ford factory alarm system

[donateariel]

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hey people hope all is well !

i have a question. i have a 96 explorer xlt with 4 wd.

i bought the car in may of last year and only got it with 1 key.
when i close the doors the "theft" light on the dash comes up.

does my car have a factory alarm?

how could i find out?

i wanna buy the remote for it but want to know if it will activate and work with my situation.

Please let me know

thanks

 

[BurnTheLight88]

No, the theft light does that on all of them with the PATS system. It's a chip in the key essentially.

You more than likely can buy a remote with it if you have power door locks, but it has nothing to do with an alarm.

 

[bobflood]

No, the theft light does that on all of them with the PATS system. It's a chip in the key essentially.

You more than likely can buy a remote with it if you have power door locks, but it has nothing to do with an alarm.

'96 doesn't have PATS nor a "chipped" key. Given that it has power locks and a Theft light, it probably has remote capability. Look in the driver's side rear cargo compartment. Take off the access panel and look forward; you should see a silver box - that is the "RAP" (Remote Acccess Personality) box and controls the remote access. If you have one, you should be able to buy a remote off ebay and program it pretty easily.

 

[donateariel]

thanks bobflood