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soundq_ndn

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Posted: May 13, 2015 at 9:14 PM / IP Logged

I have a 1998 Lincoln Town Car with an Autopage C3 RS 665 2W installed. I had my remote start disabled because I had to have an interlock in my car. The time has passed and now I don't have an interlock anymore. I see that they just cut the purple wire that goes to the start wire. I reconnected it thinking that I could get my remote start to work and nothing. I hit the remote start button on my remote and all it does is beep. No voltage is detected on the remote start wires coming from the brain.

The alarm hasn't been disturbed other than reprogramming a new remote since the old one was broken. The alarm locks/unlocks like normal and the trunk pop function work fine. But why is the remote beeping??

I verified all the wire connections and all looks fine and solid.

What should I be looking for???

1998 Lincoln Town Car

Pioneer CD/MP3 player

Hertz HiEnergy components powered by a

Rockford Fosgate Punch 250.2

two Sundown Audio SA-12D4 subwoofers powered by a

Sundown Audio SAZ-1200D

soundq_ndn

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Posted: May 13, 2015 at 9:45 PM / IP Logged

If anyone is familiar with this alarm, why would the remote beep after pressing the remote start button? Is doesn't explain why in either the installation or operation manuals from Autopage.

1998 Lincoln Town Car

Pioneer CD/MP3 player

Hertz HiEnergy components powered by a

Rockford Fosgate Punch 250.2

two Sundown Audio SA-12D4 subwoofers powered by a

Sundown Audio SAZ-1200D

howie ll

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Posted: May 14, 2015 at 12:16 AM / IP Logged

Possibly bad battery in the remote.

soundq_ndn

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Posted: May 14, 2015 at 12:00 PM / IP Logged

No its not the battery since I tried several different ones.

1998 Lincoln Town Car

Pioneer CD/MP3 player

Hertz HiEnergy components powered by a

Rockford Fosgate Punch 250.2

two Sundown Audio SA-12D4 subwoofers powered by a

Sundown Audio SAZ-1200D

soundq_ndn

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Location: Texas, United States

Posted: May 19, 2015 at 4:26 PM / IP Logged

I figured out the remote start part. Had to reprogram it.

Now I get a flashing O\D light when I remote start. Only time it does this is when it is remote started. If I start with the key I don't have that problem. The flashing O\D light will go out after about 3 mins of driving down the road.

1998 Lincoln Town Car

Pioneer CD/MP3 player

Hertz HiEnergy components powered by a

Rockford Fosgate Punch 250.2

two Sundown Audio SA-12D4 subwoofers powered by a

Sundown Audio SAZ-1200D

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Joined: January 30, 2009

Location: Pennsylvania, United States

Posted: May 19, 2015 at 5:46 PM / IP Logged

Did you power all the ignition circuits? Here is some info from various sources :

12volts yellow (3) + ignition harness ( also 3 Lt. GREEN/ Purple )

Starter RED / lt. blue + ignition harness

Ignition WHITE/ yellow + ignition harness

Second Ignition pink/black + ignition harness ( 2 wires - same circuit )

Accessory BLACK/ lt. green + ignition harness

Second Accessory gray / YELLOW + ignition harness *

* This wire must be powered as an accessory. If powered as a 2nd ignition the gauges will not function properly.

If it was working properly before, check all the RS665 flex ign programming, wire connections and fuses.

Soldering is fun!

soundq_ndn

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Posted: May 19, 2015 at 7:19 PM / IP Logged

Cool that was it...

I had to wire in a relay off the negative trigger for 2nd acc output... O/D hasnt blinked so far

1998 Lincoln Town Car

Pioneer CD/MP3 player

Hertz HiEnergy components powered by a

Rockford Fosgate Punch 250.2

two Sundown Audio SA-12D4 subwoofers powered by a

Sundown Audio SAZ-1200D

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