dmakarov

hey i need some help installing an alarm
i got a commando brand lcd 2way pager alarm from ebay
and i hooked some of the wires to make it work
it does work and i comes with bunch of extra wires that i need to hook up but dont really know where to
if you got any suggestions or diy posts
let me know

red dots is what i already hooked up
but still need to get more info
thanks


Modified by dmakarov at 6:00 PM 11/3/2004

dmakarov

BUMP

WickedKP

The Year of your civic. Will help. also u planning to use the remote start of your alarm??

dmakarov

oh yeah the its a 92 hatch si and yes if i get how to do remote start i will do it

WickedKP

12volts - white(+) brn conn abv fusebox
Starter - black/white(+) brn conn abv fusebox
Ignition - black/yellow(+) brn conn abv fusebox
Accessory - yellow(+) brn conn abv fusebox
Power Lock - green/white - in drivers door
Power Unlock - green/red - in drivers door
Parking Lights - red/black (+) grn plug top of f-box
Door Trigger - lt green/red - driver kick panel
Trunk/Hatch Pin - grn/blk 2 silv dots - blu conn above fusebox
Tachometer - blue AC 2-pin plug near distr.
Brake Wire - green/white(+) brake pedal switch
Horn Trigger - blue/green - steering column use relay.

I suggest you test this wire first. AND GOOD LUCK.

dmakarov

Hey any pics or where the
Parking Lights - red/black (+) grn plug top of f-box
Door Trigger - lt green/red - driver kick panel
Trunk/Hatch Pin - grn/blk 2 silv dots - blu conn above fusebox
Brake Wire - green/white(+) brake pedal switch
Horn Trigger - blue/green - steering column use relay.

wires look like and the exact location
sorry for being stupid but there is a lot of wires there
and one more?
if i hook up the tachometer wire what will it do?

dmakarov

bump anyone

TurboBumblBee

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dmakarov &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if i hook up the tachometer wire what will it do?</TD></TR></TABLE>

that tach wire is needed for the remote start to work properly.. you are also going to need to ground out the clutch switch when remote starting..

fcm

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dmakarov &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey any pics or where the
Parking Lights - red/black (+) grn plug top of f-box
Door Trigger - lt green/red - driver kick panel
Trunk/Hatch Pin - grn/blk 2 silv dots - blu conn above fusebox
Brake Wire - green/white(+) brake pedal switch
Horn Trigger - blue/green - steering column use relay.

wires look like and the exact location
sorry for being stupid but there is a lot of wires there
and one more?
if i hook up the tachometer wire what will it do?</TD></TR></TABLE>Just drop into your local car audio shop, go to the install bay, and ask the installer to print you a tag in sheet, wouldn't hurt to bring some coffee and dougnuts also try http://www.bulldogsecurity.com 94

dmakarov

ok how about door trigger input + and input -
i got the input - hooked up to the lt green/red near the cruise contorl box and
dont really work when you open the door
plus when when you press arm button it beeps once and then couple senconds go by and the lights flash on the car 4 times
which mean door is open
also when i arm it the lights flash one and they go out
when disarm it it flashes twice and then stays on the whole time

anyone wana help a brotha out
i just want to learn to install it myself
so if you want to tell me to take it to a shop, Dont

polymath

Hondas use a negative trigger input...just grab it from the a-pillar or passenger side door pin (its a light green wire w/ red stripe usually, and i say passenger door pin because i have come across some Civics that have isolated pins, i.e. the driver pin will only get the driver door).

Do yourself a favor and get a MULTIMETER. Test EVERY wire BEFORE you make connections.

You can also find the tach wire usually at the top of the driver's side firewall next to the clutch master cylinder in a capped off lead(near the yellow/black engine harness leads).

Red/black parking lights - if you haven't found it yet, just find the plug on your dimmer switch and tap it there.

fcm

I don't mean take the car to a shop, I mean go to a shop and get a tag in sheet, it will make it a lot easier for you to do it yourself, and as Coyote1800cc said, get a multimeter, if you are going to work on your car yourself it will have 1001 uses.

It sounds like you have wired the pos.(+) door trigger insted of the neg.(-) door trigger, that is why, when you arm the alarm, it says the door is open, the alarm is seeing 12v+ when the door is closed.

As for the light flashes, most alarms will flash the lights once when you arm it and twice when you disarm and 3 or more when disarmed after the alarm has tripped and rearmed, some alarms will also hold the lights on for 30 sec. or so after disarming, have you checked how long they stay on after you disarm?

I will get a tag in sheet for your car at work today, you can IM me if you need more help.

PS one thing I do when I install alarms and remote starts in cars is I remove all the wires from the alarm I am not going to use, like in Honda/Acuras you don't need pos.(+) door trigger so it is only going to be in the way if left in the alarm harness, and depending on alarm/remotestart, and what you want to wire up, can be 10 or more wires 94

dmakarov

fcm no man you are cool
well i know i hooked up the the green wire which is negative door trigger
and i do know that with this alarm your lights flashes once when you arm it and twice when you disarm it but they dont stay on i had same alarm on my other car
also the dome light i should hook it up to the Green/red wire behind the drivers a pillar right?

fcm

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dmakarov &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">fcm no man you are cool
well i know i hooked up the the green wire which is negative door trigger
and i do know that with this alarm your lights flashes once when you arm it and twice when you disarm it but they dont stay on i had same alarm on my other car
also the dome light i should hook it up to the Green/red wire behind the drivers a pillar right?</TD></TR></TABLE>The problem with the lights staying on could be the alarm brain may be "latched up" because of a wireing problem with the alarm, the door trigger may not be wired properly, the door trigger is a Lt.green/red, its in a gray plug behind drivers kickpanel, and it is the green wire on your alarm, the way you explane what is happening with the door is what would happen if you wire the alarms pos. door trigger to a cars neg. door trigger, try this, open the door, arm the alarm, [ does it still show door is open?] after arming wait 30 sec. then close the door, [softly so as not to trip impact sen. or just push in the door pinswitch in the "B" pillar, make sure domelight is in the "door" possition befor you start] if the alarm trips, that would happen if the pos. door trigger is being used. Maybe the alarm harness is miswired 94