QuestionI have installed the Commando Alarms P4DLK 4 Door Power Door Lock Kit (Universal) in my Hyundai Accent (and it is working great). I am getting ready to install the Commando Alarms 520-S Car Alarm w/Keyless Entry.
My question is: from the instructions included with the 520-S I can't figure out how to attach the 520-S to the door locks.
The power door lock control module has two wires (brown and white) coming from it that say they go to "alarm" and "remote", but when I probe them with a multi-tester they appear to be state indicators and not control wires. One goes to +12v when the doors are unlocked and the other goes to +12v when the doors are locked. The door locks have the typical 5 wire actuators on the front door and 2 wire actuators on the back doors.
The 520-S has a 3 pin harness with only 2 wires, blue and green described as -200ma lock pulse and -200ma unlock pulse. As near as I can tell from Commando's website I should hook these blue and green wires to the blue and green wires on the power door locks which are the 2 common wires that go to all 4 doors. But the blue and green wires on the 520-S are very small and don't look like they could possibly carry enough current to activate all 4 solenoids at the same time.
I had thought that purchasing both the door locks and alarm from the same company would alleviate problems like this, but the alarm's instructions are so general as to be no help.
Thank you,
Adam
AnswerLet me make it a bit easier to understand it.
A test light. as opposed to a meter is preffered here.
Ground the white wire to the chassis. Once it touches
the ground, it should lock the doors, and the same
on the brown for unlock. The same thing would
occur using a simple 3.99 test light. But not a meter
and it's confusing the issue. A test meter is not
a grounded object,
so therefor really does not
assist you in determing one. Go get a cheapo
test light at the local pep boys, ground the alligator
clip to a solid ground point and touch the white or
brown wires from the central door lock module.
You shoud get the physical lock or unlock when probed.
Once installed, the 520s will have a solid ground
on the black wire to the body of the car
through a screw, right?
Right. Then ok logically speaking
this gives the built in door lock relays in the 520s
the ground needed, to send a solid ground when
armed pulse to the lock or unlock wire on
the central locking kit. (500+ma)
(like touching the wires directly to the body metal
or, test light.)
You're almost done.
Try my way and see if I am right.
Overthinking this will just get you
into trouble. lol. And you are right
Horrid instruction manual. They really
should re write it.
Let me know.
ALARMTEK
