dead viper remote

hey

i have a viper 790xv alarm with the 1-way 472 remotes.  2 days ago everything was working perfectly but the light on the remote seemed to get dimmer and dimmer.  After a bit longer the remote totally stopped working over night.   I changed the battery and still no response from the brain.  I also tried reprogramming it to the brain and still nothing.  i then unplugged all the wires from the unit for about an hour and plugged everything back up.  Still no response from the unit.  What else could solve this problem?  could the remote be out of sync with the brain or something because i believe the code hopping was active.  also what battery goes in the remote?  it had a 2032 in it so i replaced it with another 2032.  is this the correct battery because i have known people to confuse 2032 batteries with 2025 because they are the same size.

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1993 Buick Roadmaster

you can use one 2032 or 2 stacked 2016's. does the light come on on the remote?

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under promise and overdeliver

yes the remote does light up when a button is pushed.

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1993 Buick Roadmaster

take the white with blue stripe and tap it to ground and see if remote start fires up

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under promise and overdeliver

yes it remote started when i tapped the wire to a ground

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1993 Buick Roadmaster

take the white wire w/ blue stripe and tap it to ground, this should cause the remote start to engage. see if this works

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under promise and overdeliver

do you have the second remote? try it if not do you have a bitwriter? zap the unit to clear all remotes and try programming it again

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under promise and overdeliver

i do not have a second remote or a bit writer.  i tried reprogramming it on multiple occasions.  what did it mean when it remote started when i tapped the wire to a ground?  i was trying to avoid buying another $100 remote.  is there any other way i would be able to get it working again?

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1993 Buick Roadmaster

I was making sure the unit wasn't dead, the wire just showed that the unit still works. I would have to say the remote is not working, help me out here. i am a python dealer, you have a viper which is the same but the part numbers are different, is this not a 2 way piece or is it?

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under promise and overdeliver

if it is the 4 button 1 way then the remotes are only about $25, Most DEI dealers can warranty them if they are not being p***ks. DEI says there  is only a 1 year warranty on their remotes but I have never seen them enforce it. the 2 way is $75 dealer cost but I have always gotten them warrantied!!

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under promise and overdeliver

AS long as it is not due to customer abuse most DEI dealers will warranty it.

AS long as it is not due to customer abuse most DEI dealers will warranty it.

if you purchased the alarm from a retailer like best buy you could probubly go there and have them swap it for the newest equivalent. they warrenty all DEI alarms purchsed from them for the life of the vehicle.