Factory Alarm System on my 96 Achieva
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I am needing to kn0w how I can figure out if the alarm it still hooked up on my car or if it has been bypassed. When I bought the car I just got a key and nothing else but here recently I had to replace a few fuses in the fuse box and I say a 10Amp fuse for the alarm so I am guessing that means my car at one time had a factory alarm or it had been bypasses. I due know that last year when I had to replace the instrument cluster I had to have the the firmware or something like that transferred to the other one because when the put the other cluster it disabled the car and then they looked further into it and they found out that the security system was made into the cluster itself. Also after more digging I found that GM uses the Passlock system and I'm wondering if they could have bypassed it. Also I noticed a sticker on my drivers door mentioning something about an alarm on the car. I will upload the picture of the sticker along a few pics of the fuse box and the fuse diagram on the fuse box cover. Also the reason why I'm asking this question is because I am planing on putting an electric start that also has an alarm built into it. I didn't want to cause any issues with the factory setup alarm wise.
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Also I forgot to mention this but my ignition key has no chip in it, just a plain key. Also the sticker mentioned something about an electric start so I am even more curious of what may be on the car if. I'm really hoping anyone here might be able to help me without this because I really don't want to take it to an electrical shop to help me figure this out. Thanks.
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That electric start is not GM issue. If you can, get me a picture of your RPO sticker that is on top of your spare tire cover. White sticker, bunch of letters and numbers on it.
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It'* possible, but they usually don't use the factory fuse blocks. You would have to find a module of some sort usually tucked underneath the drivers side dash.
I'm having difficulty reading your VIN...
1G3NL52M77N303333? Can you verify it?
I'm having difficulty reading your VIN...
1G3NL52M77N303333? Can you verify it?
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I don't see anything anywhere about factory alarm or the Passkey system. Which would be AU0.
I ran your vin over at compnine.com to lookup your RPO'*...
1G3NL52M7TM303333
Vehicle:
ACHIEVA 4 DR
Year: 1996
Build Date: 1995-09-11
Found 27,528 vehicles matching that year and model in our database.
RPO Description Matches
UH8 CLUSTER-COOL TEMP, TACH, TRIP ODOM GA(UH
27,528
UL0 RADIO AM/FM STEREO, SEEK/SCAN, AUTO REV MUSIC SEARCH CASS, AUTO TONE, CLOCK, ETR. STEREO,AM/FM W/AUTO REV CASSETTE,AUTO TONE(UL0) 26,136
UQ8 SPEAKER SYSTEM,4,DUAL FRONT EXTENDED RANGE,DUAL EXTENDED RANGE PACKAGE SHELF/QUARTER 4 SPKR SYS(UQ
26,093
U77 ANTENNA RR WINDOW, RADIO RR WDO ANT(U77) 19,885
VH3 LABEL INFORMATION BUMPER IMPACT,5 MPH,HAWAII 5 MPH IMPACT INFO LABEL FOR BUMPER-HAWAII(VH3) 336
