Congratulations! You have made a good choice by taking the important step of purchasing a remote car alarm to protect your vehicle. Although it may seem like a difficult task to install a remote car alarm, it is actually a little easier than you might think. However if you do not have the necessary tools or you are uncomfortable with tasks such as testing the polarity of the wires by using a digital meter it might be best to hire a professional.
You should have all of the information regarding the vehicles specific wiring; you will want to identify all of the points that need to be connected to make the remote car alarm work properly. Be sure to check the installation guide of the remote car alarm to be sure that you have all of the equipment that you need.
Compare the diagram of your vehicle side-by-side with the remote car alarm installation manual. Identify all of the features that you want to use on the remote car alarm then remove all the wires you will not use to prevent confusion. One common technique is to twist the wires up, put them together and then secure them to each other with electrical tape. Be careful not to wrap all of the wires together because they all go to different locations. These harnesses should include all of the wires that you need to use to install your remote car alarm.
The next step is to identify the locations where these wires will connect to your vehicle. The most common areas are the ignition harness, drivers kick panel and body control modules. Now take the wires that you bundled together and separate them according to the vehicle locations; all of the ignition harness wires should go together, followed by the driver kick panel wires and the body control module wires.
Before you actually connect the wires to your automobile be sure to check the diagrams and inspect each of the components that must work with your remote car alarm are functioning properly. Start by checking each of the door triggers; when each door is opened on your automobile the dome light – door ajar indicator should be lit. If this fails to happen it indicates that you have a faulty door trigger and it will cause your remote car alarm to ignore the door.
The next step will be to remove the necessary panels in the door in order to attach the wire is required for your remote car alarm sensors to be activated. As you remove the door panels make sure you make a note of where all the clips and screws are located to replace them properly.
With the car door panels removed, choose a spot to mount the wiring that is difficult for you to see; if you have a hard time finding it, so will a thief. Install all necessary wiring for the remote car alarm features you have selected, replaced the door panels and then repeat the process for the other areas you selected that need to be connected to your remote car alarm and your installation is complete. Test your remote car alarm to ensure proper operation from beside your vehicle and from inside your house if you need to scare off intruders outside your home.