2003 lr discovery remote start
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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.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=129355
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Topic: 2003 lr discovery remote start
Posted By: adavies1974
Subject: 2003 lr discovery remote start
Date Posted: November 23, 2011 at 5:23 PM
Hi,
I'm the proud owner of a 2003 Land Rover Discovery. I want to install a remote starter and have in fact installed the starter which works ok. The problem I'm having is a negative door input wire
" This input should be used in vehicles that use a negative-switching Dome Light
circuit. Connect to a wire that tests ground with a door open.
CAUTION! You can only use either the NEGATIVE DOOR INPUT or the
POSITIVE DOOR INPUT wire. It is essential that the Module be connected in
such a way as to allow each one of the Doors to be detected by the remote
starter."
Connect to a wire that tests ground with a door open. I do not know where to find this wire. I have tested a few and cannot locate a suitable wire.
Can anyone assist with this? I have the complete wiring schematics for the vehicle but am still struggling
Thanks
Replies:
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 23, 2011 at 5:36 PM
BCU, passenger side behind dash.
Driver's door trigger PURPLE / white, pin 17;
passenger and hatch, PURPLE / red pin 4;
hood PURPLE / red pin 15.
All NEG trigger diode together the first 2 before joining to the alarm's door trigger input, use 2 x 1N4004 diodes with the bands away from the alarm.
------------- Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: adavies1974
Date Posted: November 23, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Wow you are quick!
So I also have 4 wires for the locks etc. lock, unlock, arm, disarm. I'm thinking these will be BCU, Blue/grey for arm/disarm and Yellow/pink lock/unlock. Each wire send a NEG 500ma pulse. do I have to alter with a resitor or relay to actuate the lock/unlock, arm/disarm?
Thanks!
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Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 23, 2011 at 6:28 PM
I read this as pink/red NEG lock, 26 pin plug pin 16,
yellow/pink NEG unlock 16 pin plug, pin 7.
Using the factory alarm wires might give you problems with the factory alarm when you engage the R/S but here are the wires. I wouldn't use them.
Factory arm, blue/green, NEG 26 pin, pin 5, will also lock the vehicle.
Factory disarm, single pulse, double pulse will unlock, blue/grey, NEG 22 pin, pin 22.
DEI give the first two as NEG but don't assume, those colours remind me of the MOTOR wires on earlier UK Rovers.
------------- Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: adavies1974
Date Posted: November 23, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Thanks for your help. I will test these out and let you know how it goes. The remote start I have can be programmed to send a disarm pulse to the OEM alarm just before starting and then once the cycle ends it rearms the alarm. This will deactivate the immobilized too so for security I have added a starter kill relay which is passive whenever the key is not present.
Hopefully the remote start will be easy to program for these options.
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Posted By: adavies1974
Date Posted: December 12, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Thanks for your help. I used diodes to isolate the lock/unlock etc and reprogrammed the remote start for a double pulse unlock / single lock and it works like a dream!
Thanks again for all your help
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