VK3 LICENSE PLATE,FRONT MOUNTING PACKAGE FRT LIC PLT MTG PKG(VK3) 23,949
VN9 FLEET PROGRAM - GUARANTEED 100% REPURCHASE 13,835
V2G CREDIT - FULL FUEL FILL 18,580
V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT - US/CANADA US/CANADA VEHICLE STATEMENT(V73) 27,528
1SC PACKAGE-OPTION 03 (1SC) 17,661
1SZ PACKAGE OPTION- (1SZ) 27,510
12B TRIM COMBINATION CLOTH, GRAPHITE (B) (92) CLOTH TRIM(12B) 18,123
12I INTERIOR TRIM GRAPHITE (12I) 18,123
16U PRIMARY COLOR EXT,PEARL WHITE (16U) 6,075
6FC COMPONENT FRT LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP SUSP(6FC) 5,912
7FC COMPONENT FRT RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (7FC) SUSP(7FC) 11,105
8FB COMPONENT RR LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (8FB) SUSP(8FB) 9,998
9FC COMPONENT RR RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (9FC) SUSP(9FC) 27,194
AK5 RESTRAINT SYSTEM,FRONT SEAT,INFLATABLE,DRIVER AND PASSENGER DRIVER & PASS F/SEAT INFL RST SYS(AK5) 27,528
AS5 SEAT,FRONT BUCKET(DELUXE) DELUXE FRT BKT ST(AS5) 17,193
A31 WINDOW,ELECTRIC OPERATED,SIDE ELEC SI WDO(A31) 18,340
BF9 COVERING,FLOOR MAT(DELETE) BF9) 13,976
BQ0 FLEET INCENTIVE - NATIONAL CAR RENTAL (C/D/E/F/G/H/J/K/N/M/U/W/Z TRK CKGMLPST) 2,814
B0Q VEHICLE GM PROD WEEK 33 GM VEH PROD WEEK 33(B0Q) 515
C60 AIR CONDITIONER,FRONT,MANUAL CONTROLS A/C MAN CONT(C60) 27,528
DG7 MIRROR,OUTSIDE,RH & LH REMOTE CONTROL,ELECTRIC(PAINTED) O/* ELEC R/CON PAINTED MIR(DG7) 20,369
DL5 DECAL ROADSIDE SERVICE INFORMATION ROADSIDE SERVICE INFO DECAL(DL5) 25,577
FE2 SUSPENSION SYSTEM,RIDE AND HANDLING RIDE & HANDLING SUSP(FE2) 27,528
FE9 FEDERAL EMISSION CERTIFICATION FED EMIS(FE9) 21,388
FLT SALES PROCESSING - OPTION 18,202
FR2 RATIO TRANSAXLE FINAL DRIVE 2.93 2.93R(FR2) 16,199
IJB TRIM - INTERIOR DESIGN (JB) 17,193
JM4 BRAKE SYSTEM,POWER FRONT DISC,REAR DRUM,ANTI-LOCK(CAST IRON) ANTILOCK DISC/DRUM BRK(JM4) 27,528
K34 CRUISE CONTROL,AUTOMATIC,ELECTRONIC CRCONT(K34) 25,411
K68 GENERATOR,105 AMPERE 105 AMP(K6
16,199
LAB PLANT CODE LANSING ASSEMBLY 'M' LINE LANSING,MI 'M' LINE PLANT CODE(LAB) 26,826
L82 ENGINE,3.1L(3.1M)6 CYL,V6,MFI,HO 3.1M(L82) 16,199
MX0 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC,OVERDRIVE(MERCHANDISING OPTION) A/TRANS PROVISIONS(MX0) 27,420
M13 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC 4-SPEED(4T60-E) 4-SPD A/TRANS(M13) 27,420
NF2 EMISSION SYSTEM,FEDERAL,TIER 1 FED EMIS SYS(NF2) 21,388
NK3 STEERING WHEEL,SPORT,SOFT RIM,SIMULATED LEATHER SIMULATED LEATHER STRG WHL(NK3) 27,372
NV7 STEERING,POWER,VARIABLE EFFORT P/*(VARIABLE)(NV7) 16,199
NW7 TRACTION CONTROL POWERTRAIN MANAGEMENT ONLY TRACTION CTL(NW7) 27,420
PG1 WHEEL,15X6(STEEL) STEEL WHL(PG1) 16,457
QPD TIRE ALL P195/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2 89S TIRE(QPD) 18,817
R7A CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO. 26 25,561
R9X CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO. 98 16,527
T61 LIGHTING,DAYTIME RUNNING DAYTIME RUNNING LGT(T61) 27,528
I ran your vin over at compnine.com to lookup your RPO'*...
1G3NL52M7TM303333
Vehicle:
ACHIEVA 4 DR
Year: 1996
Build Date: 1995-09-11
Found 27,528 vehicles matching that year and model in our database.
