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’06 base vibe, parking light wire

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Topic: ’06 base vibe, parking light wire

Posted By: laserbeak43
Subject: ’06 base vibe, parking light wire
Date Posted: November 27, 2010 at 9:09 AM

Hello,
I'm looking for the green (+) parking light wire in the harness in the driver side kick-panel that looks like this:

https://www.bulldogsecurity.com...lldog
I'm assuming that this wire isn't in my harness since it's not a model that came with power locks, windows, or an alarm.

I've looked at bulldogsecurity:
https://www.bulldogsecurity.com...lldog

the12volt:
https://www.the12volt.com/insta...33385

and code systems:
[QUOTE]     Battery          BLACK          (+)          IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS          
     Ignition 1          BLACK / YELLOW          (+)          IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS          
     Starter 1          RED          (+)          IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS          
     All Door Trigger                    
     Domelight Super          RED / WHITE          (-)          AT THEFT MODULE BEHIND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH NEXT TO GLOVEBOX          
     LF Latch          RED / WHITE          (-)          AT THEFT MODULE BEHIND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH NEXT TO GLOVEBOX          
     RF Latch          RED          (-)          AT THEFT MODULE BEHIND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH NEXT TO GLOVEBOX          
     LR Latch          RED          (-)          AT THEFT MODULE BEHIND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH NEXT TO GLOVEBOX          
     RR Latch          RED          (-)          AT THEFT MODULE BEHIND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH NEXT TO GLOVEBOX          
     Parking Lights          GREEN / WHITE          (-)          AT VEHICLE LIGHT SWITCH HARNESS[/QUOTE]

the only wire i can find is the negative parking light wire in the switch harness.

one interesting thing, is that the table from the12volt says that it's in the driver side REAR kick panel. where's that?

any ideas?
Thanks



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Posted By: laserbeak43
Date Posted: November 27, 2010 at 9:10 AM
sorry, that's "2006 Pontiac Vibe"




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 27, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Why would you be looking for a pos green if you've already found the neg at the light switch? Any alarm or R/S from a reputable manufacturer will have a light output that can be switched from pos to neg. Just make yours neg. You're running around like a headless chicken without thinking it through.

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Posted By: kreg357
Date Posted: November 27, 2010 at 11:16 AM

You are correct.  If your car did not come with factory power door locks, then don't bother connecting the alarm / remote starts' door lock outputs to the car, even if the cars' harness has the wires.  There are no lock solenoids to control.

In the wire guide listing with the note on the (+) Parking Lights "in harness in DKP going to rear"  means just that.  Look for a harness ( bundle of wires ) in the drivers kick panel that are heading towards the rear of the car, usually going under the door sill plate.

And as Howard mentioned, most better alarm / remote start units allow you to select the Parking Light output polarity.  It is usually safer and more convenient to use the cars' (-) Parking Light wire. 



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Posted By: laserbeak43
Date Posted: November 28, 2010 at 3:28 PM
howie ll wrote:

Why would you be looking for a pos green if you've already found the neg at the light switch? Any alarm or R/S from a reputable manufacturer will have a light output that can be switched from pos to neg. Just make yours neg. You're running around like a headless chicken without thinking it through.


hello howie, all it has is a (+) and no option to switch the polarity, not that I can see. I can make it negative with an extra relay i guess, but that seems a bit harder than just finding the (+) wire.




Posted By: laserbeak43
Date Posted: November 28, 2010 at 3:30 PM
kreg357 wrote:

You are correct.  If your car did not come with factory power door locks, then don't bother connecting the alarm / remote starts' door lock outputs to the car, even if the cars' harness has the wires.  There are no lock solenoids to control.

In the wire guide listing with the note on the (+) Parking Lights "in harness in DKP going to rear"  means just that.  Look for a harness ( bundle of wires ) in the drivers kick panel that are heading towards the rear of the car, usually going under the door sill plate.

And as Howard mentioned, most better alarm / remote start units allow you to select the Parking Light output polarity.  It is usually safer and more convenient to use the cars' (-) Parking Light wire. 




I'll look for that, and yeah, that wire is pretty convenient, just not the one i need.
Thanks




Posted By: laserbeak43
Date Posted: November 28, 2010 at 4:03 PM
you were right, it's in that bundle of wires headed to the back of the car, never took that for the harness though... THANKS!!





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