First alarm install, any hints? 00 Focus

About to attempt my first alarm install ever. I have done tons of car audio and electrical wiring, but never an alarm. I am doing it in a 2000 Focus. I have watched a few alarms being installed to get an idea of what I'm getting into, but have never done one myself. I know the Focus has the PATS system. The 12 Volt Resource disk I have says to just use a universal bypass, so I'm assuming the Omega PASS4 universal transponder system bypass will work? I'm using Omega because I get them through one of my wholesalers. Any tips/tricks I should know before diving into the product are greatly appreciated! From what I see, the Focus is a fairly simple install, no resistors or anything needed.

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Ford Focus 2000

	Available Model(s):
	Ford Data Tach Interface: Tach Generator (DB-TACH2)      Ford/Mazda Transponder Interface: Encrypted PATS2 (IB-F2)      Ford/Mazda Transponder Bypass: PATS2 Encrypted Key (IB-UF1)      Universal Transponder Bypass (Key Required) (PASS-4)      Universal Transponder Bypass w/ (PASS-4)

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detroitbass wrote: About to attempt my first alarm install ever. I have done tons of car audio and electrical wiring, but never an alarm. I am doing it in a 2000 Focus. I have watched a few alarms being installed to get an idea of what I'm getting into, but have never done one myself.

That should be easy for you, but than again you will never know the pain of child birth unless you have given birth to one yourself. It's a pretty straight forward install. Just read, read, and read. Ask questions if you get stuck. Other than that I would sugest looking for all the wire that you need to hook up first before making your connection to the alarm. You may find the infomation below handy if you need to refer to it. FORD FOCUS 2000                          |       ITEM      |     WIRE COLOR     |POL|       WIRE LOCATION        | |              12V|red                 |+ |ignition harness            | |          STARTER|gray/black          |+ |ignition harness            | |        IGNITION|GREEN/ YELLOW        |+ |ignition harness            | |        ACCESSORY|yellow              |+ |ignition harness            | |       POWER LOCK|BLACK/ red           |- |drivers kick panel          | |     POWER UNLOCK|BLACK / YELLOW        |- |drivers kick panel          | |       LOCK MOTOR|yellow/black        |   |drivers kick panel          | |     UNLOCK MOTOR|WHITE/ black        |   |drivers kick panel          | |    DISARM DEFEAT|WHITE/ black        |   |passengers kick panel       | | PARKING LIGHTS +|orange / YELLOW       |   |headlight switch            | | PARKING LIGHTS -|                    |   |                            | |       HEADLIGHTS|grn/blu(L),grn/yel(H|+ |steering column *3          | |     DOOR TRIGGER|BLACK/ blue          |- |low in drivers kick panel   | | DOME SUPERVISION|use door trigger    |   |                            | | TRUNK/HATCH PIN|BLACK/ white        |- |trunk light                 | |        HOOD PIN|BLACK / YELLOW *4     |- |keyless module *1           | |TRNK/HTCH RELEASE|BLACK / YELLOW        |- |switch or keyless module *1 | | FCTRY ALARM ARM|                    |   |                            | |FCTRY ALRM DISARM|                    |   |                            | | DISARM NO UNLOCK|                    |   |                            | |       TACHOMETER|BLACK/ green        |   |ignition coil               | |      SPEED SENSE|WHITE/ green        |   |radio                      | |       BRAKE WIRE|lt. GREEN/ red       |+ |brake switch *2             | |     HORN TRIGGER|BLACK/ blue          |- |steering column             | |           WIPERS|WHITE/ green        |+ |steering column             | | LF WINDOW UP/DN|yellow - white      |A |in drivers door at motor    | | RF WINDOW UP/DN|yel/pur - wht/pur   |A |drivers switch or kick panel| | LR WINDOW UP/DN|yel/blu - wht/blu   |A |drivers switch or kick panel| | RR WINDOW UP/DN|yellow - white      |A |drivers switch or kick panel| | SUN RF OPN/CLOSE|                    |   |                            | |   SUN ROOF LIMIT|                    |   |                            | |        RADIO 12V|ORANGE / black (thick)|+ |radio                      | |     RADIO GROUND|blk/yel & blk/grn   |- |radio                      | |     RADIO SWITCH|YELLOW /GREEN        |+ |radio                      | | RADIO ILLUMINATE|ORANGE / black (thin) |+ |radio                      | |    POWER ANTENNA|                    |   |                            | |       LF SPEAKER|wht/blk - gry/blk   |   |radio                      | |       RF SPEAKER|wht/red - gry/red   |   |radio                      | |       LR SPEAKER|wht/pur - gry/wht   |   |radio                      | |       RR SPEAKER|white - gray        |   |radio                      | Notes: NOTE: This vehicle is equipped with a passive immobilizer that needs to be bypassed for remote start operation only. Use DEI part number 555S to bypass. *1 Keyless module is behind the glove box to the right. *2 To meter the brake wire, must turn ignition on. *3 Low beam at the headlight switch is GREEN/ red. *4 Only if equipped with factory alarm.Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

I did my first alarm about a month ago. I had no experience with it or even car audio, but it is pretty simple if you have patience and do plenty of research. I took a lot longer installing mine then what is really needed, but I wanted to do it once and not have to worry about it. I wanted to add factory locks, hide the alarm (not under dash or seat), have backup power, conceiled wiring, multiple sirens, factory locks, and a stealth kill switch. Make sure you have a multimeter; and remember to get all the small items before starting like wiring, fittings, diodes, relays, and all that good stuff. I ended up getting everything online after a couple frustrating trips around town.