DocYahoo

I'm trying to find the appropriate Door trigger wire to tab into for my alarm.

In the vehicle wiring information, the wire should be a green/red wire. But in reality, I found TWO(2) wires both colored green/red. I have later found out that one wire is for the passenger's door and the other is for the driver's door. What should I do?

Thanks,

DocYahoo

DocYahoo

Anyone?

Or does anyone know if the door trigger is an output or input wire?

TurboBumblBee

what year is your civic?? i have installed a couple alarms on 5gen civics and have always got the wire at the fusebox.. look behind the fusebox for 2 green wires.. forget what other color they are.. one is lock and other one is for unlock..

B18C-EJ1

Oh crap, I just realized you're looking for the door trigger wire. Not door locks.

It should be a green/red wire, but you need to tap the trigger wire at the drivers "A" pillar. That's really the only way to do it properly.




[Modified by B18C-EJ1, 6:41 PM 7/18/2002]

DocYahoo

Hi,

Yeah, I was talking about the door trigger (dome light trigger as well), my mistake for not making it clear.

B18C-EJ1: I found those (note the plural) green/red wires. But unfortunantly, there are TWO, and I only have one lead from the alarm. So I do not know which whire I should attach it (I was told that one is for the passenger door trigger, and the other for the driver side trigger).

I really dont want to just attach/splice into one, then the other door is bascially non-active.

Thanks for the post....

Please advice.

DocYahoo

ITR#132

Just attach to the passenger side. (It will catch all the doors with no problems )

DocYahoo

Really? the Passenger door alone is fine? Hmmm...

polymath

Yes...the passenger wire will catch both doors, the driver's side will only catch the driver's door.

DocYahoo

ITR#132 and Coyote2000cc: Thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it

6.5inCivic

I have attached wire to dome light, as soon as any doors are open, voltage flows to dome light and alarm goes off. It's been like that for 3 years, I haven't had a problem. Unless there is something I should know....
Hope that helps

Doctor CorteZ

actually its a negative trigger

voltage doesnt flow to the light , the door switch creates a ground when open

that triggers the alarm ...... just FYI

DocYahoo

Doctor CorteZ: You are right, it's a simple negative trigger.

So I guess it's a concesus (sp) that all I need to do is splice into the passenger door's wire?

Thanks.

DocYahoo

Doctor CorteZ

I tapped into the light green / red trace wire that goes up the drivers side A pillar
just follow it back to the fusebox and tap in there

polymath

That works also...its all tied in eventually. I go that route often when doing an alarm in a car with individual door triggers

DocYahoo

Doctor CorteZ: Are you talking about the wire that goes up to the Dome Light? If that wires goes up directly to the dome light, is it still negative triggered?

Doctor CorteZ

yes , NEG trigger and right up the drivers side A-pillar

it provides ground to turn on the dome light and its on the correct side of the car