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VATS?????

Old Jun 13, 2001 | 05:37 PM
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VATS?????

I have heard you guys talk about this quite a bit and I can't figure out what VATS is. Can some one enlighten me on the subject. It seems to be talked about most on the Firebirds. Is that all it came on?

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Old Jun 13, 2001 | 07:10 PM
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VATS stands for Vehicular Anti-Theft System. There's a very easy way to see if you have it.

Does your key have that little black nugget in it? That's a part of the VATS system.

Here's how it works:

There are two wires running two the ignition. When you stick your key in, that black nugget completes the circuit. Well, the nugget is a resistor. The two wires run to a module that eventually runs to the computer. Well, the computer measures the resistance in the wires, and if it matches a stored value in the computer, it'll let your car start. Otherwise, it's disable for a few minutes. Unfortunately, the VATS is easy to bypass, and there's only like 15 different values anyways, but.. it's a good start. heh

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Old Jun 14, 2001 | 11:01 AM
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Yep my key does have that and I knew that it was for the Security for the car but I just had no Idea what it was called. Thanks for the reply thats all I needed to know.

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