Autopage RF-405A in '96 Mercury Mystique

I read the How-to on the Contour forums about installing a keyless entry/alarm. I found the power wire and ground location, and I found the door lock/unlock wires, they were the same colors that were listed, I tested them with my multimeter to verify that they're right. So now I'm confused about the instructions given by Autopage. It has a 6 pin adaptor with the following names: Brown Unlock Switch N/C (87a) Blue Unlock Motor COMMON (30) Violet Unlock N/O (87) White Lock switch N/C (87a) Green Lock Motor COMMON (30) Violet/Red Lock N/O (87) (The violet and violet/red wires meet at a 20 amp fuse and continue as a single wire) Do all of those go the relay that was provided? And if so, there's no wire coming from the pin labeled '87' on the relay. Do I not connect the violets to anything on the relay? Also, what wires do I connect from the unit to the door unlock wires? And does something connect to the thick green (+12V for ignition 'on') wire? Besides what I've already listed, the rest of the wires are this: Trunk trigger - input Positive trigger + input Ignition input Negative trigger - input Starter Interrupt output Priority door unlock 3rd channel output 2nd channel output Dome light output and Green + light flash Black - main system ground Blue + siren output Red 12V + main power Blue/Black - horn output I searched this site and found the correct colors for parking lights and horn. My car doesn't have an electronic trunk release, so I won't be using that, or any of the external outputs, just the very basic alarm/keyless entry functions. So I guess if someone could just list out the wires I've listed and tell me where they actually go that would be great...I can scan the install sheet if that would help. Thanks! Mikael

I'll take any help at all... Okay, maybe somebody can help me with this: I went to town with the multimeter. Coming from the alarm unit: color normally lock unlock purple    0       +.002 -.002 green   .029        0      .029 white    .029      .029    .029 blue     .043      .043      0 brown   .043     .043     .043 coming from the driver's door switch: GREEN/ YELLOW +12V on unlock WHITE/ green   +12V on lock ORANGE / black +12V constant black              ground orange / YELLOW lighting

realgossamer wrote: I read the How-to on the Contour forums about installing a keyless entry/alarm. I found the power wire and ground location, and I found the door lock/unlock wires, they were the same colors that were listed, I tested them with my multimeter to verify that they're right. So now I'm confused about the instructions given by Autopage. It has a 6 pin adaptor with the following names: Consider the 6 wires below as 2 door relays (these will be all you need to lock/unlock the doors) Do not wire the locks in the door, do all your lock/unlock wiring in the driver's kick panel to the left of your feet. Just lock and unlock wires go there, the fused joined power wire goes back to the same area the alarm brain is wired. Brown Unlock Switch N/C (87a) -cut excess and tape off Blue Unlock Motor COMMON (30) -connect to car's Door Unlock YELLOW /GREEN wire located in Driver's Kick Panel (Positive Trigger) Violet Unlock N/O (87) -connect to Constant 12V+ Red White Lock switch N/C (87a) -cut excess and tape off Green Lock Motor COMMON (30) -connect to Door Lock WHITE/ Green located in Driver's Kick Panel (Positive Trigger) Violet/Red Lock N/O (87) -connect to Constant 12V+ Red (The violet and violet/red wires meet at a 20 amp fuse and continue as a single wire) -connect both to Constant 12V+ Red (see above) Do all of those go the relay that was provided? No, this relay is for (optional) starter kill. This would make the car unable to start with the key when the alarm is armed. The relay would effectively break the starter wire in two when armed and reconnect it when disarmed, enabling you to start it again. And if so, there's no wire coming from the pin labeled '87' on the relay. Do I not connect the violets to anything on the relay? Also, what wires do I connect from the unit to the door unlock wires? see above And does something connect to the thick green (+12V for ignition 'on') wire? Ignition input listed below connects to vehicle's thick Green Ignition wire Besides what I've already listed, the rest of the wires are this: Trunk trigger - input -connect to Trunk Pin BLACK/ Orange (-) found at the Trunk Light Positive trigger + input (used for positive door triggers not needed as yours is negative trigger) Ignition input -vehicle's thick Green Ignition wire Negative trigger - input -connect to cars Door Trigger BLACK/ Blue (-) wire found at the Courtesy Light or Ignition Harness Starter Interrupt output -would feed the optional relay described above (see relay section for diagrams on wiring this if you want it) Relays section Priority door unlock -not needed 3rd channel output -not needed 2nd channel output -not needed Dome light output -not needed and Green + light flash -connect to Parking Lights RED / Blue wire found at Light Switch Black - main system ground -good solid vehicle chassis ground Blue + siren output -connect to red alarm wire if you have one, and the siren's black wire to vehicle chassis ground Red 12V + main power -Constant 12V+ Red wire from car Blue/Black - horn output -used to trigger (optional) relay to blow horn when lock/unlocking & during alarm trigger (see relay section for diagrams on wiring this if you want it) I searched this site and found the correct colors for parking lights and horn (you'll need a relay for horn because it draws too much current to wire directly to low current output of alarm/keyless brain) Relays section My car doesn't have an electronic trunk release, so I won't be using that, or any of the external outputs, just the very basic alarm/keyless entry functions. So I guess if someone could just list out the wires I've listed and tell me where they actually go that would be great...I can scan the install sheet if that would help. I suggest familiarizing yourself with the relays section if you are adding optional things. Thanks! Mikael

I hope this helps, SteveSteve G

You're awesome dude, I had this posted on four different forums, and you're the only one to answer. I'll try this tonight, hopefully it works. Thanks again!

Worked perfectly! Thanks so much!

Awesome. Glad to help.Steve G