1993 Acura Integra Car Alarm-Avital

INTRAZEL

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1993 ACURA INTEGRA
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
200,000 MILES

My car alarm was installed 8 years ago and has been working perfectly until recently. The Siren stopped responding, so I ordered a new one. I snipped the old wires a day prior to installing the new siren and the alarm continued to work fine, as I installed the new one today I touched the two wires Pos/Neg from the alarm to my metal ratchet and I saw some sparks, of course I didnt disconnect the battery prior as I thought no voltage would be present. So now my alarm does not work at all, the valet switch does nothing, the remote gets no response and im not sure what to do now. Is my alarm shorted out somewhere?
Please help. Thanks

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KHLOW2008

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Hi intrazel,

Thank you for the donation.

The shorting should have blown a fuse. Check underdash for the alarm control module power supply, it should be an independent fuse holder.

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Saturday, December 19th, 2009 AT 6:57 AM

INTRAZEL

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Thanks for the reply. I checked a fuse holder just near the main fuse box under the steering wheel and it seemed fine. Should I change it anyway? Also, is there another fuse near the power supply as I only saw one black box that said Zone 1 Avital.

Thanks.