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

 

Anyone?

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

 

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..

 

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]

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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?

 

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