It's an aftermarket alarm. There are different ways to wire up door protection. I installed my aftermarket alarm in my truck according to most common practices for aftermarket alarm installs. Guess how it monitors door triggers...yep, dome light supervision.

 

Arguing on the interent, i win!..

But while you are wired up that way i can kill your whole alarm system by simply crawling into your bed, pulling out your third brake light and shorting out the system which will blow your alarm brain.

Oh and btw your parking lights or taillamps are prob vulnerable too

 

how much you wanna bet it does go off with the dome light supervision off, mine does I have viper 791xvGps.

 

sure?? aftermarket alarms are wired directly to the battery (mine is) and goes to back up battery if shorted, with relay.

 

Don't forget that if you short out the tail lights or brake lights, you will just blow the fuse on the lights. Not like every fuse in the car blows. Either way if some one was that persitant to get in your vehicle, it still doesn't matter what alarm you have. They are going to get in. Alarms are more to deter the oppurtune theif.

 

I guess we fell off the subject but now im aware about my aftermarket alarm and now I wont be able 2 sleep at night thinking that my truck can so easley get broken in too but that still leaves me whit a ****y keyless entry pad that sets off my alarm but thanks anyways and I guess ill keep taking 2 da dealer

 

If it doesn't use the factory key fob, it is aftermarket. And will not, now or ever, work with the Ford keypad. At least according to the guys at Ford, Viper, Crimestopper and two other makers. I wanted to add a keypad to my truck. No joy from any maker. I did work a way out to do it, but I will not be posting that in an open forum. Sorry.


However, if there is any kind of programming button on the alarm (every single one I've seen in the last twenty years) then there is an override command. You pop the door and push the code into the button, and the alarm is off.
Another solution is get a spare fob (20-30 bucks usually) and keep it in a safe place in the truck. Then press it when you have to let yourself with the key/keypad.

On installing an alarm on these trucks, splicing into the factory wire is right up there with doing your own dental work. Sure you could, but why?

Check out the problems that can happen with the PCM, as everything and its brother routes through this, including the key system, dome lights, even your cluster.

Anyone who is competent to put in a simple alarm, is also competent to add their own separate switches. They cost about a buck apiece. You use them and skip messing with the factory wiring completely. That also stops any clown from messing with the rear light etc.

Five bucks difference in cost, twenty minutes more work and you don't have these problems.

Oh well, hope the dealer can fix you up.
Chris

 

Code Alarm makes aftermarket alarms that tie into the factory key pad. I'm getting the CA-670. It's a 2-way alarm/remote start that works with the factory keypad. Code Alarm makes the alarms/remote starts for ford.

THe other major manufactures don't include this feature because of the fact that there is a wire that can disarm the alarm. They call it a security risk. But think about the logic, if a thief breaks into your car, it will set off the alarm. Then the thief has to rip apart the bottom of your dash, find the alarm brain. Then he has to figure out which wire it is. Short it, and then what? Still can't start the truck. And the alarm has been going off since he broke into it. And even if you have a top of the line alarm, that doesn't have this wire, at this point he could just cut the siren and be at the same result. Probably quicker to just break in, pop the hood, cut the siren and be done.