Re: [DMCForum] Re: Installing a Non-Zilla remote lock system.

[Andrew <aos+yahoo@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 8 May 2005, mydelorean wrote:

> The trigger lines are wired to the Pink/Red and Pink/Slate lines - the
> older owner said he never could get it to work.  Should they be on the
> brown/slate and brown/pink lines instead?

The red/pink and red/slate wires are the ones that actually power the door 
lock solenoids (look at the lower right hand corner of the wiring diagram 
to find these).  The only way that could be working is if your keyless 
system is producing a *positive* output and not a negative one, and even 
in that case, it would work only if your keyless box could deliver a 
pretty massive current, as those solenoids are current hogs.  This may 
well be why your fuses are blowing.

You probably need to find out whether your keyless box is producing a 
positive or negative trigger.  If it's positive, you're connected to the 
right places, but I seriously doubt it can handle the load.  If it's 
negative, you're not hooked into the right wires (the brown/pink and 
brown/slate wires will let the lock module's relay handle positively 
powering the solenoids, which is really the right way to do this anyway).

You should be able to determine with a multimeter which type of output the 
box is producing if you can't find specs online.

If you want the no headache, guaranteed to work solution, you might want 
to yank out the old system and install something like the Wings-a-Loft 
system from www.delorean-parts.com.  Toby's got a wide range of systems 
there, from basic keyless entry only stuff all the way up to alarm systems 
with remote door and trunk opening.  Good stuff.

-andrew

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