Installing thor alarm

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Topic: Installing thor alarm

Posted By: shadyband1
Subject: Installing thor alarm
Date Posted: November 02, 2005 at 7:07 PM

I just bought a new thor alram and remote start off of ebay, and, i have a 96 cheep cherokee it is going on the seller said the arlm system does not connect to the ignition coil but i have to hook it to a oil light or some other 12v sorce that comes on after engine start up, any suggestions?

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Posted By: gcorrea
Date Posted: November 03, 2005 at 12:01 AM

never heard of hooking an alarm up to the oil light before.

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gcorrea

Posted By: redpeppers
Date Posted: November 03, 2005 at 12:39 AM

sounds like the seller doesnt know what he is talking about....12v is 12v .....no matter where u get it at......if i could see a wiring diagram i could tell u.........see if u can find one online and let us know

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Where theres is a wire there's a way.

Posted By: techfiftyfive
Date Posted: November 04, 2005 at 8:54 PM

Its the 12v oil light that turns on after you start the car.

Ive installed these into a 98 Civic, a 99 Galant, 97 3000GT, and an 01 Eclipse. On all these cars, theres a light in the gauges that either says "Oil" or has a picture of the oil icon. Kinda looks like a gravy bowl.

Ive installed these alarms a couple times, and to me... Im not sure but, IMO I think you'd be better off with an alarm system that uses tach sensing. Rather than 12v. Reason being, is because everytime I installed this system using that 12v oil light it asks for the car sounds like it over-starts. Meaning it sounds like someone is holding the key turned to start a couple seconds longer than usual.