trouble with parking lights, 06 charger
Printed From: the12volt.com
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=110251
Printed Date: May 02, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Topic: trouble with parking lights, 06 charger
Posted By: domddrgnsel1
Subject: trouble with parking lights, 06 charger
Date Posted: January 02, 2009 at 5:08 AM
i need some help troubleshooting. i have a 2006 dodge charger with a vision guard 8000 alarm and my parking lights do not blink when i arm or disarm the vehicle. it worked fine before now it dont. can any one help me?
-------------
its a nice day 2day
Replies:
Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: January 02, 2009 at 9:40 AM
did you use a relay and resistor when you installed it before?
Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: January 02, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Is there a fuse on the parking light output?
-------------
Kevin Pierson
Posted By: domddrgnsel1
Date Posted: January 04, 2009 at 12:10 AM
yes there is a resistor and relay. and yes there is a fuse but i checked it and it was fine. if it helps the car used to have the astra 4000rs-2w-1 alarm installed by somebody else and when i bought the car i replaced it with a vision guard 8000. i hooked it up wire for wire.
-------------
its a nice day 2day
Posted By: loneranger
Date Posted: January 04, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Have you check the ouptut on the 8000 to see if it's signaling? When you say it worked before, do you mean before you installed the 8000, when the 4000 was installed?
Posted By: domddrgnsel1
Date Posted: January 04, 2009 at 5:04 AM
yes i meant before i installed the 8000. and no i have not checked the signal and where do i check it at?
-------------
its a nice day 2day
Posted By: stiver_32
Date Posted: January 04, 2009 at 7:31 AM
I am also working on a newer dodge and need help wiring the relay. Can anyone tell me how to hook it up?? I know I need a 1130ohm resistor to trigger the lights. I just need to know which wire goes where on the relay. Sorry to hijack your thread... but you may even be able to help me.
Posted By: t&t tech
Date Posted: January 04, 2009 at 8:00 AM
to the original poster you can check, if your light output is working at the pin directly from the brain of the alarm, also you'll have to verify if the polarity of the flash is the same a sthe previous alarm, if say ur old alarm was positive and the new is negative it may require an adjustment to ue relay, once you've made sure, you can then check ur relay to make sure it's outputting as it should, and to stiver are ur lights positive or nrgative trigger. ------------- COMMIT YOUR WAY TO JEHOVAH AND HE WILL ACT IN YOUR BEHALF.
PSALMS 37:5
Posted By: hydrodancer91
Date Posted: January 04, 2009 at 8:21 PM
on a 06 charger there is a white wire with a purple stripe in the passenger kick panel in the harness running to the rear that is a straight 12volt trigger you wont need any resistors for it. and shouldnt need a relay if your alarm does 12volt parking light output
Posted By: Twelvoltz
Date Posted: January 04, 2009 at 8:39 PM
hydrodancer91 wrote:
on a 06 charger there is a white wire with a purple stripe in the passenger kick panel in the harness running to the rear that is a straight 12volt trigger you wont need any resistors for it. and shouldnt need a relay if your alarm does 12volt parking light output
This is exactly correct, however keep in mind that you need to supply the system with enough power to energize that positive parking light wire. Make sure you run your feeds to the battery (or the large constant hot in the same harness as the positive parking lights) to ensure you don't blow the fuse supplying the ignition wires. ------------- Installer, IT support, and FFL. I need less hobbies.
Posted By: domddrgnsel1
Date Posted: January 05, 2009 at 1:41 AM
ok so i have figured out that i need a positive output by checking the previous alarm system that was installed. now, how do i adjust the polarity from negative to positive? my alarm manual says that it has a built in programmable relay.
-------------
its a nice day 2day
Posted By: domddrgnsel1
Date Posted: January 05, 2009 at 1:42 AM
here is the website for the manual
https://scytek.net/manuals/visionguard/vg8000.pdf
-------------
its a nice day 2day
Posted By: Twelvoltz
Date Posted: January 06, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Take a look at page 20...it shows how to change the jumper for parking lights. It also shows that the default position is positive so you should not need to change it to hook to the positive light circuit. I would suggest popping the cover off, just to make sure.
-------------
Installer, IT support, and FFL. I need less hobbies.
Posted By: jinstall
Date Posted: January 07, 2009 at 12:08 PM
directechs calls for the same white purple wire on the last pin of a 26 pin brown plug. I'd normally use negative parking lights on a more complex car like this cuz it's usually safer, but they've got the negative headlightas multiplexed in with them.
Posted By: domddrgnsel1
Date Posted: January 07, 2009 at 11:56 PM
thanks guys i appreciate the help i'll keep u all posted
-------------
its a nice day 2day
Posted By: loneranger
Date Posted: January 08, 2009 at 12:36 AM
jinstall wrote:
... I'd normally use negative parking lights on a more complex car like this cuz it's usually safer, ...
If it's capable of sinking high current, it's no safer.
|