Alarm in a 1996 EB....wiring, hints, etc
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Alarm in a 1996 EB....wiring, hints, etc
I checked out the common wiring diagrams at Bulldog Security. I have an uninstalled Ungo MS850 (can handle door locking, dome light entry, 2 stage shock, hood/trunk pins, dome light supervision, starter kill)...
My dad wants to upgrade the factory keyless to a 'real' alarm and of course this is my 'new mission'
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Looks like a cakewalk with the bronco as there is tons of room to mount things and get to things...but until I find out that wire I need to splice into comes at the price of 4-6 hours of labor, what do I know?
He doesn't have a big stereo system, but he wants to prevent a missing truck situation.
Anyone got some good pointers? Supposedly around here Broncos are stolen enough to be concerned (usually just for joy rides apparently).
Chris
My dad wants to upgrade the factory keyless to a 'real' alarm and of course this is my 'new mission'
.Looks like a cakewalk with the bronco as there is tons of room to mount things and get to things...but until I find out that wire I need to splice into comes at the price of 4-6 hours of labor, what do I know?
He doesn't have a big stereo system, but he wants to prevent a missing truck situation.Anyone got some good pointers? Supposedly around here Broncos are stolen enough to be concerned (usually just for joy rides apparently).
Chris
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Alarm in a 1996 EB....wiring, hints, etc
Yeah, take it to a stereo shop and buy a new one. You can get a pretty good alarm almost anywhere for $199 or less, installed. Figuring how much of a pain in the *** wiring an alarm is, it's money well spent. Time is money, right?? Besides, you'll get a warranty, which you won't get if you try to Macgyver that thing in there yourself. You'll save a lot of headaches for a very little $$.
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Alarm in a 1996 EB....wiring, hints, etc
wiring an alarm isnt that bad, as long as the alarm has the same negative puse signals as the door locks. by doing it your self you save about 1/2 of the cost, and you can do it right, most stereo shops will wire it as easily as possible not nessicarily the best way. I put mine in my bronco in about 6 hours. Well worth the time becaus eyou know its done right
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Alarm in a 1996 EB....wiring, hints, etc
I am not trying to do a macgyver trust me...although it will be my first full alarm *install*. I have fixed almost every alarm (3 of them) I have had previously due to the quick splices that get moisture or corrosion in them and fail down here in S. Florida. I have done a ton of auto wiring.
Even when I had requested not using the quick splices but actual butt connectors or soldered I got the reply "well we use 3M connectors, the best in the industry"
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I am trying to save my dad some coin and at the same time get more experience and have fun learning as well as knowing as soon as it's done it's done as well as it could be. The Ungo I have is a great alarm...just that today's alarm buyer wants auto up and down windows, multiple channels, remote start, etc....
What many don't know is an alarm is not that complicated..the hardest parts are doing the hood pin switch and mounting the siren and getting the wires through the firewalll....many installers skip the hood pin part and just punch a hole in the main harness junction with a pen knife...
My plan is to take apart the interior and do the alarm as well as add insulation and noise dampening.
Even when I had requested not using the quick splices but actual butt connectors or soldered I got the reply "well we use 3M connectors, the best in the industry"
.I am trying to save my dad some coin and at the same time get more experience and have fun learning as well as knowing as soon as it's done it's done as well as it could be. The Ungo I have is a great alarm...just that today's alarm buyer wants auto up and down windows, multiple channels, remote start, etc....
What many don't know is an alarm is not that complicated..the hardest parts are doing the hood pin switch and mounting the siren and getting the wires through the firewalll....many installers skip the hood pin part and just punch a hole in the main harness junction with a pen knife...
My plan is to take apart the interior and do the alarm as well as add insulation and noise dampening.
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Alarm in a 1996 EB....wiring, hints, etc
If all he is worried about is the missing truck syndrome, then why not just install a starter kill switch hidden out of the way somewhere under the dask or on the side panel just behind the drivers seat. Easy access and noone watching will get the idea that he is hitting a switch as he is getting in and out.
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Alarm in a 1996 EB....wiring, hints, etc
around here a switch only to kill the starter won't be very effective. Most thieves know it's going to be within reach of the driver's seat and if there is no siren then they have all the time in the world to figure out where it is.
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