2012 town and country
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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=132791
Printed Date: May 23, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Topic: 2012 town and country
Posted By: luvs2div
Subject: 2012 town and country
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 6:31 AM
Putting a keyless entry touch pad on the door of a 2012 Town and Country. Any idea on resistor values and what wire to tag into? Tried 330ohm and 100ohm. Either the values are wrong or the wire isn't the correct wire.
Thanks.
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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 8:51 AM
well, what wire are you going to? the closest i can get to aa 2012 town and country is a 2009 and it lists PURPLE / green in the drivers door harness in the kick panel using the resistors you have listed.
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Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Pull the lock switch and measure it directly.
You also need a good ground or relays to drive the resistors.
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Posted By: kreg357
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Times two with Howard on using a good chassis ground thru relays.
Info from Ready Remote :
Power Lock PURPLE / Dark Green (base models) (-) 330 ohms @ driver kick, door harness
Power Unlock same as power lock (-) 100 ohms
Except base models, use Light GREEN / WHITE at the passenger door lock switch or the Passenger Door Module,
black 10 pin plug, pin 4.
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Posted By: luvs2div
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 10:40 AM
the door panel is off. the lock switch has windows, locks, etc all in one controller. But only 3 wires coming from it and going to the main door module inside the door.. The main door module is easily accessible. Not seeing the violet/drk green wire in the harness anywhere. Not much info anywhere on the 2012's.
Posted By: offroadzj
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 10:58 AM
I looked up a 2012 Grand Caravan which is essentially the same and found it to list the violet/dk. green with those resistors, but it also had this note: "Except base models, use lt. GREEN / WHITE at the passenger door lock switch or the Passenger Door Module, black 10 pin plug, pin 4.".
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Kenny
Owner / Technician
KKD Garage LLC
Albany, NY 12205
Posted By: luvs2div
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 2:13 PM
The door boots are extemely hard to run a wire through. hard to believe there is no wire in the driver door thats usable. it also says its in the driver kick panel but there's only a zillion wires there. need to narrow it down a tidge. I couldn't locate it.
Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 2:17 PM
i know on some dodge cars the wires can be by the floor or very low in the kick panel. also with the wire being PURPLE / dk. green the dark green can blend in with the purple and be very hard to see. be patient and keep testing because you should not have to go into the door to find the lock wire.
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Posted By: luvs2div
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM
it doesnt bother me to go inside the door on this one. im installing a keyless entry touch pad on the driver door and so the panel has to be removed to add the back side of the button cluster. have to drill a few holes and screw it together. cant believe there isnt a wire inside the door to tag to..??
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 5:27 PM
An absolute PITA to get into the doors if I remember.
Now let's think outside of the box.
You have window switches in the door.
Bet there's either an ACC or Ignition live feeding them.
Plus of course a ground.
Pick up the live feed inside the vehicle Driver kick panel, cut it and add a constant feed, 30 amp fused.
That gives you a constant, you will of course already have a ground at the window switches.
Take that as 86 on your relays, then 87 to ground 85 on each relay (assuming NEG (-) outputs) then 30 via the relevant resistors to the lock switch.
Job done.
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Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: luvs2div
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 5:50 PM
Power and ground are the e z part. It's the data wire (violet/dk green) I'm having the issue with.. Not finding..
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Should you be doing this yourself?
It's at the bloody switch in the door!
Apart from that mod in the kickwell, I've just shown you how to do the whole job in about an hour.
And it isn't data, it's multiplex.
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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: luvs2div
Date Posted: November 26, 2012 at 6:35 PM
I realize it's multiplex. 15 yrs in the biz and I'm not a crack head. There is apparently a reason why they are saying tag it in the pass door. Can't be done in the driver door. I take it. Reading on it states some models there is no multiplex wire in the dvr kick. Catch it at the fusebox under the hood or passenger door module. And since they say to tag into plug c5 at the TIPM under the hood...plugs are labeled A - G. Where plug C does NOT have a pin 36... Really do appreciate the help though..
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 27, 2012 at 1:00 AM
It gets it's trigger from either a remote, a key switch or the inner door switch, therefore logically that wire has to be at the door switch unless that wire IS data rather than multiplex but since you have everything apart, worth testing for.
You should have 2 wires at the switch, a ground possibly integrated with the window switch ground and the trigger.
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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.
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