Car alarms: what's a decent rate for repairs or disconnecting?

 My car alarm went beserk on me.  It kept going off until I disconnected
my battery.  Does anyone have experience with getting one of these
disconnected or repaired, compared to buying a new one?  Of course, no
one knows exactly what's wrong right now.  I'm trying to get an idea of
cost ranges.

 
Depends on the type and age of car. They've been integrated into the
vehicle electronics for 20 years in some models; there's not a separate
alarm box that can be easily disconnected.

The problem you're describing is most likely a problem with a sensor
(door switch or motion detector), a bad connection, or a broken wire.
The cost to fix is the cost to track down which is the problem and
repair/replace it. On a more sophisticated system, there may be multiple
input connections allowing a code reader to narrow the problem down to
a few sensors and their connections. That would save you a lot of money.


Gary

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 It should be easy to disconnect the wire that connects to the alarm, if you
want to do without it.  Me, I've seen how most folks ignore car alarms, so I
dunno that they're really worth the cost/hassle.   That's what car insurance
is for anyway . . .