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Subaru Forrester MVS II Install

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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.
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Topic: Subaru Forrester MVS II Install

Posted By: Headly
Subject: Subaru Forrester MVS II Install
Date Posted: January 25, 2003 at 7:07 PM

Anyone have  wiring location/color codes for 2001 Subaru Forrester?  I've been working to install the MVS II in mine but am unable to get doorlocks to work (they make noise but don't lock/unlock) nor the parking lights, despite locating the purple wire behind the fuse panel.  This is not a programming problem as best I can tell.

I used Jeff's info on the Forrester but still can't seem to make this thing work.  The info in the vehicle database doesn't seem even close.

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance




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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: January 25, 2003 at 8:59 PM

You might have to go to the motors instead of going to the keyless module for the door locks. Did you try giving the target ORANGE wire for the parking lights 12 volts to see if the parking lights went on ?? Make sure that you verify the correct wires prior to attaching any wires from the MVS II unit.

|       ITEM      |     WIRE COLOR     |POL|       WIRE LOCATION        |
|              12V|white               |+  |ignition harness            |
|          STARTER|WHITE/ black         |+  |ignition harness            |
|         IGNITION|green               |+  |ignition harness            |
|        ACCESSORY|yellow              |+  |ignition harness            |
|       POWER LOCK|RED / white           |-  |keyless module *1           |
|     POWER UNLOCK|yellow/red          |-  |keyless module *1           |
|       LOCK MOTOR|lt. GREEN/ black     |   |keyless module *1           |
|     UNLOCK MOTOR|blue/white          |   |keyless module *1           |

|    DISARM DEFEAT|RED / green           |   |keyless module *1           |
| PARKING LIGHTS +|orange              |   |parking light switch        |
| PARKING LIGHTS -|BLACK/ white *2      |   |headlight switch            |
|       HEADLIGHTS|green or grn/wht *2 |-  |headlight switch            |
|     DOOR TRIGGER|yellow              |-  |keyless module *1           |
| DOME SUPERVISION|use door trigger    |   |                            |
|  TRUNK/HATCH PIN|tied in with doors  |   |                            |
|  FCTRY ALARM ARM|factory remote only |   |                            |
|FCTRY ALRM DISARM|factory remote only |   |                            |
|       TACHOMETER|blue or RED / grn     |   |ignition coil               |
|      SPEED SENSE|GREEN/ black         |   |cruise control mod in DKP   |
|       BRAKE WIRE|WHITE/ black         |+  |brake pedal switch          |
|     HORN TRIGGER|RED / green           |-  |steering column or keyless  |
|           WIPERS|blk/blu(L),RED / blu(H|+  |steering column             |
|  LF WINDOW UP/DN|blue - blu/red      |A  |driver window switch        |
|  RF WINDOW UP/DN|blk/blu - RED / blu   |A  |driver kick panel           |
|  LR WINDOW UP/DN|grn/yel - blu/yel   |A  |driver kick panel           |
|  RR WINDOW UP/DN|blu/wht - grn/wht   |A  |driver kick panel           |
| SUN RF OPN/CLOSE|not recommended     |   |                            |
|        RADIO 12V|blue/red            |+  |radio                       |
|     RADIO GROUND|black               |-  |radio                       |
|     RADIO SWITCH|YELLOW /GREEN        |+  |radio                       |
| RADIO ILLUMINATE|purple              |+  |radio                       |
|       LF SPEAKER|green - brn/wht     |   |radio                       |
|       RF SPEAKER|wht/blk - RED / yel   |   |radio                       |
|       LR SPEAKER|RED / blk - wht/red   |   |radio                       |
|       RR SPEAKER|RED / wht - blu/yel   |   |radio                       |

Notes:
*1 The keyless module is to the left of the steering column.  *2 The negative parking lights and headlights wires only work with the ignition on.



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




Posted By: Headly
Date Posted: January 25, 2003 at 10:56 PM

Jeff -

Thanks a bunch !

Got the locks working shortly after my post - Found out there are TWO yellow/red wires going into the white connector on driver's side kick; DMM told me I had the wrong one.

Will use your info to get the Park lights working.

Thanks.

Chuck





Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: January 26, 2003 at 8:22 AM
No problemo

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





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