Re: Now, onto the alarm
- From: "Hachiroku" <Trueno@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 16:07:53 GMT
"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 May 2006 13:33:29 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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On Sat, 27 May 2006 17:13:45 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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It has wiring for + pulsed door locks and - pulsed door locks.
I believe Toyotas are - pulsed. Is there a good place in the kick
panel
to
get to this? On my 240 SX the Gumby that cobbed the alarm tapped into
the
fuse block, and I had to redo it.
Try putting the control box in the center console, ahead of the
shifter
and
under the audio system.
I believe the door locks are + pulsed.
Also, it has an ign disable. I have only done one of these before.
Can I tap somewhere in the ign harness to disable the IGN?
Look for the circuit in the kick panel fuse box for a fuse marked IGN,
you
can try tapping the wire to that fuse (after the fuse).
BTW, it's a Prestige (Audiovox). They don't care HOW it works, they
just
care the alarm goes off when you try to open the car.
Prestige/Audiovox is not OEM, it might be the one that the particular
dealer
installed.
Also, a nifty idea: the Driver's door lights the driver's door lock
and
the ring around the ignition when you lift the handle. This would be
a
pretty decent place to tap when you park places where people walk
down
the
street lifting door handles.
Spent Sunday and Monday installing it. I also brought home a video
camera
from work that they wanted me to figure out, so I made a video of
installing the alarm.
Turned out to be an expansive weekend; the camera would only work with
Windows 2000 and Linux by accessing the Memory stick; it didn't know
how
to deal with the tape. The manual said you needed XP to access the
tape...
So...I now have a copy of XP. Only the second time I actually had to
buy
an OS; usually I got them free by working for distributors or a large
company like GE. I did buy Windows '95, because they didn't have a
Distributor Support program for '95, but they did for NT (Never figured
that one out...), all the rest have been freebies from my employers.
It's tough having to pay for something that you are accustomed to
getting
for free. Now you know how I feel when I have to fork out money for
cars
and service. ;-)
THat sounds like the better deal to me!!
Yeah, I miss having to try to remember what color my car is when I come
out of the mall and renewing the new car smell by getting a new car!
As for the alarm, it works slicker than...well, it's pretty slick. I
made
one mistake during the installation; I yanked the wrong IGN wire from
the
Ign cylinder. I tried using the +12V IGN instead of the STARTER wire;
30
seconds later I swapped them.
I made up a little harness for the IGN kill relay and took a spade lug
from some Toy parts I had hanging around, so I didn't have to CUT any
wires, it all snapped back together just like Factory.
Smart man! Spade lugs are the way to go - I am not a fan of Scotch
Locks.
I've cut into too much wire using Scotch Locks. I did have a couple just
in case.
What I did for the power and the praking light flasher and the door locks
was, I tinned the wire about 2/3", and stuffed it into the connector so
it
was at the bottom of the contact, and then tie-wrapped it in place. I
gently move the wire to one side so the contact slides a little and then
when you remove the pressure the contact slides back to it's normal
postition so the wire is captivated. The tie-wraps keep it from sliding
out.
Good way to preserve the factory wiring!
It arms itself; it locks the doors when it arms and unlocks them when
it
disarms, and it locks the doors when you start the car and unlocks them
when you turn the engine off.
Just like New York!
Some day, I'll tell you about a company-owned Supra that was stolen
about
100 times in a year and a half.
Um, I just get a discount of 15% on Collision and Comprehensive.
I have $1100 into the car. It books at $2850. If it gets ripped, I *MAKE*
$1400!!!!
OK, I guess it's some day now. The Supra was originally assigned to the
son of a high ranking executive (the family name happens to be the company
name) while the son was attending college in the Boston area. The car was
stolen, written off, and forgotten about for 3 or 4 years. Lo and behold,
the Boston PD recovers it many years later in very good condition. They
called our office and asked if they could keep the car to test a new theft
recovery device and since the car was already written off, the manager
agreed. They installed a prototype LoJack and parked it in some unsavory
neighborhoods. The car got stolen and recovered about twice a week. The
Boston PD was happy with the chance to confirm that the LoJack worked, and
the car got a little fame in our office.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
Oh, hay, I got a question for you.
I chased the wire from the Driver's door back to the Fuse block, tapped into
it, and the alarm works Just Fine...
from the Driver's door.
I am assuming there is some function from the Driver's door grounding switch
that is NOT activated by the passenger's door.
On all my other Toyotas, I have followed this wire back to the fuse block,
tapped into it and had no problem. On one car it even activated when the
hatch was opened.
So, I need to find a grounding connection common to both doors; possibly the
dome light.
Any ideas?
Oh, I thought it was the 'glow rings' around the Driver's door lock and the
ignition, but these are activated when you lift the handle on the driver's
door...
.
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