Anyone now how to isolate wires for a keylss entry system and remote start.
I Already have a wiring diagram from the kit manufacturer, but this is not very helpful when there are numerous duplicate wires making my task difficult.
Worse yet there is no Chiltons/Haynes manual on the 2001 Malibu yet. Only 2000 and the wiring between these years is very different.
srisner wrote:
I Already have a wiring diagram from the kit manufacturer, but this is not very helpful when there are numerous duplicate wires making my task difficult.
Are you trying to do this blind? without a DMM? You'll need a DMM.
2001 Chevrolet Malibu
| Item | Wire Color | Polarity | Wire Location |
| 12V | red | + | ignition harness *1 |
| STARTER | yellow | + | ignition harness *1 |
| IGNITION | pink | + | ignition harness *1 |
| ACCESSORY | orange | + | ignition harness *1 |
| SECOND ACCESSORY | dk. green | + | ignition harness *1 |
| TACHOMETER | PURPLE / white | | ignition coil or ECM *5 |
| POWER LOCK | white | - | drivers kick panel in |
| POWER UNLOCK | same wire | *2 | a black plug |
| PARKING LIGHTS + | brown | | passenger kick or column |
| PARKING LIGHTS - | | | |
| DOOR TRIGGER | *4 | - | *4 |
| HEADLIGHTS | dk. blue & pink | *3 | steering column |
| WIPERS | dk. grn & purple | + | steering column |
| LF WINDOW UP/DN | dk. blue - gray | A | drivers door switch |
| RF WINDOW UP/DN | lt. blue - tan | A | drivers door switch or kick |
| LR WINDOW UP/DN | dk. green - pur/wht | A | drivers door switch or kick |
| RR WINDOW UP/DN | lt. green - purple | A | drivers door switch or kick |
| TRUNK/HATCH PIN | ORANGE / black | - | trunk light |
| HOOD PIN | none | | |
| TRUNK/HATCH RELEASE | BLACK/ white | + | drivers kick panel |
| FACTORY ALARM ARM | none | | |
| FACTORY ALARM DISARM | none | | |
| HORN TRIGGER | black | - | steering column |
| BRAKE WIRE | lt. blue | + | at the switch |
| LOCK MOTOR | gray | | drivers kick panel |
| UNLOCK MOTOR | tan | | drivers kick panel |
| DISARM DEFEAT | tan | | passenger kick panel |
| DISARM NO UNLOCK | none | | |
| DOME SUPERVISION | white | - | dash light or column |
| SPEED SENSE | dk.GREEN / WHITE | | ECM *5 |
| SUN ROOF OPEN/CLOSE | blue - green | A | sunroof motor |
| SUN ROOF LIMIT | | | |
| LF SPEAKER | tan - gray | | at radio or LF speaker |
| RF SPEAKER | lt. grn - dk. grn | | at radio or RF speaker |
| LR SPEAKER | brown - yellow | | at radio or LR speaker |
| RR SPEAKER | dk. blu - lt. blu | | at radio or RR speaker |
| RADIO 12V | orange | + | at radio |
| RADIO GROUND | | | |
| RADIO SWITCH | yellow | + | at radio |
| RADIO ILLUMINATE | | | |
| POWER ANTENNA | dk. green | | at radio |
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| Notes: | NOTE: This vehicle has the passlock II immobilizer system that, when adding a remote start, must be interfaced with. Use DEI part 555t or 555L. *1 Remove the radio, without unplugging it, to access the ignition harness. *2 Lock requires a negative trigger, and unlock requires a negative trigger through a 1,500 ohm resistor. Must use relays. Must close doors to lock with a single pulse. *3 Requires a high current ground. Use a relay. *4 The lt. GREEN/ black is located in the drivers kick and catches only the drivers door. The lt. blue is located in the harness coming from the drivers running board going under the drivers seat and it catches all other doors. Use both door trigger wires and diode isolate each. On the 2 door the lt.blue is in the passenger kick. *5 The ECM is located under the left side of the dash to the left of the column. |
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