Install Remote Control
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Install Remote Control
Hello i´m insatlling a radio remote control unit for the centarl locking mechanism in my 3/91 c4. now i have a problem.. the porsche electrical diagram says i must use the green/red cable for closing and the blue/yellow cable for opening from the Control unit of orignial locking part number 928 618 260.00. but nothing happen i use the Radio control unit from WAECO Type MT-350. does anyone have a electrical diagram that works ????? i know that the porsche electrical system is a two negative impulse control system.
thanks for help
christian from hambrg/germany
thanks for help
christian from hambrg/germany
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From: London, Canada
Christian,
I'm not sure I completly understand what you're asking... however it sounds to me as if you're trying to install an alarm / remote system by tying into the Porsche power lock actuators.
If that is the case (again... I may have completly misunderstood...) here's an alternate suggestion that worked very well for me. The door keylock cylinders have a small microswitch assembly that sends a signal to the factory alarm system letting it know that you've turned the key in the door. This locks the doors, arms the factory system, etc.
I cut into this line when I installed my aftermarket alarm. If I remember this correctly, it is a three conductor harness (one common, one normally-open for lock and another for unlock.)
On my car (1990 C4), when I arm the after-market alarm with the remote, it actually arms the factory alarm by making it think I turned the key in the lock... works great for me!!!
andrew
ps - another tip - most remote systems want you to install their flashing LED into the nice, clean, unblemished dash of your car. Instead of drilling a hole for this, there is a unused blank red indicator light in the oil pres / temp gauge (right under the central warning light). On my car, this indicator didn't have a light bulb, just a plastic blanking plug. I modified this plug to contain the alarm LED, works like a charm, looks factory, didn't need to drill holes in the dash...
I'm not sure I completly understand what you're asking... however it sounds to me as if you're trying to install an alarm / remote system by tying into the Porsche power lock actuators.
If that is the case (again... I may have completly misunderstood...) here's an alternate suggestion that worked very well for me. The door keylock cylinders have a small microswitch assembly that sends a signal to the factory alarm system letting it know that you've turned the key in the door. This locks the doors, arms the factory system, etc.
I cut into this line when I installed my aftermarket alarm. If I remember this correctly, it is a three conductor harness (one common, one normally-open for lock and another for unlock.)
On my car (1990 C4), when I arm the after-market alarm with the remote, it actually arms the factory alarm by making it think I turned the key in the lock... works great for me!!!
andrew
ps - another tip - most remote systems want you to install their flashing LED into the nice, clean, unblemished dash of your car. Instead of drilling a hole for this, there is a unused blank red indicator light in the oil pres / temp gauge (right under the central warning light). On my car, this indicator didn't have a light bulb, just a plastic blanking plug. I modified this plug to contain the alarm LED, works like a charm, looks factory, didn't need to drill holes in the dash...
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I am trying to use the same method for installing a remote unit.
Can anybody give me some advice on where to grab power? I don't want to run a wire to the battery. I was hoping there is an easily accessible point for getting ground and +12V.
Any advice will be appreciated. I am sure I will find a way, but if there is an elegant solution, please let me know.
Regards,
Geo
Can anybody give me some advice on where to grab power? I don't want to run a wire to the battery. I was hoping there is an easily accessible point for getting ground and +12V.
Any advice will be appreciated. I am sure I will find a way, but if there is an elegant solution, please let me know.
Regards,
Geo
