Viper 690XVR Aux channel to neons?

hey guys, new member here, is there any way to hook up myneons to an Aux channel of my 690XVR and still be able to use the switches i have already set up?

Yes. Just wire a relay up to one of the aux channels of your alarm to pass a +. Then tie the output of the relay to the neon side of your switch.

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ok so will that mean the neons will ONLY turn on once ive activated the aux chan? or iwll that still allow me to turn them off and on w/ the 3 switches i have (1 for underbody, 1 for interior and one for strobes....)

If you turn them on with the switch then you have to turn them off with the switch. If you turn them on with the remote(depending how you configure the relay and alarm settings) you will have to turn them off with the remote. With your alarm you can set channel three to a couple of different settings, latched(on till you hit the button again), latched w/ign reset(same but will also turn off with ign), 30 sec timed, or validity(only on while pressing the button).

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i see, know of any wiring diagrams to give me a more visual    idea of how i should be hookin this up?

The basic relay for your application will look like this, the negative trigger is the output from the alarm.


After you wire this to the alarm then you go into programming and set the output up the way you want it.

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ok, so the trigger is from the alarm.... that would be where i put the output from AUX3 to right? and then 12V output conected to the neons right? also, best place to pick up a relay and am i lookin for anythin special?

Yup, +12V output goes to the neons up to 30 amps max, this is around the max amperage a relay can handle. The relay can usually be picked up at any autoparts stores or sometimes radio shack will carry them.

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ok so ive got everything hooked up... except 12V+ i have 3 switches, one for strobes, one for interior and one for underbody... i want the alarm to turn on BOTH the interior and underbody, problem being when i tie the 12v output leads to the switches the switch for the underbody lights up along w/ the switch for the interior.. i understand why its dfoing this.. how would i wire the 2nd relay to allow it to turn both on, yet still allow me to keep them individulized on the switches?

would i need a 2nd relay... and split the trigger to 2 relays, hook the output off the 2nd item i want to theoutput of the relay, and then just splice the fused wire the positive terms of the relay? need help ASAP car is torn apart

nevermind, got it all figured out, thanks auex for your help :)