mat18

I bought a viper 791 for my XB. I'm pretty disapointed in the alarm. I think the LCD screen is pretty cool bought not that accurate. The car on the screen is a coupe not a sedan so if sombody came thought the back doors it doesent show. The alarm is not loud. I have a clifford 450 on my prelude and its loud!!

ProshopXB

Well the main concept of the lcd screen is to let you know when somthing is happening to you vehicle. When somone opens a door it lets you know, does it really matter which door, cause if some one is breaking in then they are breaking in and it lets you know. As for the loudness, vipers have loops on there sirens and if you cut them, the siren becomes louder. If that still dosent help try moving it so it faces a more open to the air location or get a second siren.

mat18

Thanks im going to try to cut the loop. The only thing i'm dissapointed in the alarm is the loudness.

violent_b

clifford (before Viper bought them out) had some really loud sirens. I really miss those alarms, a pain to the installer to put in but man what a good alarm.

mat18

Now my alarm does not work. only the remote unlock lock works. I have to take it to best buy tommorow so they can fix it.

sraudio

make sure that the system is not in Valet mode the light being lite solid would indicate this

mat18

It was not working because the installer did not ground the siren right.

sraudio

Gotta Love Circuit City and Best Buy installers

PaRaGoNViCtiM

I have the Viper 791xv installed, when I arm it, the beep is not loud at all, I can barely hear it to make sure it's armed? Is this normal, or is there a way to fix it?

sraudio

The loop on the siren is for the chirp when you arm and disarm just cut the loop and your arm and disarm chirps will be louder. I think by like 15db
loop is thin black wire at siren where the red and black 18 gauge wires enter siren

ProshopXB

Hey now im a circuit city installer, dont flame us all, were not all idiots. Dont get me wrong there are alot of them out their, including at custom shops too...

sraudio

Im sorry the Ratio of bad installers to good ones at those companies are so high I forget about you good guys

violent_b

it's hard saying that with a straight face isn't it Billy? I remember the days...

ProshopXB

Hey B, why dont you go play with the monkeys and midgets, oh and while your at it finish those spring break national cars, that you been workin on for like 8 months . And yes i was a young idiot once, like 5 years ago when i was new blood to installing, sure wish i had a better teacher, LoL, you were a great teacher. Thanks.

PaRaGoNViCtiM

Awesome thank you!! Will it make it much louder, or will it barely even be noticable?

RedneckwithanxB

ya know, i took my box to circuit city to have my amp kit installed and the guy broke my drivers side door sill so i took my check for the new door sill and left

ProshopXB

PaRaGoNViCtiM when you cut the loops it will make it noticable, you will be able to hear the difference.

RedneckwithanxB which circuit did you take it to? I,ll call and harass them about it. You sure violentb didnt install it and break it, LoL.

BrianxB

The same can be said about any privately owned mom and pop shop. Pot, meet the kettle.

ProshopXB

Thankyou Brianxb, thats what i said too. Dosent matter were you go in life there are people who arent good at there jobs and people who are. I wish everybody could be good at there jobs, would =alot better service for everbody, but so is life.

RedneckwithanxB

it was the circuit city on milenna blvd at conroy road

come to think about it... this happened exactly one year ago

but they paid for the new sill and against my will, continued to run the wires for free, atleast they didnt f*ck that up