Toyota VIP Security - Plug and play?

[shagrat]

Originally Posted by earljail

So they didn't have any problem selling it to you knowing that you weren't going to let them gouge you on labour?

The parts and service departments are separate. The parts department agreed to match the price on the phone and ordered it for me. When I picked it up the next day, I had the parts guy print off the installation guide for me. When I got it home and opened it up, I called the service department and was quoted seven hours labor...needless to say I said thank you and hung up promptly.

Originally Posted by earljain

Keyless Entry $353.50
Security Upgrade (Dealer installed keyless entry required) $107.75

Those are installed prices(sans taxes) I think I'm going to take my income tax money and either get them to do it for the above prices or see how much cheaper it would be for be to do it myself.

Installation included:
*Removing a few pieces including the passenger glove box and driver side plastics.
*Temporarily removing the daylight running light relay.
*Unplugging/plugging different plugs to run alarm harness inline.
*Removing pins (three I believe) from factory harness and swapping them with pins from alarm harness (jeweler's screwdriver all that was needed to release the pins).
*Running piezo buzzer into the engine compartment...a factory plug is removed from firewall and replaced with a new one included with alarm kit.
*Pop led/glass break sensor into console panel (by aux plug).
*Mounting alarm brain to passenger side behind glove box.
*Zip-tie cables up neatly
*Test.
*Reinstall removed plastics and glove box.

The Toyota instruction sheet was extremely helpful. The drawings made finding everything very easy. My Yaris is a commuter to/from work (consultant...lots of road time). My accessories are all removable or small enought to put in the glove box (gps, ipod, etc...). The alarm has basic functionality (as compared to DEI, Viper, etc...), but is more than I was looking for...and my doors/hatch unlock without a key :).

[Dragonacc]

Originally Posted by Sabretooth

I was looking into the idea of getting this, but i came across the idea of the programable Keyless/Sec. System, that has different settings for items, such as windows: Example: A Lexus has the windows set to lower 10% to let heat out of the vehicle when you open the doors to the vehicle, I thought that was pretty cool.

It's possible that you are describing something else, but as a FYI -

When you open the door on a car and the window rolls down and then it rolls back up when you close the door, that's because the door is supposed to seal better/easier that way.

I need to look into getting this system, especially if it's plug and play.

[waylandchin]

does the vip security system pop the trunk too? or does it just unlock and lock the doors?

also, what the does the remote look like? can you take a picture? I looked in the yaris manual and it shows a key with built in buttons, not a seperate remote attached to your original key.

[yarisuzr]

The VIP security is a separate remote. It's actually the same remore (identical) as my fathers 2003 4 door tacoma. Just a lock and unlock. You hit the lock to lock and unlock once to unlock the driver door and twice to unlock all doors including the back hatch. Does not pop the hatch though. It also has an insert in the center concole button holes with a blinking red light and a VIP Security written on it.

[marcus]

if you have rs which already has the keyless immobilizer..how must to get the security upgrade...canadian!!