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First Alarm, 97 Honda Civic


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zerovandez 
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howie ll wrote:
OK. Kevin and Kreg know only too well what I should say but for once I'll be diplomatic First Alarm, 97 Honda Civic - Page 2 -- posted image.
Suffice, if you strip out the instrument panel and binnacle, you get (just) a nice secure and stealthy place to mount the CPU. Also tach wire, doors and trunk and either lights or indicators.
This vehicle has 1 starter, 1 ignition and I believe 2 ACC.
Very simply if you have more than 1 ignition, the wire marked ignition 1 is the one involved in starting the car, all the others will "dump" at the start/run key position.
Use only soldered joints wrap in Scotch 33+ and test using a DMM.
Other tools, drill, philips No 2 screwdriver, good cutters, crimpers and strippers, 10mm spanner, those are the basics, unless you are prepared to listen to and follow what Kevin Kreg and myself tell yo, take the easy and probably in the long run cheaper way out and have it professionally installed.
N.B. The units you mentioned in your first post are ALL the same product, just rebranded.

Thanks for your suggestions. Never thought of placing it inside of the gauge cluster. But I need a working gauge cluster lol. I'm somewhat familiar with wiring and how to solder properly so I do have most of the tools already.

This series of alarms includes a large antenna which houses the LED and Valet button. Where should this be mounted? Do i need to access the button on it? Or would I be able to wire a button and LED seperately?

Also, the link below shows my civic having 12v constant, IG1, IG2, and Accy. You're saying it only has 1 IG and 2 Accy? Now I'm confused...

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Posted: May 26, 2011 at 11:29 PM / IP Logged  
After you get all the wiring done, don't forget you still have to program the unit properly. If you get an error tone when trying to activate RS, count the siren chirps, you should then be able to identify the problem by checking the error chart in the back of the install guide.
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howie ll 
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ER your question, the answer being I expect you to plug the gauges back afterwards First Alarm, 97 Honda Civic - Page 2 -- posted image.
It doesn't matter as long as BLACK / YELLOW is Ign. 1 you may treat Ign. 2 as an ACC.
howie ll 
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Directechs lists 1 ignition and two ACC.
howie ll 
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BEHIND The gauge cluster, fool.
zerovandez 
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Haha! I thought you meant inside of the gauge cluster. I've seen the installs behind the cluster and under or around the steering column. Since my car is gutted and ripped apart currently, I have more options as to where I can place the brain of the alarm. My idea is to have it totally stealth and undetectable. The only access I will have to any component of the alarm system, without having to rip the full interior, would be fuses. This is why I was wanting to route all of the power to a seperate fuse panel because I do intend on fabricating some kind of a block off plate under the steering column where the pedals are to slow theives down if they decided they wanted to try and hot wire the car.

I have to take every security measure available to me with this car. Just a little background, It's got a new motor, new suspension, a nice stereo system, new paint, rare wheels, and it's mine! I've invested too much into this little car to not have a sufficient alarm system.

Here's the link to the wiring from this site that I didn't post earlier...

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/alarmdetail/1050.html

howie ll 
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What they've marked as 2nd. ignition is actually a second accessory but for your purposes will be the same as second ignition(pink/white from the R/S) as long as you make the BLACK / YELLOW ignition 1. Otherwise the R/S won't work.
Hiding behind the inst. panel will give you all the stealth you need, all your wiring will come down from there and be more or less hidden any way.
On a common sense level, once they get into your car it's all over anyway so you don't need a plate underneath!
On that car your power supplies from the R/S, red, red, RED / black and RED / white on DEI products can all be wired to the white ignition lead, fuses are optional because that lead has a 50amp fuse in the engine bay fuse box.
zerovandez 
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That's awesome. My diagram that I drew up matches what you're currently suggesting so at least I know I'm going in the right path. Also, the RS harness on the alarm has an orage lead H3 which states it needs to be connected to a power source that powers the climate control system. Does this need to be connected? If so, to what? I was thinking just connecting it the yellow wire on my ignition.
howie ll 
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Connections pink/white to yellow (of car),
Orange to WHITE/ black (of car).
And guess what, it doesn't matter which goes to which!
zerovandez 
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Now lets assume that I've connected everything properly and everything is working except for the remote starter and I'm not getting error beeps and my fuses are good. Can we then assume that this is due to the clutch switch? Will I need to bypass it or does this alarm bypass it by the neutral brake switch?
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