Hi guys, I'm hoping that somebody can help me out installing Audiovox alarm for my civic 97 LX. I'm wondering what is the "parking light" term? I tried to connect the RED / Black (+) cable to my DMM and nothing happened... what should I do to test this? I tried for handbrake, regular footbrake, and emergency signals... and nothing changed on my DMM. I wonder if check the wrong spot or the electrical system just failed?
My second question, I just want to double check if 97 civic LX has negative door trigger... I tried with DMM if the door closes it shows 12V, when open it shows nothing. Am I right?
Actually, there's something strange with my car... After I installed aftermarket CD player in circuit city, the dome light didn't light on whenever I opened any door. The dome light lights on when I switched to "ON" but never lights on when I put in "DOOR". Will it affect the alarm installation?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
yes the radio will affect the dome light. read the notes that are with my post.....CC should have know about that feature and fixed it when they did the install.....
Make: Honda
Model: Civic
Year: 1997
Alarm
Constant 12 volts WHITE IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS *
Ignition 12 volts BLACK / YELLOW IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Starter BLACK/ WHITE IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Dome Light L GREEN/ RED (-) 24 PIN BLUE CONN. TOP OF FUSE BLOCK**
Trunk Pin Switch BLUE/BLACK (-) 16 PIN BLUE CONN. LEFT OF FUSE BLOCK
Parking Lamp RED / BLACK (+) 7 PIN GRAY CONN. AT FUSE BLOCK
Power Lock GREEN / WHITE 16 PIN BLUE CONNECTOR #201
Power Unlock GREEN/ ORANGE TO LEFT OF FUSE BLOCK
* WHITE Wire Changes To WHITE/ BLACK At Base Of Steering Column.
** W/Keyless- Removing Radio Will Interrupt Dome Light Circuit. Jumper Pin #8 (L GREEN/ BLACK) To Pin #14 (L GREEN/ RED) To Reconnect Domelight Circuit
#201- See Negative Pulse Door Lock Diagram.
Remote Start
Tach Signal BLUE/SILVER DOTS AT TACH TEST CONNECTOR *
Ignition #2 YELLOW IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Ignition #3 N/A
Accessory WHITE/ BLACK IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
Neutral Safety BLACK/ BLUE (-) 12 PIN GRAY CONN. ABOVE FUSE BLOCK
Brake Light GREEN / WHITE (+) AT SWITCH ABOVE BRAKE PEDAL
Reverse Light GREEN/ BLACK (+) 14 PIN GRAY CONN. IN DR. KICK PANEL
Rear Window Defrost N/A TIMER BUILT INTO SWITCH
* Tach Test Connector Is A 2 Pin WHITE Connector Located On Driver Rear Of Engine Compartment.
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Good Luck
David
Ace Security
813-376-9778
Tampa
Donate to the 12volt
wow awesome... it explains the problem I got... I will try it as soon as I get the key to open the cd player. CC didn't even return the L key to open up the cd player when I installed with them, so that I have to get a new one... sucks.
Also, how about the parking light cable? when I connect it to RED / Black, my multimeter doesn't change anything... I'm wondering which one is parking light? because I want to test to make sure it works first before doing everything else...
Please help me... and thanks a lot.
Parking Lamp RED / BLACK (+) 7 PIN GRAY CONN. AT FUSE BLOCK
when you turn the parking lights on, the above wire will show 12v
red lead from the meter to the above wire
black to ground
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Good Luck
David
Ace Security
813-376-9778
Tampa
Donate to the 12volt
you can also grab parking lights at your fuse box.......you'll see a series of male spades......no. 3 controls your parking lights.....just hook up a female connector to your parking light wire and plug it in.
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Thanks guys for the replies... actually I have already found the parking light wire, and the thing is I don't know how to test it. Until now, I'm still not sure what "PARKING LIGHT" is. Yesterday, I connect the RED / Black cable in the gray connection above fuse box to my DMM, and the value showed 0. I tried to press brake, emergency light (triangle sign), emergency brake, and still the DMM showed 0V. The thing is not that I can't find the wire, but I just don't know how to test it because I don't know what the parking light deals with.
Thanks again for your answers.
I see... apparently, I didn't try to turn on the first notch... That's why my DMM didn't do anything. I'll try it tomorrow. Thanks a lot man, it explains everything. I'm just ready to finish up this installation now :-)