RPO Description Matches
UH8 CLUSTER-COOL TEMP, TACH, TRIP ODOM GA(UH
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UL0 RADIO AM/FM STEREO, SEEK/SCAN, AUTO REV MUSIC SEARCH CASS, AUTO TONE, CLOCK, ETR. STEREO,AM/FM W/AUTO REV CASSETTE,AUTO TONE(UL0) 26,136
UQ8 SPEAKER SYSTEM,4,DUAL FRONT EXTENDED RANGE,DUAL EXTENDED RANGE PACKAGE SHELF/QUARTER 4 SPKR SYS(UQ
![Cool](https://www.gmforum.com/gm/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
U77 ANTENNA RR WINDOW, RADIO RR WDO ANT(U77) 19,885
VH3 LABEL INFORMATION BUMPER IMPACT,5 MPH,HAWAII 5 MPH IMPACT INFO LABEL FOR BUMPER-HAWAII(VH3) 336
VK3 LICENSE PLATE,FRONT MOUNTING PACKAGE FRT LIC PLT MTG PKG(VK3) 23,949
VN9 FLEET PROGRAM - GUARANTEED 100% REPURCHASE 13,835
V2G CREDIT - FULL FUEL FILL 18,580
V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT - US/CANADA US/CANADA VEHICLE STATEMENT(V73) 27,528
1SC PACKAGE-OPTION 03 (1SC) 17,661
1SZ PACKAGE OPTION- (1SZ) 27,510
12B TRIM COMBINATION CLOTH, GRAPHITE (B) (92) CLOTH TRIM(12B) 18,123
12I INTERIOR TRIM GRAPHITE (12I) 18,123
16U PRIMARY COLOR EXT,PEARL WHITE (16U) 6,075
6FC COMPONENT FRT LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP SUSP(6FC) 5,912
7FC COMPONENT FRT RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (7FC) SUSP(7FC) 11,105
8FB COMPONENT RR LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (8FB) SUSP(8FB) 9,998
9FC COMPONENT RR RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (9FC) SUSP(9FC) 27,194
AK5 RESTRAINT SYSTEM,FRONT SEAT,INFLATABLE,DRIVER AND PASSENGER DRIVER & PASS F/SEAT INFL RST SYS(AK5) 27,528
AS5 SEAT,FRONT BUCKET(DELUXE) DELUXE FRT BKT ST(AS5) 17,193
A31 WINDOW,ELECTRIC OPERATED,SIDE ELEC SI WDO(A31) 18,340
BF9 COVERING,FLOOR MAT(DELETE) BF9) 13,976
BQ0 FLEET INCENTIVE - NATIONAL CAR RENTAL (C/D/E/F/G/H/J/K/N/M/U/W/Z TRK CKGMLPST) 2,814
B0Q VEHICLE GM PROD WEEK 33 GM VEH PROD WEEK 33(B0Q) 515
C60 AIR CONDITIONER,FRONT,MANUAL CONTROLS A/C MAN CONT(C60) 27,528
DG7 MIRROR,OUTSIDE,RH & LH REMOTE CONTROL,ELECTRIC(PAINTED) O/* ELEC R/CON PAINTED MIR(DG7) 20,369
DL5 DECAL ROADSIDE SERVICE INFORMATION ROADSIDE SERVICE INFO DECAL(DL5) 25,577
FE2 SUSPENSION SYSTEM,RIDE AND HANDLING RIDE & HANDLING SUSP(FE2) 27,528
FE9 FEDERAL EMISSION CERTIFICATION FED EMIS(FE9) 21,388
FLT SALES PROCESSING - OPTION 18,202
FR2 RATIO TRANSAXLE FINAL DRIVE 2.93 2.93R(FR2) 16,199
IJB TRIM - INTERIOR DESIGN (JB) 17,193
JM4 BRAKE SYSTEM,POWER FRONT DISC,REAR DRUM,ANTI-LOCK(CAST IRON) ANTILOCK DISC/DRUM BRK(JM4) 27,528
K34 CRUISE CONTROL,AUTOMATIC,ELECTRONIC CRCONT(K34) 25,411
K68 GENERATOR,105 AMPERE 105 AMP(K6
![Cool](https://www.gmforum.com/gm/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
LAB PLANT CODE LANSING ASSEMBLY 'M' LINE LANSING,MI 'M' LINE PLANT CODE(LAB) 26,826
L82 ENGINE,3.1L(3.1M)6 CYL,V6,MFI,HO 3.1M(L82) 16,199
MX0 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC,OVERDRIVE(MERCHANDISING OPTION) A/TRANS PROVISIONS(MX0) 27,420
M13 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC 4-SPEED(4T60-E) 4-SPD A/TRANS(M13) 27,420
NF2 EMISSION SYSTEM,FEDERAL,TIER 1 FED EMIS SYS(NF2) 21,388
NK3 STEERING WHEEL,SPORT,SOFT RIM,SIMULATED LEATHER SIMULATED LEATHER STRG WHL(NK3) 27,372
NV7 STEERING,POWER,VARIABLE EFFORT P/*(VARIABLE)(NV7) 16,199
NW7 TRACTION CONTROL POWERTRAIN MANAGEMENT ONLY TRACTION CTL(NW7) 27,420
PG1 WHEEL,15X6(STEEL) STEEL WHL(PG1) 16,457
QPD TIRE ALL P195/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2 89S TIRE(QPD) 18,817
R7A CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO. 26 25,561
R9X CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO. 98 16,527
T61 LIGHTING,DAYTIME RUNNING DAYTIME RUNNING LGT(T61) 27,528
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So could that just be an empty slot with a fuse in it then? If so then I shouldn't have a problem then putting an electronic start on it then right.
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I don't see any issue installing a remote start on it.
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