Hello,



I have two Caprice Classics. one is a 1995 & the other a 1996. The 1996 has
the computer chip embedded in the ignition key

as an anti theft component. I have a very bad habit of loosing keys and
these "special" ones are pricey. Anyone know the manner one would utilize to
disable this system? Most 14 year old boosters can do it. I never picked up
that trade secret because I spent 21 years as a police officer, retiring in
1996 due to bad heart / lungs. Any help or suggestions are greatly
appreciated.



Ray Miller

radioman (AT) localnet (DOT) com

Won't be a computer chip, just a resistor. If you know the resistance value
(i.e you have the key), you can wire in a resistor into the circuit. This is
commonly done as part of an install of a remote starter.

If you don't know the resistance value, this would be a rather
time-consuming trial and error process, and that's after gaining access to
the wiring involved.. I'd doubt that many of the cars you saw stolen by
14-year-olds were equipped with this system.

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"Raymond Miller" <radioman (AT) localnet (DOT) com> wrote

I was told by GM once that there are only 10 different resistors used.
maybe 200 ohms to 2000 ohms in 200 ohm increments as I recall.
Just measure your key with a VOM