Need Help to install remote Starter RAM 2009
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Need Help to install remote Starter RAM 2009
Hi,
i have a Dodge Ram 1500 2009.
I would like to install a remote starter by Myself.
I get the Remote Starter (Compustar CM4200-VF)
And i get the EVO-CHR Bypass module with the T1 Harness
My remote starter support the Data link then it should be easier.
I get the Wiring Diagrams Of the Truck and all infos from each module (remote starter and Bypass)
Well it doesnt sound that Hard, i simply have to connect each wire of the remote starter to the truck (If it apply to my truck. I mean no need to connect cable for manual transmission or trunk release..)
Then connect the Bypass module to the remote starter by following the plan.
Well so far it all seem easy. Where i'm not sure, it's when i look at the Truck Wiring diagram, it talk about resistor.. does it mean than i need to get some resistor and solder them to the cable before connect those cable?
It would be cool a USB remote starter
Well, any information than you can give me will be very apreciated.
Thank you.
Starter VIOLET/BROWN IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS SEE TECH
Parking Lamp SEE TECH NOTES
Accessory PURPLE/BROWN (-) IGN. SWITCH HARNESS (570 OHMS) **
TECH NOTES: PURPLE/BROWN (-) Requires A 180 Ohm Resistor And Relay, The Starter #2 Wire and Accessory Wire Are Combined Into 1-Wire System, The Starter #2 Will Require A (-)Negative Thru A 180 Ohm Resistor.Accessory Requires (-) Negative Thru A 610 Ohm Resistor. Use 2 Relays To Isolate Resistor Values. NOT NEEDED IF By-Pass W/MUX Wire Is Used Parking Lights- WHITE/GRAY (+) For The Passenger Side Parking Lights, WHITE/YELLOW (+) Driver Side Parking Lights.LOW IN DRIVERS KICK. For Resister Controled- Use A Ground Thru 1.1 k to Flash Parking Lights Or A 1.4 K To Flash Both Parking And Headlights At WHITE/GREEN Behind Switch.
i have a Dodge Ram 1500 2009.
I would like to install a remote starter by Myself.
I get the Remote Starter (Compustar CM4200-VF)
And i get the EVO-CHR Bypass module with the T1 Harness
My remote starter support the Data link then it should be easier.
I get the Wiring Diagrams Of the Truck and all infos from each module (remote starter and Bypass)
Well it doesnt sound that Hard, i simply have to connect each wire of the remote starter to the truck (If it apply to my truck. I mean no need to connect cable for manual transmission or trunk release..)
Then connect the Bypass module to the remote starter by following the plan.
Well so far it all seem easy. Where i'm not sure, it's when i look at the Truck Wiring diagram, it talk about resistor.. does it mean than i need to get some resistor and solder them to the cable before connect those cable?
It would be cool a USB remote starter
Well, any information than you can give me will be very apreciated.
Thank you.
Starter VIOLET/BROWN IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS SEE TECH
Parking Lamp SEE TECH NOTES
Accessory PURPLE/BROWN (-) IGN. SWITCH HARNESS (570 OHMS) **
TECH NOTES: PURPLE/BROWN (-) Requires A 180 Ohm Resistor And Relay, The Starter #2 Wire and Accessory Wire Are Combined Into 1-Wire System, The Starter #2 Will Require A (-)Negative Thru A 180 Ohm Resistor.Accessory Requires (-) Negative Thru A 610 Ohm Resistor. Use 2 Relays To Isolate Resistor Values. NOT NEEDED IF By-Pass W/MUX Wire Is Used Parking Lights- WHITE/GRAY (+) For The Passenger Side Parking Lights, WHITE/YELLOW (+) Driver Side Parking Lights.LOW IN DRIVERS KICK. For Resister Controled- Use A Ground Thru 1.1 k to Flash Parking Lights Or A 1.4 K To Flash Both Parking And Headlights At WHITE/GREEN Behind Switch.
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KevenS,
I'm a retired radio & TV broadcast engineer and have more or less been "into" electronics most of my life. Also for 7 years in the late '60s and early '70s I was employed at a Motorola Two-Way facility where we installed & serviced police & fire dept. radios, sirens, lights, Headlight Wig/Wag systems and etc. in literally hundreds of emergency vehicles and in just about every make & model.
