1996 civic mandatory wires for alarm
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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.
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Printed Date: May 06, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Topic: 1996 civic mandatory wires for alarm
Posted By: devastata
Subject: 1996 civic mandatory wires for alarm
Date Posted: March 12, 2009 at 10:56 AM
My friend just got a really good deal on a car alarm/auto-start (atleast I think it was). He paid $80 for a Prostart CT-5460TW. Anyways I'm fairly good with electronics but never installed an alarm before but thought it could be fun to try. It's on his 2nd car so he really doesn't care if we get it to work or not. He doesn't want to install the car start just the alarm so my question is: Which are the mandatory wires you need to install a car alarm? Thanks in advance! Danny
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Posted By: devastata
Date Posted: March 12, 2009 at 11:02 AM
oh and by 2nd car i mean his $400 beater car lol
Posted By: bigblue06
Date Posted: March 12, 2009 at 11:04 AM
red(constant), yellow(switched), and black(ground)....Everything else is technically optional... But green and blue are you lock and unlocks, it'll have a white wire for your parking light output, and siren output(I just went blank on whatever color wire that is... )
Posted By: devastata
Date Posted: March 13, 2009 at 9:03 AM
by locks i'm assuming u mean power locks? if so he doesn't have them. Thanks for the reply!
Posted By: bigblue06
Date Posted: March 13, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Yea, power locks...You can always add them :D they aren't that hard..
Posted By: Chris Luongo
Date Posted: March 14, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Ok,
Mandatory for it do do anything at all:
Constant power
Ground
Antenna (most systems won't work at all without the antenna plugged in)
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Other things that I'd have to call "required" to at least get it to work satisfactorily
Ignition (needed for entering into programming mode, replacing lost remotes, and so alarm can't arm while driving.)
Door trigger input (so alarm goes off when someone opens a door)
Install siren, or connect horn output to car horn (so alarm sounds when violated)
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Optional but desirable:
Parking lights (flash lights when alarm is violated)
Trunk trigger (alarm sounds when trunk is opened)
Shock sensor (alarm sounds when car receives impact. Mount in convenient spot to re-adjust later if necessary)
Warning LED (advise thieves that car has alarm)
Valet switch (needed to disable alarm if remote gets lost/broken)
Starter kill (car can't be started when alarm is armed)
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Not necessary if you don't want remote start:
Tachometer
Brake
Hood pinswitch (although you might want a hoodpin just to trigger the alarm if a thief opens it)
Neutral safety wire
Accessory wire(s)
Ignition 2
Suggestion: Maybe you want to at least run the respective wires for remote start to their approximate locations in the car, and tape them up, in case you decide to tackle it later on.
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