remote starter, vw golf 2002

I have VW GOLF 2002.Did anybody actually install the RS 1100 remote starter to that car?If yes, would you please give me some helpful tips or advice how do it properly?

Do you have any experience in doing this type of work?

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See how long it takes you to remove the steering column cowling to access ignition wiring then come back to us. NB I's all CAN on that one. Ah Gary you are now living with all the tax exiles I see, I take it the other line refers to a movie?  Because of you I saw Zohan; I thought Anger Management was funnier.

Good morning Howie......

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Where are you right now?

The Golf should be the same as the Jetta, minus the trunk release.

They're not as bas as the other European cars. I still charge a good bit extra, but they're a good bit easier than a BMW or Volvo.

I'm going from the Jetta, but this should be the same for your car:

--After you undo the steering column shroud cover, you can see the backside of the ignition switch, with the wires coming out.

There appears to be almost no room to work there, but if you unplug the harness, cut a little of the tape away, you can stretch out the wires just enough to make a connection.

--Brake was right at the brake switch.

--There are two separate parking light wires, left and right. I think they're right behind the headlight switch if I remember right.

--I did one of these cars with voltage sense and it worked fine, but another one came back and I had to hook up tach. There's an unused rubber grommet above the gas pedal, and it was easy enough to run the tachomteter wire through there.

--The doorlocks (and trunk, if the Golf has one) are only available inside the driver's door. It actually wasn't too bad at all to run the wires through the boot and into the door.

--You'll of course need to give up a spare key, with a universal bypass module, for the remote starter. No one makes a no-key-required bypass module.

--The remote control on the factory switchblade key doesn't work while the engine is running. Don't forget to hook up doorlocks from your aftermarket system, so you can get into the car when the remote start is running.

P.S. Where in Massachusetts are you? I'm in Malden.

A nice thoughtful post wait till you get asked "what's a by-pass module?" incidentally as Mr. No.1 cynic I find the E46 BMW the easiest of all to do,especially if you keep to the driver's side where ALL your wiring is, don't go near the glovebox and use the grey valet key.  PS You didn't mention the long screwdriver to access the 2 front screws in that cowling, or holding the lock wire for total close, and yes it's easy to get into the doors, I only slacken off the panel, if you remove it wrong you will damage the do0r LED  and puddle lamp and may set the door catch cable incorrectly. Incidentally if the vehicle doesn't have electric windows (there were a few euro cars floating around in that spec.)   you can access the locking from the underdash body control.

Hi, do you know where is the best way to order a duplicate transponder key for vw golf 2002?I have only one switchblade key.I tried one key locksmith place, but they wanted to charge me almost $100 for cutting and programming.Is it a good deal, or I can find it cheaper?

Bluntly that price is cheap, a dealer key here, without the remote controls would be about $200. Don't use the switchblade key in the by-pass, the one that works is the 556U and wire it up per the instruction for European cars.

what's the difference between 556U and Model 791-Universal Learning Bypass Module? it's important because the first costs about $50 while the latter one is only $20.I looked at the design of both and they seem pretty much the same. If they both do essentially the same thing, why paying more???

Please, tell me what's the difference between various types of universal bypass models, let's say 556UW and 791-model , or 20402 and 29402.It's my first time trying to install remote starter.I bought the 791-model in Sears for $19.Will it work on VW golf 2002? Tell me which one would be best to use?

DEI 556U set to Euro system as explained in its manual

Hi everybody,
I was trying to locate some wires in the ignition harness for remote starter.First of all,in the wiring diagram for VW GOLF 2002, it says it has only one 12 constant power wire(red).However,I found two red wires which show 12 positive even when they key is out of the ignition.Do I then have two 12 constant wires?
Second,I found another wire BROWN / red.On some wiring diagrams it says that it's the keysense, on other that it's the second ignition, on the other it doesn't show any BROWN / red wires at all.So what's that wire???If it's keysense,in what positions should it read 12V on the multimeter and do I need to connect it to any wires on the remote start anyways?If it's the second ignition, then it has to be connected.Will it then read 12V under the same positions as the main ignition wire? So how do I know which is this wire???
Another thing,I need to find a factory alarm disarm wire.Do I find in the door or under the left dashboard?
where do I find the parking light switch?

According to Audiovox the brown with red is the key sense and it should read positive with the key in the ignition. You can find the parking lights in the drivers kick panel they will be Gray/Red Gray or Gray/Black you will need to diode Isolate this wire from the starter it should read positive when testing. To connect the Key Sense to the remote start use the ground when running wire and use a polarity reversing relay unless your starter has a positive key sense output. Not sure if you can use an extra positive accessory lead or not.

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Hi,
pardon me for my unawareness.I am the first-time-ever-decided-to-install-remote-starter user, so forgive me my unprofessional language and lack of expertise.Speaking about keysense,my question is if this wire must be wired, or I can just leave it alone without even touching it???To be more exact,will the remote start system operate if I don't hook up this wire at all???I am asking this, because no installation manuals ever mention wiring keysense.

No the remote start will not function without the keysense. This tells the vehicle there is a key in the ignition and its not being hot wired. Installation manuals for a given starter do not know what car your installing into so they can't say if you need to connect keysense or not. If the vehicle has it chances are it needs to be connected. You can see how it works by connecting an voltmeter to the wire and inserting your key. It will read 12v with the key in.

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Hi again,
I was reading the installation manual for Autocommand Model 41026T remote start system. In the text it just says "find the right wire and solder the other wire to it."But when I looked at the wiring diagram for accessory wire and starter wire, it shows that the relay needs to be used for both. So do I need to use the relays on ignition, accessory and starter wires if I have only one of each???Or does the relay application only apply when more than one of ignition, accessory and starter wires present???

Hi,
where do I find a factory alarm disarm wire on VW GOLF 2002? on the wiring diagram the factory alarm disarm disarms with unlock.Should I assume that the power unlock wire would be the right wire for me? It also says that it's in the driver door module.How do I get to it?

Hi everybody,
I need to connect several wires to install my remote start system:
1)parking lights wires. I have two of them, and I need the diagram of how to wire them with a relay.Does anybody has it?
2)factory disarm wire.I found it in the door module.Do I just connect it to the proper wire from the remote start system?
3)where do I connect the wire from the hood pin switch?should it be connected to the remote start system only?or should it be also connected to some wire in the car?
4)keysense.in the manual for the bypass module 556U, I found that one of the wires in the main harness(Violet for the positive)should be connected to the keysense wire.Do I need to make any other connections to the keysense besides this?
5)are there any other issues that I should know???

Hi,
I am trying to install the autocommand remote starter model 41026T on VW Golf 2002 GLS.I wasn't sure of how to connect parking lights wires, by the way I have two of them. I did find the wiring diagram.Do you think it will work?If not, are there any other suggestions you can give???