530t?
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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=3121
Printed Date: August 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Topic: 530t?
Posted By: cpgoose
Subject: 530t?
Date Posted: August 27, 2002 at 8:20 PM
Hello,
I do not have this module, but I'm interested in it.
I'd like to know if someone could answer a few questions
about it, so I can make a decision: (for a 2-window car)
1. Am I correct that the 530t can add window up AND
down to 2 windows? So...I can move 2 windows up AND
down with the same button on my remote?
2. Is it true that this module, when installed, gives
one-touch up AND down to both windows?
3. Say I do not want to control the module with the
alarm, but just want to have 1-touch control...is this
ok, or do you have to attach it to an alarm?
4. Is this a difficult install? ('92 integra) I
see some posts that you have to grab wires by the fuse
box, and then others are in the door by the switch,
or by the motor...plus dragging a few wires through
the famed molex plug.
5. Is there somewhere to download the install manual?
Couldn't find it on DEI anywhere!
Thanks!
Replies:
Posted By: Mr King
Date Posted: August 27, 2002 at 9:27 PM
The 530T will make your windows go up and down , but normally wired will cause your windows to go up when armed and down when triggered by remote ,and even backwards if you want but not just windows up and down by same button . Yes you can install the module for just the one touch feature but why not hook it to your alarm ?The only difficulty I have ever had with the 530T was that with unmatched ground potential at the door and at the car caused undesired effects . But with a ample ground ran in the door to the module solved that . And since we are on the topic , I have had similar problems with the 530T on a couple of ford vehicles (funny it seems , not to bash though) of when arming and windows going up , after rolling all the way up , the windows will go back down like a inch venting the windows . From DEI I got a print out on how to upgrade one resistor on the board , as to fix the problem but it didn't work (got rid of that module after that ) . Some times they stay up and some times they vent , I eventually removed the modules on the two vehicles it happened on (2001 Ford F350 dually 4 door , and 2002 Ford Exscursion ) . As a note in those vehicles I did have separate modules on the front and rear windows. Any one can maybe explain why this happened ?
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Sir
Posted By: Mr King
Date Posted: August 27, 2002 at 9:41 PM
I posted a reply here and it didn't save . If you search forum under "530T" you will find my reply , but for some reaseon it dosn't come up for me when I just go to this page .
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Sir
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 6:41 AM
This is why I'm a little hesitant. I searched the forum for the 530t, and read many posts with problems (both with functionality and installation). Granted, that's what this site is for, but it seems like a tough install.
Posted By: LilRichard
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 8:02 AM
I agree that there are issues with the 530T, but it is not a tough install in my opinion. I actually just put one in my 2002 F-150 last week and it works flawlessly.
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 8:07 AM
Ahh, so the only reason they say up AND down for two windows is because you can have them go up when the alarm is triggered, but only down with the remote? I thought it meant go up and down with the remote, but couldn't understand how it could do that.  And now you have 1-touch up AND down of both windows, huh? I like that idea! Did you install it just in 1 door for both doors, or under the dash for both doors? If under the dash, were you able to grab all of the wires under the dash, or did you have to run wires through to the door?
Posted By: LilRichard
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 8:16 AM
Yes, the 530t rolls up the windows upon alarm activation (you have the option to arm without rolling up by pressing whatever button it is wired to before arming). It will then vent the windows, or roll them down at any time by holding down your accessory button for 3 seconds. The 530 gives you one touch up and down from the driver's controls only.
I always install my 530 in the driver door even though they warn against it. I silicone up the plugs and bag the module just for precaution. Run your 12v, grnd, accessory lead from the alarm, and the ground when armed wire out to the door, and it's smooth sailing from there.
