I found this post below on the 12volt site for a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder but the wiring of the relay for ACC2 is different from the link you sent. The Pathfinder ignition wiring is the same as my 2007 Nissan Titan. This post shows pins 86 and 87 connected to +12v constant thru 20a fuse. The post you sent shows pins 86 and 30 to +12v constant. Could you explain the difference?
kreg357
Posted: December 21, 2013 at 5:18 AM / IP Logged
No, not at all. Your Pathfinder has one Ignition wire, two Starter wires and two Accessory wires. All should be powered by an isolated R/S source to duplicate a normal key start-up. The Viper can directly support only 4 of those 5 ignition wires. The Viper has one Ignition, one Starter and one Accessory output on the H3 harness. The Viper also has a Flex Relay output, H3/7. The Factory Default setting for this wire is Ignition2. This setting can be changed via Viper Menu 3 programming to either Accessory or Starter type output, depending on the vehicles needs.
Your vehicle does not need an Ignition2 connection. It does need a Starter2 and an Accessory2 connection. Being as the Starter2 ignition wire is more important, I chose to use the Flex Relay (H3/7 Pink/White wire) for the Pathfinders Starter2 circuit. That would leave the Accessory2 circuit to an external relay. You have shown a desire to power the Starter2 circuit with an external relay. While that wasn't my first choice, it is an acceptable way to accomplish the install. My 12/20/2013 post at 4:11 PM shows the exact wiring and programming to do this.
The relay wiring you posted for Starter2 from Commando Alarms will work but does have one slight concern. Both this extra relay and the DLPK bypass module need a (-) Ground When Running signal. Fortunately, the Viper 5704 does have two of these outputs. Use the Dark Blue (-) 200mA Status Output for the DLPK and the BLUE/WHITE (-) 200mA 2ND STATUS /REAR DEF0GGER OUTPUT for the Starter2 relay Pin 86 input. And if you read up in the Relay Section, you will see that standard relay protocol has Pin 85 as the (-) and Pin 86 as the (+) coil inputs which Commando Alarms did not follow. My relay wiring avoided this issue by using the Vipers low current (-) output to control the external relay.
Anyway, going with your desire to power the Pathfinders Starter2 circuit with an external relay, I provided the H3 and relay wiring for this configuration. Using an external relay for Starter2 means that the Vipers Flex relay can be used for the Pathfinders Accessory2 wire and is shown in that previous post. The Starter2 external Relay wiring is shown using the Vipers low current 200mA (-) Starter Output, not the way the Commando Alarms diagram did it (although that will also work). As shown above the external Starter2 relay gets its' +12V power on Pin 86 and 87 from the Pathfinder. The Green wire at the Pathfinders ignition switch connector is rated at 40 Amps and, in normal use, is capable of supplying all of the vehicles ignition switch wires and can be used as the relays +12V constant power source.
My original "preferred" way, using the Vipers Flex Relay for the Starter2 circuit and the external relay for the Accessory2 circuit would look like this:
1 PINK (+) IGNITION 1 INPUT/OUTPUT Pathfinder IGN1
2 RED / WHITE (30A) FUSED FLEX RELAY INPUT +12V Constant
3 ORANGE ACCESSORY OUTPUT Pathfinder ACC1
4 VIOLET (+) STARTER OUTPUT (CAR SIDE) Pathfinder Starter1
5 GREEN (+) STARTER INPUT (KEY SIDE) Pathfinder Starter1
6 RED (+) FUSED (30A) IGNITION 1 INPUT +12V Constant
7 PINK/WHITE (+) IGNITION 2 / FLEX RELAY OUTPUT Pathfinder Starter2 ***Program Menu 3, Item 8 to Option 3
8 PINK/BLACK FLEX RELAY INPUT 87A of FLEX RELAY Not Used
9 RED / BLACK FUSED (30A) ACC/STARTER INPUT +12V Constant
10 N/C N/C
Extra SPDT Relay for Accessory2:
Relay Pin 85 to Viper Orange (-) 200mA Accessory Output
Relay Pins 86 and 87 to +12V constant thru 20 Amp fuse
Relay Pin 30 to Pathfinder Accessory2
Relay Pin 87a not used - insulate
Either way posted will work and power all the necessary ignition wires in the Pathfinder. The choice is yours, you can even substitute the Commando Alarm Starter2 relay wiring (and even use my suggestion for the GWR input). Every installer will do the wiring slightly differently. It's all personal preference, usually derived from experience.
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