avital 2101l/dei 455j

I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with no factory key fobs. I am installing a Avital 2101L keyless entry, I had removed an avital 4200 remote start so I will be using the DEI 455J that was already there. My question is which of the door lock wires (2101L) do I hook to the 455J? The DEI 455J has GREEN (-)lock/(+)unlock and a BLUE (+)lock/(-)unlock. The Avital 2101L has GREEN/ BLACK (lock #30 common output) WHITE/ BLACK (lock #87A normally closed) VIOLET/BLACK (lock #87 normally open input BLUE/BLACK (unlock #30 common output) VIOLET (unlock #87 normally open) BROWN / BLACK (unlock #87A normally closed) If anyone is familiar with this setup please help! Also I was wondering about the horn , the old remote start had the brown horn wire going to the horn wire in the steering column with no relay or anything so I am assuming I can wire the brown horn wire from the 2101L straight to the same place or does the 455J control the horn with the locks?

On the 2101L harness the H1/7 VIOLET/BLACK and the H1/9 VIOLET wires are spliced together with a fuse and come out as one wire that is violet/black. Not sure why, so instead of six different wires for the door locks there are five. If that helps anything.

The 455J does not control the Horn, so connect the 2101's horn output to the Jeep.

I might be looking at a newer / older 455J install guide but here goes.

The Avital 2101L has GREEN/ BLACK (lock #30 common output) to 455J GREEN (-) ARM/LOCK INPUTWHITE/ BLACK (lock #87A normally closed)   not usedVIOLET/BLACK (lock #87 normally open input        Chassis groundBLUE/BLACK (unlock #30 common output)             to 455J BLUE (-) DISARM/ALL DOOR UNLOCK INPUTVIOLET (unlock #87 normally open) not usedBROWN / BLACK (unlock #87A normally closed       Chassis ground

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THANKS for the quick reply. I must not have all of the manual but that sounds simple enough but what about the violet/black and violet wires being connected in the harness? Since the violet is not used should I clip the violet to separate them? The connection between them is a factory connection at the in-line fuse.

OOOPS...     Sorry, going too fast on that one.     This is correct :

GREEN/ BLACK (lock #30 common output) to 455J GREEN (-) ARM/LOCK INPUT

WHITE/ BLACK (lock #87A normally closed)   not usedVIOLET/BLACK (lock #87 normally open input        Chassis groundBLUE/BLACK (unlock #30 common output)   to 455J BLUE (-) DISARM/ALL DOOR UNLOCK INPUTVIOLET (unlock #87 normally open) Chassis ground  BROWN / BLACK (unlock #87A normally closed       not used

The Violet and Violet/Black with the fuse stay together and go to Chassis Ground.

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Now that makes even more sense. Might take me a day or two to install but I will update you when I do. THANKS, saved me a huge headache

kreg357, One more question, the 2101L has a RED constant +12v batt and a yellow +12v ignition wire. Do both of those need to be wired or just the RED? I am pretty sure I know all the rest of the wires.

If you want to use the 2101's "ignition controlled door lock and unlock features", you must connect the Yellow wire to the vehicles Ignition wire at the ignition switch harness.  The Red has to be connected for the 2101 to work.Soldering is fun!

Wow. I guess I really didn't understand the installation. That's what I wanted to hear because I like the factory Jeep set up with the doors locking after its in drive and moving better than the locking 3 seconds after starting, I know I can turn that off. The old system was like that and locked my key in while it was running a couple times, only have one key. So I will not be wiring the yellow ignition wire. All your help is fantastic Thanks

Do you have the Gray or Black ignition key?  If it's Black, there is no transponder system and you can use a plain $1.99 hardware store key.  Always best to have a spare or two.  Even if it's a Gray transponder key, a plain metal key will open the doors in case of a lock-out.  Hide it under the bumper and even if a thief finds it, it won't start the Jeep.Soldering is fun!