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Landcrusher Lifetime member
Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 2689 Location: Chesterfield, East Midlands
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 23:21 Post subject: TVSS alarm |
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Hi Guys, picked up a spare alarm fob for £20 on e-bay. Happy with thereprogramming process, but looked behind glove box and no sign of any alarm ECU. Before I start pulling the dash off, are there other 'popular places' that they positioned it? Anyone got a photo of what it looks like?
Genuine UK Colorado 97/98 SWB.
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LC _________________ HDJ 80 but still a 90 owner at heart (yeah right!) |
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 15:57 Post subject: |
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Not much idea but it could be under dash by right knee or under drivers seat. _________________ It's Not a Bl**dy Jeep it's a Landcruiser
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lennytoyota ****
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 404 Location: Liverpool
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 19:58 Post subject: |
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LC my alarm control box is located under the steering wheel behind panel its just tied up to with a cable tie,I think its the factory one works with the toyota fobs ,siren under wing somewere and flashing led on blank switch plate under dash hope this is what you want.Lenny
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 20:16 Post subject: |
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Good bet is behind the kick panel, not sure which side but i would start on the drivers side.
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Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 2689 Location: Chesterfield, East Midlands
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:22 Post subject: TVSS contol box |
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Found it. Behind the radio. The little black box under the steering wheel panel is the sensitivity adjustment not the actual alarm control on mine.
Managed to wipe my existing fob! Nice one. Back to the instructions I think.
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joinerman *******
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 19:57 Post subject: |
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Ah well wrong again, lol
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 21:32 Post subject: Last post on TVSS |
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Well that's sorted. You press the reset, the little LED on the dash lights up and you press both buttons at once on the remote (ignition has to be on). It would appear that you can do one blipper at once. Reseting the master doesn't wipe the ones you've already done.
Tricky to find mind you. Hidden behind a metal shield. I just bent it out of the way, did the reset and bent it back.
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DJR ***
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 23:15 Post subject: |
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How did you know you had a TVSS alarm?
I ask cos I've just bought another remote fob, and am wondering if I've got the right one!!! _________________ Dave.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:10 Post subject: TVSS alarm |
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Simply because there is a thread on here somewhere about the tvss alarm. Someone posted a pic of the fob. There aren't any visible clues on the block box.
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Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Bury, Lancashire
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 22:45 Post subject: |
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Just like to say a BIG thank you to Landcrusher for the instructions in this thread.
I have a '98 Colorado with the TVSS alarm and when I bought it a couple of weeks ago, I got both fobs but neither worked. Have had time today to pull centre dash out and found the ecu. Have just using the instructions and both fobs now work perfectly!
A little note, you need to press the reset button for about 2 secs to get the LED to come on.
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 22:55 Post subject: |
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Hey Boghopper, you are very very welcome my friend. I do post a lot of stuff on here and some of it may look like the ramblings of a complete nut, but occasionally there's a little gem in there. The more we take these things apart and put 'em back together, the bigger the library of stuff there is for people to use. There are some really helpful people on here who know shed loads about the Toyota product.
Glad it's all working for you now.
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Daniel911 **
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 13:37 Post subject: |
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Landcruiser.
I found the blackbox box. Just to confirm. I need to bend the metal plate out of the way. It is hard metal to bend. Just want ot make sure I'm bending the right plate.
It cover the connection in the front?
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 18:46 Post subject: |
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Yes, it's not that thick but I found that I had to bend it rather than take it off. I couldn't find a way to avoid that.
Well done on finding it by the way!
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Daniel911 **
Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 92 Location: London
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 17:49 Post subject: |
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Landcrusher
Fist off all I want to thank you.
Got it working within a seconds.
You are the man.
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 19:24 Post subject: |
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Excellent. Nice one.
It's good when it works.
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