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 8:25 AM
Awww, I thought the passenger would have 1-touch, too. Poor passenger  I wonder if I installed it under the dash (trying to avoid running wires through the door molex plug), if I'll still have to access wires that are soley in the door? ('92 Integra)
Posted By: LilRichard
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 8:28 AM
I dunno much about your car, but I would assume that you will have to run wires though your dreaded molex plug one way or another. One thing I forgot to tell you- make sure to use adequate guage wire for power and ground- I think it is 12 or 14 AWG- otherwise the module may act finicky.
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 8:42 AM
Cool, thanks LilRichard. You didn't experience any problems like this guy did, did you? He kept blowing fuses and stuff I think because it was drawing too much current. https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=3&TopicID=244
Posted By: LilRichard
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 8:53 AM
This guy had problems other than the function of the window module, and he also wasn't using a 530t. I have never had problems with any blown fuses- the only problems I have seen are with cars that came with factory one touch or cars that have power windows that create a large resistance load to the 530. Good luck.
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 9:13 AM
Agh, I have 1-touch with the driver's window. What problems would that cause?  (I promise, that's the last question!)
Posted By: LilRichard
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 9:44 AM
Well depending on how your one touch is setup, it might make the window inch down when you hit the down switch instead of going all the way down. The reason for this is the 530 reads the resistance of the factory one touch module instead of the window motor, so it shuts down the motion prematurely. I ran into this with my Ford- all I did was wire the module straight to the window motor. Just probe the wires at the motor, figure out the polarity for up and down, and then splice the module directly to those wires. Easy enough?
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 9:48 AM
Ahh, easy enough...at least you figured out a way around it.....I think I read someone else's post on here that had that same problem about it inching down, I wonder if that was you :-)
Posted By: mobiletoys2002
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 11:28 AM
actually the 530 t can give one touch up and down in both driver and passenger but in order for it to do passenger it has to be wired directly between the switch and motor in that door.
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 11:39 AM
So i'm assuming you don't have to do that for the driver's door? Any then if you wanted 1-touch for the passenger, you could just drag the wire from the module into the passenger door (AGH, MOLEX PLUG  )
Posted By: LilRichard
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 1:37 PM
Yeah, I didn't figure I'd get into the details of wiring the passenger side up for one touch, simply because it is more of a pain than it is worth. Let them suffer.
Posted By: studman
Date Posted: August 28, 2002 at 2:29 PM
I have my 1 touch modules in place, and here's a little detail as to how it works. I have 2 DEI 530T modules located behind the radio in my dash. I have a 4 conductor 12 guage wire running into each door. 2 wires connect to the window motor. 2 wires connect to the window switch. All 4 doors have 1 touch up/down. The driver's side has 1 touch up/down for all 4 windows. The reason that I had to run wires into the door is because my car is a Nissan Maxima. Nissan decided to use a bi-directional communication method between the main body and the door harness. They put a mini-CPU in each door. Only 1 wire runs from the driver's door to the car's main ECU. Then there is 1 wire from the ECU to each door. Because the 530T cannot replicate the bi-direction information that Nissan uses, I had to tap between the mini-CPU and the Motor/Switch. By doing so, I have 1 touch at all locations. Now as for the remote up/down... you have several options. You can use the remotes to vent/full rolldown the windows. You can also have them roll back up via remote.... BUT.... not using the same button. ALSO... if you have it wired so that the alarm rolls up the windows when it arms, you can't (you probably can...but I'm not sure how) have the remote roll them back up. That feature would be dependent on the brain of the alarm, number of free channels, how it's wired to the 530T, etc. As far as installation, try searching on yahoo.com for "acura forums". Visit a forum and search their posts for help in regards to that. They should also be able to provide step-by-step instructions (how-to), and possibly even wiring diagrams that should help. Good luck.
