did bmw ship any e30s with alarms?

[Frankus12]

did bmw ship any e30s with a factory alarm? did bmw offer any alarm in the 80's? cant find a concrete answer on the forums

[JinormusJ]

did bmw ship any e30s with alarms?

To be completely frank; some late models came with alarm horns, but I have yet to come across any e30 that had an alarm system installed factory (Different from dealer install!)

The only thing I have found on factory on e30s would be the 13-button OBC code feature that acts as a theft repellent. If cranked over 3 times with the wrong code entered, it will shut off the fuel pump relay and honk the car horns for 3 minutes

[MR 325]

Yes absolutely. My 1991 had a factory BMW alarm.

[JinormusJ]

Well cool

You learn something every day ^^

[whodwho]

There were BMW alarms, they were installed at the dealer but most went with Hofco alarms in those years.

[StereoInstaller1]

BMW branded, dealer installed alarms were incredibly expensive, so most went aftermarket.

[Frankus12]

Okay so im taking from this there are rare dealer installed alarms

[MR 325]

My clicker-thing-a-ma-jig said BMW right on it. It's long gone now though.

[moreoff]

My car has a remote with power locks and an alarm. Its a BMW key thing. But I always assumed it was an aftermarket clone.

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[StereoInstaller1]

Okay so im taking from this there are rare dealer installed alarms

This is correct.

My clicker-thing-a-ma-jig said BMW right on it. It's long gone now though.

Yes, it was a BMW alarm, made by Alpine, installed at the dealer. They were around $1200 IIRC. At that time, I was a VSE dealer, I installed Derringer alarms for $325 or so with more features.