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Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: please pelase help vw guy

Posted By: yayito
Subject: please pelase help vw guy
Date Posted: January 16, 2003 at 10:03 AM

i have a 1996 vw jetta that came with factory alarm, both door locks broke, so i am driving without being able to lock my doors or arm my alarm.  i want to install a regular alarm with and auto start like a crime stopper or viper.  how do i start this project.  i have done alarms b4 but never on a vw and i am confused because of the whole vacuum locks and turning the key to unlock .  it is a 1996 vw jetta with factory alarm(key turning type),  with airbags and power windows.  it is a GLS (2.0).  please help with any advice or ideas i want to start it right and finish it right 

thank you




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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: January 16, 2003 at 11:05 AM

Here's a start for you:

|       ITEM      |     WIRE COLOR     |POL|       WIRE LOCATION        |
|              12V|red          10  ga.|+  |ign. harness - big          |
|          STARTER|RED / black     10 ga.|+  |loop at back of             |
|         IGNITION|black         16 ga.|+  |fuse box                    |
|  SECOND IGNITION|*8                  |   |                            |
|        ACCESSORY|BLACK / YELLOW  12 ga.|+  |                            |
|       POWER LOCK|yellow/red or gray  |+  |driver door harness in kick |
|     POWER UNLOCK|RED / blk or green *2 |+  |driver door harness in kick |
| PARKING LIGHTS +|gray/red, gray/black|   |back of lt.switch *3        |
| PARKING LIGHTS -|                    |   |                            |
|       HEADLIGHTS|WHITE/ black         |+  |back of light switch        |
|     DOOR TRIGGER|BROWN / white         |-  |dr. kick or alarm mod *7    |
|  TRUNK/HATCH PIN|BROWN / black         |-  |dr. kick or alarm mod *7    |
|         HOOD PIN|BROWN / red           |-  |behind fuse box             |
|TRNK/HTCH RELEASE|gray *4             |   |switch                      |
|  FCTRY ALARM ARM|same as lock        |+  |                            |
|FCTRY ALRM DISARM|same as unlock *5   |+  |                            |
|       TACHOMETER|*1                  |   |*1                          |
|       BRAKE WIRE|RED / black           |+  |brake pedal switch          |
|     HORN TRIGGER|BLACK / YELLOW        |+  |behind fuse box             |
|           WIPERS|                    |   |                            |
|  LF WINDOW UP/DN|not recommended *6  |   |                            |
|  RF WINDOW UP/DN|not recommended *6  |   |                            |
|  LR WINDOW UP/DN|not recommended *6  |   |                            |
|  RR WINDOW UP/DN|not recommended *6  |   |                            |

Notes:
*1 On the 4 cylinder model find a green at the coil on the firewall.  The VR6 has a BLACK/ purple at the coil pack.  The coil pack is located on the right side of the motor towards the front.  *2 Requires a double pulse to unlock.  *3 Hidden release tab for light switch on upper left side of switch.  Use relays to isolate the switch side of parking light wires from seeing 12v, or the igniton circuit will pulse with the light flash.  It is also possible to use the hazard lights.  The colors are BLACK/ white and BLACK/ green, and are positive trigger.  They can be found at the alarm module or steering column.  *4 Gray wire grounded by switch at rest. Use a relay to isolate the switch side of the trunk release wire from seeing 12v.  *5 Use a single pulse to disarm without unlocking.  *6 Each power window motor is controlled by a module, the module and the window motor are built together as one piece, not allowing access to the motor wires  *7 The alarm module is located behind the headlight switch.   *8 There is a positive trigger key sense wire at the ignition switch or in the radio harness.  The wire color is BROWN / red.



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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA





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