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 06, 2002 at 9:37 AM
Phew, ok, just to get this straight I have a 2-door Integra, with a switch on the driver's side for the driver and passenger window, and one switch on the passenger door for their window. Is the following possible? : 1. 1-touch up/down from the driver's door of the driver's window AND the passenger window? I'm assuming I'll have to splice into the switch and motor for each one. 2. 1-touch up/down on the passenger door's switch for that window? I guess I'll have to drag the wire across to that door and splice in between the motor and switch? I'm just don't get that in the directions, they have 2 wires for motor#1, 2 wires for motor#2, 2 wires for switch#1 and 2 wires for switch#2. So to get the 1-touch of the passenger window at the driver's control AND at the passenger's door, do you have to split DEI's wire and go half to the driver's door and half to the passenger's door? Hope this wasn't too confusing.
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 06, 2002 at 11:06 AM
Ok, a "diagram" is worth....here's what I'm talking about (if it doesn't link correctly, please just paste the address:) https://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid31/p6ac05c85566ab7bed9138bf11139eae3/fd4d92de.jpg.orig.jpg
Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: September 06, 2002 at 11:11 AM
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 06, 2002 at 11:22 AM
I don't get it, when you paste an images link with ".jpg.orig.jpg", it doesn't display when you click it....but if you copy/paste, you get the larger picture. If you enter the link with just ".jpg", it shows the smaller picture (which is tough to see).
Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: September 06, 2002 at 11:39 AM
Hi cpgoose, the original link you posted errors (then redirects to this page: https://www.imagestation.com/images/sorry.gif) . Is that image (with the .jpg.orig.jpg) on a password protected area of that site? Or do you have to log into a specific area before viewing it?
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 06, 2002 at 11:45 AM
Well, it's in a photoalbum in my imagestation account. I think you can post the album,and the people can go look at your pictures....that are the same size as the above. When you click on the image, though, you get the larger version.
Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: September 06, 2002 at 12:35 PM
Seems like that site requires a cookie to be set on the user's machine or a session variable in order for that particular link to work correctly.
Posted By: kinginst
Date Posted: September 19, 2002 at 6:09 PM
Anyone know where I can get install guides and customer guide for 530t? Directed's web site dosent seem to have it.
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 20, 2002 at 7:14 AM
I thought I could find it on DEI's site, but couldn't so....I called DEI (1-800-876-0800), and they were able to fax me one (even though I'm not an authorized seller/installer of DEI...I thought that would have been a problem, but it wasn't.)
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 25, 2002 at 7:53 PM
Can someone help me troubleshoot here? I'm installing in a '92 Integra. I've heard Hondas are tricky, so maybe that's my problem. I have a 2 door with 2 switches on the driver's door (1 for the driver's window and 1 for the pass's window)...then 1 switch on the pass's door for their window. What I did was connect the motor#1 and switch#1 wires to the driver's window switch in the driver's door, and the motor#2 and switch#2 wires to the pass's switch in the pass's door. This didn't work, and the 20amp fuse in the fuse panel kept blowing, which would stop the door switches from working. So, I connected the motor#1 and switch#1 wires to the driver's switch wires, and the motor#2 and switch#2 wires to the driver's switch wires for the pass's door... all in the driver's door. This still didn't work very well. Switches still kind of blew up. It would roll up the windows on arm, sort of. WHen you rolled them down while the car was armed, only the driver's window worked. When you disarmed the car, then only the pass's window would work via remote. Then when you arm, they both rolled up. Can someone just tell me if this is the correct path for the wires. I'm trying to have 1-touch on all 3 switches, but that didn't happen. Is my Acura just different?
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 26, 2002 at 10:34 AM
Agh, one more question...if someone could help.... Why do the 550esp directions say that you have to turn off the anti-grind circuitry if you install this module? What do these two things have to do with each other? Could this have been what was blowing the fuse ?
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 27, 2002 at 6:15 AM
WAHOO! I finally figured it out. It turns out that I had just used the blue / YELLOW and blue/green wires in the passenger door. But then I realized those wires were just coming from the cabin...the actual wires I needed were blue/red and blue/white...the ones (the only ones) going from the switch to the motor. Now it works like a charm. The only thing it doesn't do is roll up the windows when the alarm goes off. Is it even supposed to do that?
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