Wanna scrape your brain to confirm something about central locking.
andrea_w,
Jan 24, 5:05pm
You can try lol, but I have never fitted alarms so my central locking knowledge is pretty piss poor!
jono2912,
Jan 24, 5:19pm
Ahh well, someone else hanging round may know if you don't.
Aftermarket central locking.
Before I had it installed I tested the system to make sure it worked, it did, all motors worked.
The module is powered off the pos. end of the cig. fuse. and when activated it only locks the drivers (which is the lock that activates all the others) and the front passengers. Not the sliding door or back.
Checked all the terminals/connections. +1 Check the motors (not voltage/amps yet) But they do actually move, but not fully.
The wires are extended with the same size wire. And I also thought the module may not get enough start-up amps from the power source!
Correct thinking its lack of power to the motors!
jono2912,
Jan 24, 5:19pm
Ask if you need details on anything.
andrea_w,
Jan 24, 6:37pm
Yeah sorry, not my area of expertise lol. But, a free bump!
jono2912,
Jan 24, 6:54pm
Haha. All good, worked it out, gonna have to draw it straight from the battery. Never thought it would draw so much x.x
jono2912,
Jan 24, 7:26pm
Orrr not. Back to square one.
andrea_w,
Jan 24, 9:07pm
Bump! I have a number you could call if you get really stuck. its an alarm installer I know quite well.
jono2912,
Jan 24, 9:15pm
Have a couple more tricks up my sleeve, then I'll come back and most probably get that number. Haha. Cheers
jono2912,
Jan 24, 9:29pm
Anddd, while you're here. Do you think anyone would make 76 falcon to iso! and dash kit.
andrea_w,
Jan 24, 9:48pm
Nah there won't be an ISO adaptor for that car, but the wiring will be very basic so it won't be hard to sort that out! I can't say I'm familiar with the interior of that car, with them being soo common n all lol. but I assume the stereo is a long way from being a DIN size! Generally speaking, I find most people with an older car (especially if its in good condition) prefer not to cut or modify the dash. an under dash DIN kit usually gets used! Sorta like this - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0002BEV9S/ref=dp_otherviews_0!ie=UTF8&s=electronics&img=0 Again, I don't know the interior. but you will be able to tell if that sorta thing would fit somewhere.(bottom of the dash or in the glovebox usually). Dash kits don't tend to exist for the older cars. in most cases you have to make it work, while making it look nice! For some reason, I can't view pdf files :\ so I can't have a look at Eds site. but if you have a quick browse, you will find the under dash kit. I know he sells them :) It might give you some other ideas too! http://www.edsauto.co.nz/pdfcatalogue.html
jono2912,
Jan 24, 9:54pm
Yeah, you pretty much summed it up. Have been told I am not allowed to cut the loom etc etc. And you had the same thought as me with that under dash kit, already seen it in his catalogue. But you always seem to surprise me, so I'd thought I'd ask :P
andrea_w,
Jan 24, 10:12pm
You could solder 'extensions' on to each wire in the loom just before the plug, that means the plug stays attached and the extensions can easily be cut off. The only thing the owner would see if the extensions were cut off and the car was put back to original is a bit of tape on each original wire covering the solder. The only reason I can think of they wouldn't want a plug cut off is to keep it original. which probably means its quite a nice car(!), that ^^ way leaves allthe wiring original with minimal 'damage' done if the original stereo was reinstalled, which I'm guessing is what the owner wants! If thats idea is a no, you will probably have to run all new wiring sorry to say lol :)
tshop,
Jan 24, 10:22pm
Seriously clever crew go hard
jono2912,
Jan 24, 10:30pm
1976 Ford Falcon.
But some 'special model' that was Australian assembled or something (wasn't really listening)
Try email & phones this is a fun place to be lets keep it that way not a show you how to [post links] site.
jono2912,
Jan 25, 7:07pm
bump to top for Andrea (post #15)
andrea_w,
Jan 25, 7:16pm
Whoops sorry, I didn't see that Yep, they will work! Not so common here, but the Japanese LOVE to use them when splicing a wire on. they seem to work quite well!
jono2912,
Jan 25, 7:19pm
Wicked. I love them. Great for alarms, central locking etc.
bigfatmat1,
Jan 25, 7:47pm
you want my opinion I know I am not invited in on this thread but
These would be no3 on worst inventions. Anyone who has any pride in their work would not even consider this way of joining wires it is ugly unprofessional & messy, It is something you would expect to see in a hacked up pile of shit. They cause that many problems in vehicles are easy to disturb and cause birds nests. If you used one of these on my car I would shove it that far down ya throat you would pull it out ya big toe. If you are running a business I would strongly advise against the use of these. If you like doing the same job several times for the same customer wasting time and money and bringing disgrace on your company then by all means use them. When it comes to my workshop and I redo your job Ill be sure to tell the customer how it is a unprofessional practice.
andrea_w,
Jan 25, 7:54pm
BFM : While I totally agree they are not the nicest looking thing (and personally, I'd never ever use one), but what problems do they cause! I usually only see them when removing Japanese fitted parts. but I haven't needed to repair wiring cos it has failed. I'm not saying your full of it. I'm just curious :)
bigfatmat1,
Jan 25, 7:57pm
They are notorius for bad connections or no connections. A rough estimate on how many jobs I have done in my life that these have caused or are the cause of the problem would probably be 1500
bigfatmat1,
Jan 25, 7:59pm
If I am working on a vehicle and these are near where i am working I will remove them to prevent me disturbing them and getting the customer come back and say "Ever since you worked on my car my XXXXX does not work"
andrea_w,
Jan 25, 8:01pm
Wow no sh|t!! I used to deal with a LOT of installs that were come backs. but come backs from another company (the customers often refused to go back to the original installer). I haven't seen those used as a common method of joining wires etc in NZ (by the sound of it, thank fu** for that lol!). But yeah, the Japanese love them. but usually when I see them, whatever they are joining is being removed to fit a new stereo etc! Probably why I haven't seen any issues with them. But, your point has been taken on board, I won't be recommending them any more :)
andrea_w,
Jan 25, 8:05pm
Jono : sorry to give ya bad info lol. maybe its best to not use those connectors!
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