I just need to know if the alarm diagram for the 2000 ford ranger is the same as the 2001 and if not what do I need to look out for in the '01. I'm installing the clifford matrix 3 alarm system possibly with door lock accuators. thanks.
They didn't change anything that I know of.
Here is what I have for the 2001. There were small changes:
| ITEM | WIRE COLOR |POL| WIRE LOCATION |
| 12V|yellow |+ |ignition harness |
| STARTER|RED / lt. blue |+ |ignition harness |
| IGNITION|lt. GREEN/ purple |+ |ignition harness |
| ACCESSORY|gray / YELLOW |+ |ignition harness |
| SECOND ACCESSORY|BLACK/ lt. green |+ |ignition harness |
| POWER LOCK|pink / YELLOW |- |driver door harness or PKP |
| POWER UNLOCK|pink/lt. green *4 |- |driver door harness or PKP |
| LOCK MOTOR|pink/black | |driver door harness |
| UNLOCK MOTOR|RED / orange | |driver door harness |
| DISARM DEFEAT|pink/orange | |passenger kick panel |
| PARKING LIGHTS +|brown | |headlight switch or GEM *1 |
| HEADLIGHTS|RED / yellow |+ |headlight switch |
| DOOR TRIGGER|*2 |- |GEM *1 |
| DOME SUPERVISION|use door trigger | | |
| FCTRY ALARM ARM| | | |
|FCTRY ALRM DISARM| | | |
| TACHOMETER|tan / YELLOW | |instrument cluster or PCM *3|
| SPEED SENSE|gray/black | |GEM *1 |
| BRAKE WIRE|lt. green |+ |brake pedal switch |
| HORN TRIGGER|yellow/lt. green |- |steering column |
| WIPERS|wht (L), blu/org (H)|+ |windshield wiper motor |
| LF WINDOW UP/DN|wht/blk - red |A |driver window motor |
| RF WINDOW UP/DN|wht/yel - tan/lt blu|A |driver door harness or PKP |
| RADIO 12V|lt. GREEN/ purple |+ |radio |
| RADIO GROUND|black |- |radio |
| RADIO SWITCH|yellow/black |+ |radio |
| RADIO ILLUMINATE|lt. blue/red(dimmer)|+ |radio |
| LF SPEAKER|org/lt grn-lt blu/wh| |radio |
| RF SPEAKER|wht/lt grn - grn/org| |radio |
| LR SPEAKER|gry/lt blu - tan/yel| |radio |
| RR SPEAKER|org/red - brn/pnk | |radio |
Notes:
NOTE: This vehicle is equipped with PATS (Passive Anti-Theft System) Use TBKII for bypassing the PATS system *1 The GEM (Generic Electronic Module) is to the left of the radio. *2 The driver door trigger is yellow/black and the passenger door(s) is gray/red. Use both wires and diode isolate as shown in directfax document #1076. *3 The PCM (Powertrain Control Module) is on the top of the firewall under the hood towards the passenger side. The tachometer wire is in pin 48. Can also get tach at the ignition coil or coil pack. Use any of the tan/stripe wires. *4 The GEM in this vehicle shuts down after the doors have been locked for a certain time period, to 'wake-up' the system refer to directfax document #1093.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Also, the easiest place to find the tach wire is up above the brake pedal, in the large harness coming in from the firewall.