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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 07:44 PM
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Alarm installation, power door lock help!

Hey guys, I need some help. I picked up a basic alarm a couple months ago (arm/disarm, keyless entry, panic, etc) and was totally stumped when installing it. I set up the speaker, the light that flashes, and the shock sensor, so I can arm and disarm it and the car goes off when it shakes, but thats about it, pretty much worthless. I saw the guide available online when I bought it, thinking I could just follow step by step, but didn't realise that it was for the cars with a BCM only. so my question is, where do I need to hook up the wires from the alarm? what color are they, where are they at, etc?
Old Mar 4, 2003 | 01:24 AM
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When I installed my alarm, (Ungo MS2007), I tried hooking up the lock/unlock wires to the OEM keyless entry, but that just messed things up, so I broke down and ran wires into the passenger side door, to the lock/unlock wires there. My alarm brain is behind the glove box, hence it was easier to run them to the passenger side door. I'm not sure which exact wires I hooked them up too.
Here is Brent's site on installing car alarms. It is mainly for OBD II cars, but I found much of it really close. Also, you can download the zip file with OBD I wireing and stuff, and that will tell you the color, the location, and all that stuff about all the wires.

Site:
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/alarm96up.htm
ZIP file:
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/93to95fbody.zip
Old Mar 4, 2003 | 01:39 AM
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you hook the door alarm to the dome light cause the light goes on when u open the door (white) and the doorlocks are 5wire reverse palarity u use speaker wire to wire them the main door lock wires are under the passager kickpanel , colors are on bfrank's website.. hope this helps.
Old Mar 4, 2003 | 02:12 AM
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This is a copy and paste from an alarm install guide I have. Hope this helps. Sorry its a little disorganized, but it was in pdf format.

WIRING INFORMATION 1993 Chevy Camaro
WIRE COLOR LOCATION
12V CONSTANT WIRE-RED- Ignition harness

12V IGNITION WIRE-PINK- Ignition harness

12V ACCESSORY WIRE - ORANGE- Ignition harness

STARTER WIRE -YELLOW- Ignition harness

DOOR LOCK (5-WIRE REVERSE POLARITY) -LIGHT BLUE (non-keyless versions)
RED/BLACK (keyless versions) - Harness Coming Into Vehicle
From Door Or OEM Keyless
Module In Passenger Kick

DOOR UNLOCK (5.WIRE
REVERSE POLARITY)
DARK BLUE (non-keyless
versions)
ORANGE/BLACK (keyless
versions)
Harness Coming Into Vehicle
From Door Or OEM Keyless
Module In Passenger Kick

PARKING LIGHTS (+) BROWN Harness In Driver’s Kick Panel

DOOR TRIGGER WIRE (-)
GRAY Behind Driver’s Side Rear
Speaker

DOME LIGHT SUPERVISION
(-)
Use door trigger wire

TRUNK TRIGGER WIRE Tied in with doors

TRUNK RELEASE WIRE (+) BLACK/WHITE Harness In Driver’s Kick Panel
Running To Vehicle’s Rear
Old Mar 5, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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thanks for the help guys, but I lost the wiring diagram so I'm not gonna be able to do it anyways. lol. How much does it cost to get an alarm at a car audio place, and have them install it?
Old Mar 5, 2003 | 09:28 PM
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actually, out of curiousity, are most of the systems out there the same? could I just find a diagram from another alarm and use it? because w/ JJ's95B4C's info i'm sure I could do it fairly easily. the door lock wires are on a seperate harness, there are 6 of them ( grey, brown, light blue, green, yellow, yellow/black) anyone know if this is a standard format? thanks
Old Mar 5, 2003 | 10:30 PM
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All alarms are pretty much standard in how they handle things. For example, the alarm will either pulse a negative or positive to operate the locks (unless you have some switches set to make it last a little longer but this is rare). Usually the alarm has on its case what wires are what. Does your alarm? If so, you can use that info along with the wiring info specific to the Camaro which you've already been given and you should be good to go!
Old Mar 5, 2003 | 11:34 PM
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Originally posted by Brent94Z
All alarms are pretty much standard in how they handle things. For example, the alarm will either pulse a negative or positive to operate the locks (unless you have some switches set to make it last a little longer but this is rare). Usually the alarm has on its case what wires are what. Does your alarm? If so, you can use that info along with the wiring info specific to the Camaro which you've already been given and you should be good to go!
no, the box doesn't have the wiring info on it, and I lost the sheet it came with but also, I don't know if this info is correct:

DOOR LOCK (5-WIRE REVERSE POLARITY) -LIGHT BLUE (non-keyless versions)
RED/BLACK (keyless versions) - Harness Coming Into Vehicle
From Door Or OEM Keyless
Module In Passenger Kick

DOOR UNLOCK (5.WIRE
REVERSE POLARITY)
DARK BLUE (non-keyless
versions)
ORANGE/BLACK (keyless
versions)
Harness Coming Into Vehicle
From Door Or OEM Keyless
Module In Passenger Kick

I popped off the kick pannel and trim piece, and found the light blue and dark blue wire running through the door and cut both of them (I know the blue and green wires on my alarm harness are for lock/unlock so there are only two possibilities) but first tried to use the power locks, and they still worked fine both ways. these obviously weren't the lock wires, so now I have no Idea where they are at
Old Mar 5, 2003 | 11:52 PM
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Originally posted by KeVMaN
no, the box doesn't have the wiring info on it, and I lost the sheet it came with but also, I don't know if this info is correct:

[snip]

I haven't opened the above posted zip file to compare that info with what is in the zip file but I can tell you for sure the zip file is correct... that's what I used to wire mine up.
Old Mar 6, 2003 | 07:41 PM
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Originally posted by Brent94Z
I haven't opened the above posted zip file to compare that info with what is in the zip file but I can tell you for sure the zip file is correct... that's what I used to wire mine up.
well I popped off the little panel, and sure enough the switches do have light/dark blue wires going to them, so why did they still work with the wires cut? btw, the info in the zip is the same as the above posted info .
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