2005 ford frestar
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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=132133
Printed Date: May 29, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Topic: 2005 ford frestar
Posted By: smokeman1
Subject: 2005 ford frestar
Date Posted: September 04, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Installing a Viper 5301 Remote Start in a Freestar. This car has a hood pin already and I am wondering if I can use it instead of installing a hood pin? I have not tested any of the wires. Never had the opportunity to use a factory hood pin.
Also this car has Autolamps, has any one connected the parking lights using a 1.2k ohm resistor on the BLACK/ green(-), as mentioned one one site I checked? Bulldog Security shows using two relays which is no problem to connect. Just wondering if any has used this method?
And last, anyone have a location for the rear defrost wire. A much liked feature in northern Wisconsin.
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Posted By: kreg357
Date Posted: September 04, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Don't see too many Freestars. Never tried the resistor method on the Parking Lights but I have successfully used the one relay method shown by Bulldog.
Here is a photo of the necessary wires at the switch ( non-Auto Headlights ) :
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Posted By: kreg357
Date Posted: September 04, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Think I'd go with the DirectFax 1072 setup for the Parking Lights with AutoHeadlights. Looks pretty much the same as the Bulldog info.
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Posted By: smokeman1
Date Posted: September 04, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Done deal. Thanks Kreg.
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Posted By: dasbogie
Date Posted: September 04, 2012 at 2:54 PM
I cannot say I've used a factory hoodpin in a freestar but I have in an early 2000s taurus which didn't pan out. Every 3rd remote start or so it would spike and shutdown the remote start.
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Posted By: smokeman1
Date Posted: September 04, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Yeah, I was not having any luck with the factroy hood pin so I put in the mercury type tilt switch.
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Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: September 04, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Diode the factory hood pin, in series, pin your connection then diode with band towards connection, that spike is the good old GEM box waking up, ref DEI 1076.
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Posted By: smokeman1
Date Posted: September 04, 2012 at 7:30 PM
I'll keep that in mind Howie should I have the chance to use a factory hood pin again. As of now, the van is back to the owner.
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