1997 honda accord
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=121853
Printed Date: May 15, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Topic: 1997 honda accord
Posted By: sphan1
Subject: 1997 honda accord
Date Posted: May 15, 2010 at 6:58 PM
I am installing a alarm for a 97 Honda Accord sedan. Got everything wired up except the door trigger wire which I cant find. Also it doesnt unlock, it locks properly but when you unlock nothing happens. Any suggestions?
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Posted By: sphan1
Date Posted: May 15, 2010 at 11:25 PM
got the unlock/lock problem solved. but cannot find the door trigger wire still.
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 2:15 AM
Use the dome light or pop the back of inst. panel and go off the rear of the warning light.
Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 10:22 AM
towards the left of the steering collumn look for a large rectangular plug that is gray. on the left side of the plug the door trigger is there.
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Ted
2nd Year Tier 1 Medical School
Still installing as a hobby...pays for groceries
Compustar Expert
Posted By: sphan1
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 11:08 AM
@howie ll and @tedmond. Great suggestions. Gonna look for them now and get the installation complete.
Posted By: sphan1
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 3:37 PM
Got the door trigger wired, found it thanks guys. but now the unlock disarm doesnt unlock the doors. I reset the alarm. It worked for a sec and now it doesnt work. The actual door lock/unlock lever works in the car, so i dont know what it can be. Faulty alarm? any suggestions on correcting problem?
Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 4:32 PM
hook up your dmm and check the wires comming off the unit. see if they still function. ------------- Ted
2nd Year Tier 1 Medical School
Still installing as a hobby...pays for groceries
Compustar Expert
Posted By: sphan1
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 7:46 PM
@tedmond I hooked up my DMM to the unit there are signal that come out of unlock/lock wires. The alarm will unlock every now and then but not consistent. it locks perfectly, but unlock is inconsistent. Perhaps I need to ask what is the proper procedure to get a reading from my DMM. This is what I did. Plug the positive in to the 12 volt source and negative into the unlock and unlock. both gave a signal. Is that the correct procedure?
Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 9:08 PM
that is correct. you might have a faulty unit unfortunatly. what brand are we dealing with here?
------------- Ted
2nd Year Tier 1 Medical School
Still installing as a hobby...pays for groceries
Compustar Expert
Posted By: kreg357
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 9:58 PM
Is your car an Accord SE? Here is an interesting note from Buldog Security:
NOTE *1 ON SE MODELS, USE THE FACTORY ALARM ARM WIRE FOR LOCK RED / YELLOW (-) AND FACTORY DISARM FOR UNLOCK RED / BLUE (-). THE FACTORY ALARM IS LOCATED UNDER PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. If not an SE, then you might try "strengthening" up your (-) unlock signal with the use of a relay triggered by the R/S. You can test this theory first by just pulsing the cars unlock wire with a short jumper wire attached directly to chasis ground. If that consistantly unlocks the doors then a relay is in order. ------------- Soldering is fun!
Posted By: sphan1
Date Posted: May 17, 2010 at 1:14 AM
@tedmond Its some generic brand. JC Power Audio Systems.
@kreg357 it does not have a factory alarm and is the LX model. A friend of mine mention something about double pulsing the signal. However I was clueless on how to do that. When you mention strengthening the unlock signal with the use of a relay triggered by the R/S; Remote Start I assume? Correct me if am wrong, im still learning my acronyms within this site. Before that I will test the theory tomorrow with the method you outlined above. And Hopeful get this issue resolved.
Posted By: sphan1
Date Posted: May 18, 2010 at 5:33 PM
@kreg357 testing the unlock wire with a jumper wire concluded that i do need a relay to strengthen up the pulse. How do i do that?
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: May 18, 2010 at 5:41 PM
Your alarm is FAULTY! NEVER known a Honda to need a relay, still, if you want to waste money, alarm's lock output to 85, constant 12v+ to 86, good ground to either 30 or 87 and to unlock from either 30 or 87.
Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: May 18, 2010 at 7:13 PM
+1 never had to use a relay on any honda that i have done. they are all low current triggers. ------------- Ted
2nd Year Tier 1 Medical School
Still installing as a hobby...pays for groceries
Compustar Expert
Posted By: sphan1
Date Posted: May 18, 2010 at 8:48 PM
@howie ll its cheap alarm. Personally I wouldn't have purchase this item to install on any of my vehicles. I did the installation for my nephew's friend. The alarm was only 30 bucks plus the relay and a variety of connectors. All in all 44 dollars total. Got the relay and finished installation 40 mins ago.
@tedmond I figured from the help here and research online, it was either a faulty alarm and or needed some added push from a relay to get it working.
Good experience though. Learned a lot from everyone here, and previous forums with related issues. Never had a problem with the viper alarms I installed on two vehicles a few months back.
Thanks for all the help again guys.
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