So I bought the car with a viper alarm (not sure what model) and it has a blue led built into the center console piece by the shifter bezel. Whats odd is I just noticed when I alarm the car the blue led flashes. It's bright as hell and you can see if from the outside pretty easy. I never noticed it flashing so bright. As a matter of fact I never noticed it flashing at all. Is this normal or am I crazy?
Viper Alarm Light?
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You may be crazy but I would check the wiring just in case. You may have a short. I have one as well and if the LED is blinking there is no way you would not notice it.
So its normal for it to blink when its armed? I feel really stupid for never noticing but I just didn't and I've had the car for over 2 years :dw:
It correctly turns off when I disarm it and works as expected. Just weird I guess.
It correctly turns off when I disarm it and works as expected. Just weird I guess.
Ok, now you are making me think you are crazy. Yes, when armed, it should blink at about 1 Hz.
Also, the LED is used as a diagnostic source if the alarm ever starts having problems.
Of course I know what its for. I just thought it was broke because I never noticed it before.
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Now that I'm thinking about it I did pop the shifter cover off the other week to adjust the shifter. Maybe the led wire wasn't making a connection before I took the cover off. Had to of been.
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My automatic starter (viper) is the two way unit, meaning the remote talks to car and the car talks to the remote. When you get within a certian distance when the car is locked the LED flashes. I assume its the car talking to the remote. It is bright as hell.
Yep - Have the same one. I can see it blink from inside my house. May sound odd but when I look at the car at night, not directly at the light, I can not see it glow. When I look to the left or right of the car it's as if the whole interior is glowing when it blinks.
Thats exactly what I noticed. Good to know its normal. I was thinking it was some kind of diagnostic message.
Just remember normal operation, when armed, should blink at a 1Hz rate. If blinking at another rate something may be wrong.
I have no idea how to tell if its 1Hz or not. But comparing it to a neighbors car it blinks at the same rate. Seems normal to me.
it is roughly that. About a blink a sec.
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