Lost remote - Alarm bypass on 98 900 convertible?

Lost remote - Alarm bypass on 98 900 convertible?

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Saturday 13th February 2010
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Is it possible? Sorry if it's been asked a thousand times, I couldn't find anything with the search.

A friend (really) dropped and trod on his only remote and now can't drive the car as the alarm is armed.

He found someone who says he could provide a new remote but needs the car to program it and it's not practical to tow the car there. Can the alarm be bypassed completely?

He has the keys but I assume it's immobilised as well (is this correct?). He doesn't care if he ends up with no alarm or immobiliser, he just wants to be able to drive the car.

I think it's a '98 900 convertible. He tells me that Saab no longer support the factory fitted alarm (which his is) which seems very odd to me. I've seen a few suggestions elsewhere on how to resolve this but none seem entirely convincing or involve fairly major expense.

Any suggestions? Cheers.