M2
Tech Manager
CS Dealer Services
Posted By: bw504
Date Posted: October 31, 2011 at 6:39 PM
thanks howie II. i don't know how to do what you're suggesting - i've only installed a couple of head units and a camera, and the rest is sort of a mystery to me. but thanks for checking up on that.
Posted By: bw504
Date Posted: October 31, 2011 at 6:40 PM
thanks mike m2. my guess is that the older ones don't need a kit b/c viper's website doesn't go back further than 2005. that is, of course, a total assumption. but thanks very much for the reply.
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: October 31, 2011 at 6:50 PM
Actually Viper's TRADE website does go back a lot further, but then what do I know? As Mike knows only too well I don't even know what a Taco is!
They don't sell the bigger stuff in Europe, I have to Wiki half the queries here just to see if the damn thing looks like anything like its Euro cousins. e.g. Buick Regal = Vauxhall/Opel Insignia.
Come to think of all all cars and light vans HAD to have OEM immobilisers by 1/1/97. So it's much simpler here.
You can't even take a chance on Ford Fiestas and Foci, the hot UK Focus, ST and Cosworth had Volvo ignition systems as did Land Rovers.
I've done RS on one F150 and one RAM, now ask how many BMW's and smaller Toyotas.
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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
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