How do you kill the alarm???

[Firedog]

Sorry for yelling....
Ok, now that is out of my system, anyone have any ideas?
I just bought a '91 4Runner and the alarm is driving me nuts (just like it did on my '92 Celica and my '93 Land Cruiser- both of those were easy items to remove, just unplug the unit at the steering column) The '91 alarm doesn't look that easy to pull.
Has anyone pulled the factory alarm? Is there an easy way other than pulling each wire and repairing the factory harness? I know I will lose the keyless entry, but I am ok with that.

 

[KLF]

I'm relatively sure that alarm is not factory. Never heard of them being installed on 2nd Gens, although I guess it's possible. I had a '92 that had every possible option (even leather) and it didn't have an alarm.

 

[Mike C]

Some installs are done very well, you would need to look up the manufacture of the alarm though and contact them to see what wires it was spliced into. It could have been a dealer installed option, unique to the dealer it was purchased from too.

 

[Firedog]

The controls look just like the factory alarm that was in my Cruiser, valet switch on the dash with the red LED and "Toyota" remote. I haven't found the actual alarm yet. I was actually trying to fix the heater blower motor and every time I would close the doors and reopen them the alarm would go off! (once again, exactly like the alarm in the Cruiser). I had to fix the heater, so I just unplugged the horn and let the lights flash. I plan on going back this week to track down the rest of the system.

I would bet this is a Toyota system, but it might be dealer installed.

 

[NorCalBorn]

Factory alarm module on all 2nd-Gen 4Runners is below the drivers seat. Unbolt the 4 14mm bolts holding the seat in, pull the seat out and simply unplug the unit. All the circuits will remain intact and functional, just minus the module controlling them.

Same goes for someone wanting a factory unit, you can install it in a vehicle. IIRC need the original vehicle's vin info so you can recode it to work as once it is completely unplugged, you need to retrain the remotes to get it all up to speed.

Here's the most current wiring info i have access to..

Toyota 4Runner Auto Alarm Wiring Diagram
Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire (+): White and White/Red
Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Starter Positive Wire (+): Black
Starter Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition Positive Wire (+): Black/Yellow
Ignition Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Second Ignition Positive Wire (+): Black/Yellow or Black/Red
Second Ignition Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Accessory Positive Wire (+): Blue/Red
Accessory Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Parking Light Negative Wire (-): Red/Black
Parking Light Negative Wire Location: At Steering Column Harness
Parking Light Positive Wire (+): Green
Parking Light Positive Wire Location: In Drivers Kick Panel
Power Door Lock Negative Wire (-): Blue/White
Power Door Lock Negative Wire Location: Door Control Relay. Door control relay is located behind the drivers dash speaker.
Power Door Unlock Negative Wire (-): Blue/Yellow
Power Door Unlock Negative Wire Location: Door Control Relay. Door control relay is located behind the drivers dash speaker.
Door Trigger Negative Wire (-): Black/White or Black
Door Trigger Negative Wire Location: At 2-Pin Connector, In Fusebox
Domelight Supervision Wire: Use Door Trigger (Requires Relay)
Domelight Supervision Wire Location: N/A
Horn Negative Negative Wire (-): Green/Red
Horn Negative Negative Wire Location: At Steering Column Harness
Tachometer Wire Negative Wire (-): Black
Tachometer Wire Negative Wire Location: At Coil Pack. This wire is also a black/white at pin 1G in the diagnosis connector under the hood.
Brake Light Positive Wire (+): Green/White
Brake Light Positive Wire Location: At Switch Above Brake Pedal
Factory Alarm Disarm Wire (-): N/A
Factory Alarm Disarm Wire Location: N/A
Factory Anti-Theft Wire (-): N/A
Factory Anti-Theft Wire Location: N/A

 

[Firedog]

Update:
Finally had time to get back on the 4Runner.
It is a factory alarm, the box was finally found above the glove box mounted to the dash cross-brace.
It wasn't hard to get to, but it was well hidden.

Just thought i would put the location out there so the next person would have a place to start.