After reading your post I went online and found the CM4200 manual and quickly read through it. - what I got out of it (my initial impression) is this might not be a good project for the novice first-timer, particularly if you're already struggling with the instructions. You might want to solicit some "hands-on" help from someone who has done this (or a similar auto-electronics project) before. There's far more to this than installing a CB radio or a CD player, and more than I or anyone can walk you through via online messaging. You're going to be opening wiring looms & cutting-into lighting circuits & vehicle starting and power circuits. Just finding & identifying the right wires, even for a pro, requires proper tools, checking & verifying that you have the proper wire and most of all, some experience & "know-how". Even the simplest "awshucks" can render your truck inoperable - or worse (i.e., burning up a wiring harness).
As to the resistors, since the instructions clearly call out the need for specific resistor values, my first thought was that these should be included in the kit especially because a couple of these, specifically 570 and 610 ohms, are not standard off-the-shelf resistor values & hence you likely won't find them at Radio Shack. If the resistors are color-coded, those colors would be:
180 ohms = brown-grey-brown
570 ohms = green-violet-brown
610 ohms = blue-brown-brown
1.1k ohm = brown-brown-red
1.4k ohm = brown-yellow-red
there may be a 4th color band, if so you can ignore it as it only refers to the tolerance (accuracy) of the resistance value. Resistors have no polarity, so it doesn't matter how you hook them up. Just from my quick overview of the instructions it appears that the resistors are being used for current-limiting (to avoid burning things up).
In any under-dash (or under-hood) wiring project, neatness is 90% of your grade. Getting it to actually work is the other 10%. The concept here is to be able to do it so nice & neat as to make your own work appear "almost factory" versus haywiring it (making a tangled mess) as many novice self-installs wind up being. Miniature (preferably black) Tie-wraps and electrical tape only after you have it all working.
Good luck!
I'm a retired radio & TV broadcast engineer and have more or less been "into" electronics most of my life. Also for 7 years in the late '60s and early '70s I was employed at a Motorola Two-Way facility where we installed & serviced police & fire dept. radios, sirens, lights, Headlight Wig/Wag systems and etc. in literally hundreds of emergency vehicles and in just about every make & model.
After reading your post I went online and found the CM4200 manual and quickly read through it. - what I got out of it (my initial impression) is this might not be a good project for the novice first-timer, particularly if you're already struggling with the instructions. You might want to solicit some "hands-on" help from someone who has done this (or a similar auto-electronics project) before. There's far more to this than installing a CB radio or a CD player, and more than I or anyone can walk you through via online messaging. You're going to be opening wiring looms & cutting-into lighting circuits & vehicle starting and power circuits. Just finding & identifying the right wires, even for a pro, requires proper tools, checking & verifying that you have the proper wire and most of all, some experience & "know-how". Even the simplest "awshucks" can render your truck inoperable - or worse (i.e., burning up a wiring harness).
As to the resistors, since the instructions clearly call out the need for specific resistor values, my first thought was that these should be included in the kit especially because a couple of these, specifically 570 and 610 ohms, are not standard off-the-shelf resistor values & hence you likely won't find them at Radio Shack. If the resistors are color-coded, those colors would be:
180 ohms = brown-grey-brown
570 ohms = green-violet-brown
610 ohms = blue-brown-brown
1.1k ohm = brown-brown-red
1.4k ohm = brown-yellow-red
there may be a 4th color band, if so you can ignore it as it only refers to the tolerance (accuracy) of the resistance value. Resistors have no polarity, so it doesn't matter how you hook them up. Just from my quick overview of the instructions it appears that the resistors are being used for current-limiting (to avoid burning things up).
In any under-dash (or under-hood) wiring project, neatness is 90% of your grade. Getting it to actually work is the other 10%. The concept here is to be able to do it so nice & neat as to make your own work appear "almost factory" versus haywiring it (making a tangled mess) as many novice self-installs wind up being. Miniature (preferably black) Tie-wraps and electrical tape only after you have it all working.
Good luck!