Factory Alarms?

[SirSteve 10+ year member]

I just purchased a 2003 Toyota Tacoma (new system going into it) and it has a factory alarm that has these features:

SECURITY AND CONVENIENCE ALL AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON

- Vehicle Specific Design: VIP system is custom built specifically for your Toyota vehicle

- Point-of-Entry-Protection: Activates VIP's full alarm cycle if any door, trunk, or hatch is opened without the key

- Full Alarm Cycle: For 60 seconds the lights flash, horn sounds, starter is disabled, and the Forced Lock feature will continue to re-lock the doors(on models with electric locks)

- Starter Disable: Prevents the vehicle from being started after the alarm is triggered

- Hot-Wire Protection: Sounds the alarm and disables the starter if an attemt is made to start the vehicle without the key

- Automatic Arming: Insures that your VIP system will automatically arm after exiting your vehicle(when programmed)

- Rolling Code Technology: Helps protect your VIP system from code grabbers that can steal your security codes

- Glass Breakage Sensor: "Listens" for noise and triggers a 20 second Warm Away Alarm if it senses that the window glass is tappped or broken. Full alarm is triggered on the second detection

- Automatic Rearming: Allows VIP system to re-arm if no door or hatch is opened after remote disarming

- LED Display: Warns intruders that your vehicle is protected by VIP security

CONVENIENCE

- Remote Keyless Entry: Conveniently locks and un-locks doors

- Remote Arm/Disarm: Activates/deactivate VIP system via remote control

- Passive Disarming: Allows ignition key to disarm VIP security system after automatic arming

- Tail and Marker Lights Flash: Confirms successful arming or disarming

PERSONAL SAFTEY

- Panic Alarm Button: Remotely activates alarm to sound horn and flash exterior light

- Interior Light Activation: Turns on lights when the system is disarmed using the remote

- Door Ajar Warning: Sounds if a door is ajar when remotely arming the system

I really like the ideao of not having to add another alarm. What does everyone think of this alarm? Should I get an aftermarket one or keep this?

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[96greencivic 10+ year member]

Keep it. A buddy of mine has an Srunner and he did some mods to the stock alarm. Go to http://www.customtacos.com. There were some crazy buttons and the order he had to press it, but he got to customize it the way he wanted.

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[SirSteve 10+ year member]

Thanks! I appreciate it.

 

[96greencivic 10+ year member]

No problem. Always glad to help out. Have fun with all those codes though.