Hello All,
I am glad I found this site and I hope I can learn a lot and eventually be able to help others. I have a basic knowledge of car audio installs and basic system electrical but no in depth experience with alarms, remote starters etc... This seems like a great forum and I am happy to be part of it.
I have taken on a pet project and the goal is to not only complete this correctly but also lean and understand as well. The project came about when my steering wheel lock & ignition cylinder failed. After 6 months I grew tired of hot wiring my 1999 BMW E39 (528i) and decide to price the parts. $300 - $500 was the average price with mostly used parts, I decided that I could add a passive keyless entry & push to start system for like $200 with the recommended bypass module to override my EWS key chip protection.
Well I am now in a pool of water that is mighty deep... I am not drowning yet but barely treading water. I have a few questions that might make it clear in my mind what is going on and allow me to figure this all out. Oh and part of the reason I am lost is because some companies don't give proper manuals or translate to English properly :S
Rather than bombard the post with all my issues I will just start off with where I am at now and why I am stuck and go from there. The car is as mentioned above, the keyless entry / push to start system is an Easygaurd EC002 which is a relatively inexpensive Chinese or Korean product but looks good but we will see once installed. I am using a DEI 556UW for my bypass module, which is apparently a common and easy to install product.
So I have installed the bypass module according to the instructions and all was good until the last wire. It is a blue wire and it is labeled as an input wire to connect to the (-) Status Output wire of my PKE/RS/PTS unit. The PKE/RS/PTS unit does not tell me what wire this is, or a least my instructions do not make this clear at all....
I want to ask:
1) What is this Status wire for and why do I need it
2) How do I test for / determine which wire on my push to start unit is the Status Output
Form what I can tell from reading, it seems this sends a signal to the bypass module while cranking to start, allowing it to override the EWS. Or else it tells it to turn off when the car is running... I have no idea what to search for and the products techs are not replying.
Any help, ideas, suggestions are really appreciated. Sorry for my long post. Figure I would just set the scene.
Thanks,