2006 Corvette Door Pin
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=73318
Printed Date: July 07, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Topic: 2006 Corvette Door Pin
Posted By: 12voltdoug
Subject: 2006 Corvette Door Pin
Date Posted: February 22, 2006 at 2:54 PM
I am working on a 2006 corvette. Trying to install a dei stand alone shock sensor, But the door trigger rest on 12volts. And the shock pulses a ground for triggering which is creating the problem. Any help would be appreciated.
------------- doug
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Posted By: JWorm
Date Posted: February 22, 2006 at 6:41 PM
Of course the door trigger rest on +12v. You want that. You connect the shock sensor output to the door trigger. When the sensor is triggered it sends (-) to the doorpin making the factory alarm think a door opened which makes the alarm go off.
Posted By: 12voltdoug
Date Posted: February 23, 2006 at 4:12 PM
No, check this out... The door pin wires are sitting at 12 v. when opened the pin sends a ground. Simular to a "5 wire reversing polarity" door lock systems. Hmmmm Maby a relay to open the circut and send the ground with out shorting the system.
------------- doug
Posted By: dualsport
Date Posted: February 23, 2006 at 10:52 PM
If you have the right wire, even though you're reading 12V, it's not the same as something outputting a solid connection to power, but something being pulled up to 12V through some resistance.
The idea is that if you provide the ground to that line, because it's not a hard 12V, it gets pulled down to ground, causing the dome light and alarm to get triggered.
You don't need to break the connection, only tap in to it.
Someone else could probably tell you if that line you're tapping into is a direct line to the domelight or if it's a control input for a relay, but in the unlikely case it's directly connected to the domelight, don't hook up the shock sensor directly to it. Unlikely the shock sensor could sink that much current for reliable operation; in that case you'd want a relay or other driver circuit for the purpose.
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