Hello,

This is my first post to the forum. I recently purchased my first viper, and I've had a series of problems that has kept the car in the garage for over two weeks.

The car is a 1993, which is nearly completely stock. While waiting for engine gaskets to arrive I decided to replace the radio. I disconnected the battery, changed the radio, and when the battery was reconnected it activated the alarm. Now the car will not start! I have the service manual, and I have a key fob (transmitter). The fob does not seem to work, and I tried using the green programming wire per the service manual.

I have heard that there is a 'simple trick' to jumper a wire under the dash to reset the alarm, but all of the posts have solved the problem through PM or phone calls and were years old.


I spoke with a couple local dealers and they said the new fob is about $160 and takes at least 3 days to arrive. I was planning to take the car to a garage to have new thermostat housing gaskets, a new radiator, and valve cover gaskets changed and I don't really want to wait 3 more days to get a fob that will probably not work.


Are there alternative things I should try before purchasing a new fob? I plan to check fuses after work today, and the current fob has new batteries. Are there any current members that could explain the 'simple unspoken trick'?