Jeffers
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- Jeffers
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- Long Beach, CA
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- 2020 Si Coupe purchased on 11-24-19
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Here's what we're talking about,
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/08/never-buy-car-alarm-dealership/
Dealers install these Karr alarms in all new cars. When you don't purchase the alarm with your new car they disable it with a small plastic 'shorting key' they insert into a small module screwed into the bottom of your dash. The Karr harness and two modules are left in your new car. I like to remove this stuff from the new cars I've bought so I can repair any damage they've done to my Honda's wiring harness and to eliminate any faulty wiring that can prevent me from starting my car. This is a 2020 Civic Si coupe, but should be similar to other Civics.
(1) shows the wire taps Karr uses. If there's enough room to work, I like to remove the wire taps, check the wire damage underneath, and tape them.
(2) this view is looking straight up under the door, underneath the door panel. I didn't want to remove a whole door panel. So I unpluged the wire connector and left the plastic wire tap on the wire. This is safe to do as the plastic wire tap prevents shorting.
(3) Here's a door clip that was left out of it's bracket.
(4) All of the other Karr connections are wire taps into the Honda harness. This is the only connection where Karr cuts the Honda harness. An open here prevents the car from starting. You can use these wires to wire in your own anti-theft switch hidden somewhere in the cabin.
(5) Here's the entire Karr alarm removed from the car.
(6) Here's where the Karr installer poked a hole though my new car's door boot to route their wire into the door. All they had to do was take the time to route their wire with the other Honda harness wires.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/08/never-buy-car-alarm-dealership/
Dealers install these Karr alarms in all new cars. When you don't purchase the alarm with your new car they disable it with a small plastic 'shorting key' they insert into a small module screwed into the bottom of your dash. The Karr harness and two modules are left in your new car. I like to remove this stuff from the new cars I've bought so I can repair any damage they've done to my Honda's wiring harness and to eliminate any faulty wiring that can prevent me from starting my car. This is a 2020 Civic Si coupe, but should be similar to other Civics.
(1) shows the wire taps Karr uses. If there's enough room to work, I like to remove the wire taps, check the wire damage underneath, and tape them.
(2) this view is looking straight up under the door, underneath the door panel. I didn't want to remove a whole door panel. So I unpluged the wire connector and left the plastic wire tap on the wire. This is safe to do as the plastic wire tap prevents shorting.
(3) Here's a door clip that was left out of it's bracket.
(4) All of the other Karr connections are wire taps into the Honda harness. This is the only connection where Karr cuts the Honda harness. An open here prevents the car from starting. You can use these wires to wire in your own anti-theft switch hidden somewhere in the cabin.
(5) Here's the entire Karr alarm removed from the car.
(6) Here's where the Karr installer poked a hole though my new car's door boot to route their wire into the door. All they had to do was take the time to route their wire with the other Honda harness wires.
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