I've been watching you for years and finally gave me the gumption to tackle some of car repair myself. I don't mind paying a mechanic or car electronic specialist, but all my local ones are through the roof! Long story short, I bought a 2010 gmc canyon used last year. It didn't have the keyless entry remote. No big deal, but got kinda miserable fumbling with keys in the pouring rain 😅 I called the dealer and they wanted $150 to program a new remote. I literally laughed at the guy and hung up. Went to Amazon, found a cheap viper security system for about $45 out of pocket. Took it to the local stereo guy and they wanted $430 to install it. Nope sorry. I'm cheaper than a blind man's light bill. I brought it home, found the wiring chart online, and tore into it. 8 and a half hours and a several curse words later, it's working and chirping as it should. I just wanted to thank you for making car repair way less intimidating than what it looks like.
Well that’s what Scotty and this community is here for. Glad to here folks are being empowered to take care repair into their own hands!
Just a word of caution on those aftermarket systems (esp when there's a stock one present), remember where everything is routed & keep that diagram with the owners manual as they can cause all sorts of issues.
Never know when a chip in the control box may fail & you're stuck. Always happens when you park somewhere under the least convenient circumstances. Last one went when I was taking a quick trip to pick up parts, an hour later I started thinking "The ONE time in 26 years I don't bring my insulin along, really?" 😄
I had an alarm system in a previous vehicle and it totally messed things up. The alarm would randomly start going off while driving and wouldn't turn off.
