E30 factory fitted alarm ?!

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Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:21 pm

Hi guys my car has a factory fitted alarm, how do I go about taking this out?
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Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 9:58 pm

Does it have a magnetic key to operate it? There will be a second lock barrel in the drivers door.
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Post Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:35 am

Nope, it has a BMW part number and looks well/factory fitted, it's possible the car has had 2new doors though, both are white on the inside (cars meant to be blue)
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Post Sun Dec 29, 2013 10:27 am

There's more than one alarm system that could be OE on an E30. Description of the bits you can see would help, plus informing us what the car is.
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Post Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:51 pm

If its not got the second barrel in the drivers door then it wont be this one.

It wont be factory fit if its not the one above.

Its most likely a dealer fit alarm. Does it have a black remote with a single button and does the siren have a key barrel on it and a BMW part number?
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Post Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:14 pm

is it right if you dead lock the car, you can reprogram the alarm to any alarm key combination ?

My mate who worked in the dealers back in the day told me
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Post Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:42 pm

No.
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Post Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:45 pm

bss325i wrote:No.
ever tried it?
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Post Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:45 am

There is no way for it to possibly work due to how the factory alarm system works.
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Post Mon Dec 30, 2013 2:57 pm

BMW part number is - 82119400859