alarm on chevrolet express 2007

I am a first time Alarm installer and plan on putting in a new system into my 2007 Chevrolet Express 1500 Conversion Van this weekend. I have been doing a lot of reading in this form and in the instructions and think I am ready to take the dive and wire things up.

I just wish it would warm up so I don't have to fire up a heater to stay warm in the garage!

I am installing the following components:
- CM5000 Compustar
- EVO-ALL Fortin Universal All-In-One Data Bypass iFar Evo All
- DR-1000 Compustar Drone Mobile
- Excalibur AU-85TA Glass Break Impact Audio Sensor

Questions for the forum to validate my approach:
1) I am planning to go (W2W) wire to wire with the Fortin Bypass and the DR5000 Alarm.
2) I am planning on using the Data Link between the CM5000 Alarm and the DR-1000 GPS / Done Mobile
3) Once the system it wired in, what is the sequence of programming? Bypass, Alarm, then DR-1000 GPS?


Components:



I plan to start preparation of the wiring harness tonight:

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And most important the installation instructions and wiring diagrams:

W2W is a little more work, but has a higher success rate.

There isn't really a 'sequence' per se. Any of the modules can be programmed at any time. The biggest concern is setting all the settings you need. Most are left at default unless you have a specific configuration.

I don't know anything about the GPS modules. Maybe someone else can chime in here.

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freqsounds - Thanks for the Input, tomorrow I hope to get things completed and see how things work. I will admit the amount of wires, locations, and connections seem to be endless, but with patience I should get things wired up!

I was able to get a few things accomplished today on this install and figuring out where the wires are at and getting the dash out. One note on dash removal - Remove the Gearshift selector off before trying to remove the dash...

Siren was mounted on the drivers side in the front:


I found a small grommet / plug to pass the Alarm and Hood Pin wires through the firewall. It is on the drivers side close to the center and not easy to see:


Although it is not fully fastened down I was able to find a good location for the DR-1000 Drone Mobile under the dash on the passenger side of the radio. I had to take out the radio to pass the wires behind it and down to the foot well on the drivers side. I think it should get good GPS / Cell Signal in that location:

It looks like you're doing pretty well! Keep it up!

If you run into any bumps along the way, let us know, we'll try to help!

Compliments on the grommet! You wouldn't believe how many people don't use them and set their car on fire.

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More Progress today and I completed wiring up the EVO-ALL and the CM5000.


After looking under the dash for a while I decided on a location next to the Drivers right knee next to the stereo.

Also, in the driver's kick panel, there's like a bundle of cables with molex connectors. Right behind there, there's a void you can shove stuff into. The access hole is a little bit further back toward the firewall. I stuck a DBALL in there lol.

Just in case you need more room!

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As I am wiring things up I have a question on the 8-pin harness for the CM5000. I read the manual, but I am at a loss as to what it does / how to setup The Blue and Violet Relay wires.

The Manual says "This is a pre-wired positive output, negative trigger relay. Use the secondary ignition, starter, and accessory outputs from CN3 to give a negative trigger to the purple wire. This will determine the12V positive (+) output of the blue wire, which you can then connect to your secondary ignition, starter, or accessory wire."

I saw that spot, it was a bit too tight for my first install. Definitely a good spot to put things in!

This is a flex relay from what I understand (I haven't actually installed one of these, so maybe someone else can chime in if I'm wrong). It's used to trigger a relay to output +12V in the event you have two Ignition, Starter, or Accessory wires on the vehicle.

To sum it up, I don't think you need these wires for this vehicle.

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I was looking to see if this was "Optional" and I didn't see those words in the installation instructions.

Thanks for the help! I am sure there will be some additional questions coming...