1996 Ford Contour Keyless Entry

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Topic: 1996 Ford Contour Keyless Entry

Posted By: drdank
Subject: 1996 Ford Contour Keyless Entry
Date Posted: January 19, 2006 at 10:23 PM

This is my first post! YAY :) Anyhow......I purchased a pyle watchdog PWD103 keyless entry system. And I am now looking at all these wires and the diagrams in the instruction manual and I am not as confident as I would like with how to do this. Really the only feature I want is the keyless entry, there are a few other features such as: flashing parking lights, starter defeat, illuminated entry, trunk/hatch release, passive immobilze feature, honk horn output, and remote panic feature. I guess my first question is: Am I making this harder than what it is? There are many notes in the installation manual that say only a professional should install this. I am a professional, Just not an electrical professional :).

Unless someone tells me that this is a difficult task I would like to try it. I was hoping someone could more or less walk me through this...

I have looked at the diagrams on this site (BTW This Site Is Awesome!) and I think that my car (1996 Ford Controu) is a single wire (-) system. In the installation manual for the keyless system it shows that for that kind of system the blue/black wire should be connected to the cars (-) Door Lock wire, and the brown black wire is connected to the cars (-) Door Unlock wire.

In the diagram for my car on this site it says the lock is the WHITE/ green wire Driver's Kick Panel Positive Trigger .

The diagram says the unlock is the YELLOW /GREEN wire Also at Keyless Module behind Glove Compartment.

So I would just need to make thos connections listed above and then ground and supply power to the keyless module?

Anyone who has done this installation? Maybe have some tips you could help me with? Is there any reason why I shouldn't just install the Unlock/Lock feature of this keyless system?

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-DrDank-

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Posted By: another-kelly
Date Posted: January 19, 2006 at 10:47 PM

FORD / CONTOUR / 1996 / Remote Start

12volts	red	+	ignition harness
Starter	gray/white	+	ignition harness
Second Starter
Ignition	green	+	ignition harness
Second Ignition
Third Ignition
Accessory	yellow	+	ignition harness
Second Accessory
Keysense	RED / black	+	ignition harness
Power Lock	WHITE/ green	+	high in driver kick or
Notes: Also found at the keyless module located behind the glovebox, high in passenger kick panel. There are two yellow/purple wires - one unlocks drivers door and the other unlocks the rest of the doors. These two wires are common at rest through the keyless entry module. Diode isolate and pulse (+) to operate. Lock is WHITE/ purple at keyless module. May need relays.
Power Unlock	YELLOW /GREEN	+	high in driver kick or
Notes: Also found at the keyless module located behind the glovebox, high in passenger kick panel. There are two yellow/purple wires - one unlocks drivers door and the other unlocks the rest of the doors. These two wires are common at rest through the keyless entry module. Diode isolate and pulse (+) to operate. Lock is WHITE/ purple at keyless module. May need relays.
Lock Motor	WHITE/ purple		keyless module
Notes: Also found at the keyless module located behind the glovebox, high in passenger kick panel. There are two yellow/purple wires - one unlocks drivers door and the other unlocks the rest of the doors. These two wires are common at rest through the keyless entry module. Diode isolate and pulse (+) to operate. Lock is WHITE/ purple at keyless module
Unlock Motor	yellow/purple		keyless module
Notes: Also found at the keyless module located behind the glovebox, high in passenger kick panel. There are two yellow/purple wires - one unlocks drivers door and the other unlocks the rest of the doors. These two wires are common at rest through the keyless entry module. Diode isolate and pulse (+) to operate. Lock is WHITE/ purple at keyless module
Parking Lights+	RED / blue (x2)		headlight switch
Parking Lights-
Hazards
Turn Signal(L)
Turn Signal(R)
Reverse Light
Door Trigger	wht/blk, wht/red	-	at fuse box
Notes: WHITE/ black is drivers door, WHITE/ red is passenger doors. Diode isolate.
Dome Supervision	use door trigger
Trunk/Hatch Pin	black or blk/org	-	trunk light
Hood Pin	BLACK/ white	-	hood pin switch
Trunk/Hatch Release	ORANGE / green	+	release switch
Notes: Also found at the keyless module located behind the glovebox, high in passenger kick panel. There are two yellow/purple wires - one unlocks drivers door and the other unlocks the rest of the doors. These two wires are common at rest through the keyless entry module. Diode isolate and pulse (+) to operate. Lock is WHITE/ purple at keyless module
Power Sliding Door
Factory Alarm Arm
Factory Alarm Disarm
Disarm No Unlock
Tachometer	WHITE/ black	AC	PCM pin 48
Notes: The PCM is behind the power steering reservoir. For tach can also use any BROWN / stripe at the coil pack.
Wait to start
Brake Wire	orange / YELLOW	+	brake pedal switch
Parking Brake
Horn Trigger	BLACK/ blue	-	steering column
Memory Seat 1
Memory Seat 2
Memory Seat 3

Interface Module:

Category:
Immobilizer Bypass

Required:
No

Type:
N/A

Posted By: another-kelly
Date Posted: January 19, 2006 at 10:54 PM

follow that diagram. not familiar with your watchdog keyless, but the manual should tell you how to hook upto positive trigger locks. don't know if your new module has built in relays, negative trigger only, etc. be sure to always test with a digital multimeter before hooking up wires