1999 corolla Parking light hook up

Hi everyone,

I have a 1999 corolla I've just put an alarm in... and everything works good except the parking break lights which I can only seem to find people saying it's the green one and then they put a (+) after it?  My car alarm diagram has a (-) coming form the wire that's suppose to trigger them.

They didn't seem to work hooking them together?

any help please?

thanks

must use a relay to convert the polarity (unless your alarm has an adjustable parking light polarity like some of the viper alarms), either way its safer to use a relay.  here you go...

Okay... so I found a link that gives me a positive and negative wire.

https://www.bulldogsecurity.com/New%20Wires/New%20Wires/Wires/toycorolla98-02.htm

but neither of them work when I hook them up to my alarm system.  I'ts an option group alarm... two white wires come from the control unit and say to attach to hazard lights.

is hazard lights different from parking lights?  can anyone tell me where in my corolla I can hook these up too.  both wires in the link above dont' work... thanks

also.... anyone know what the jumper setting on the unit do?

thanks

Mark

hard time finding the website.... but this is the manufacturor

https://www.ldalarm.com/

I thought hooking up the parking lights was good so they would flash when you arm and disarm the alarm.

also... if someone sets it off... don't you want the lights to flash... to alert other people?

Mark

Velocity Motors wrote:

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Hey Mark, just to clarify something here..... the alarm system that you have says that it outputs a (-) or (+) from the unit ? Some systems I have installed uses a (-) input for the lights to notify the unit that the lights are still on after arming to warn the owner that they are still on. Are you sure that you have the right wire on the alarm system.

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my alarm install diagram says white wire (2 of them) O/P +5 A

from the link above there is a negative and positive terminal for the parking lights in my corolla.... I've tried both....

thanks for the replies guys.... keep them coming ;)

cheers

is there possibly another reason why it wouldn't be working..?

like other things needing to be hooked up.... I havn't hooked up the door switch... or head light on warning cable... my car does the headlight warning thing already... I also havn't hooked up the foot brake wire

thanks again for the inputs

Mark

PARKING LIGHTS +|green               |   |bottom of fuse box         

PARKING LIGHTS -|lt GREEN/ black      |   |steering column            

You probably didn't grab the proper wire. Did you test any of the wires you grabbed ? Make sure that you meter the wires before testing for the (+) GREEN wire. Place a jumper from 12 volt constant to the GREEN wire at the bottom of the fuse box and this will turn on your parking lights. Make sure you test this wire prior to ensure that the meter is giving you 12 volts when you turn on the lights and 0 when you turn them off.

how do I turn on the "parking lights"
how are they different from headlights or hazards?

I will meter them.. just have to know how to turn on... thanks

Mark

My gf drives a 99 Corolla, which pretty much makes it my car to play with. I have put an alarm into it, so I pretty much know it inside and out.

These guys are right in that the car does have 2 different parking light wires. One is positive, and the other negative. BOTH can be found at the bottom of the fuse box. I know one says steering column, but it's easier to just catch either one in at the bottom of the fuse box.

If your alarm just uses the parking lights for flashing on/off at arm/disarm, or just for full alarm panic mode, then either one will do. If your alarm has control of the lights at night (as in automatic parking and head lights), then I would use the negative. When you use the negative, you trigger the parking light relay, and you can see the slightly higher voltage, resulting in slightly brighter parking lamps and dash lights. But that is just me being anal.

Finally, take the white wires from your alarm. Hook up a meter, probe, or whatever you use to check polarity. Arm/Disarm the alarm. Send the alarm in panic mode. See if the white wires are outputing a signal when they are supposed to be. With this test, you can also see the polarity (positive or negative) that the alarm is putting out.

okay... so I metered some wires.... here's what I found

the white wires from the control unit have no voltage to them what so ever even when the alarm is activated... so I asked myself... what am I missing.  I saw that I havn't hooked up the headlight-on warning wire (RED / black) from the alarm.   so I tied that wire high (12v) and found that the white wires now read 12v as well?.... I"m guessing the headlight on warning wire has to be connected for the parking light wires to work from the control unit.

does this sound right?

also... can anyone tell me where and what color the headlight on warning wire is?

thanks so much guys

Mark

bump.... I still havn't put this together in my head.... little help ?

thanks

am I even on the right track... ?

thanks

Mark

First off, you still have not identified the proper parking light wire off the Corolla. I wrote before on page 1:

Velocity Motors wrote:

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PARKING LIGHTS +|green               |   |bottom of fuse box         

PARKING LIGHTS -|lt GREEN/ black      |   |steering column            

You probably didn't grab the proper wire. Did you test any of the wires you grabbed ? Make sure that you meter the wires before testing for the (+) GREEN wire. Place a jumper from 12 volt constant to the GREEN wire at the bottom of the fuse box and this will turn on your parking lights. Make sure you test this wire prior to ensure that the meter is giving you 12 volts when you turn on the lights and 0 when you turn them off.

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You will need to meter the proper wire and hook up th WHITE wire to the parkign light wire that you find. To turn on your parking lights, all you have to do is turn the light switch one turn until your gauge lights turn on and all 4 corner lights will be on as well. The target wire will have 12 volts on it when this happens.

oh no man... I already did that... I found the right wires... and metered them.... the problem is that I metered the white wires... and they dont' change when putting the car in panic... or locking or anything.... they only change when I hook up the wire labeled "headlight on warning" by the alarm manufacturor.

I'm thinking that if I hook up that wire... then those white wires will actually change in voltage when using the alarm.

?? thanks for checking back... any light on this?

Mark

 HEADLIGHTS|RED / white           |-  |steering column

This wire is a (-) trigger for a relay that turns on the headlights.

thanks.... so I should connect the wire labeled "headlight on warning" just up to the headlight switch?

I'm just a little confused I guess?

no... not at all... it acutally said one is for the left side and one for the right... but I think that depends on your car... mine only needs one

but they dont go high at all unless that "headlight on warning" wire is connected

I think so.... not sure what it means though... isn't that to program remotes?

I'm an alarm virgin

https://www.ldalarm.com/

this is the only website I've found on it... it's the LD-168 series... version 6

I wish I knew more... thanks for helping again guys :)