Has anyone installed a alarm, remote start in there 3rd gen, and if so how hard is it and is there anything I need to know about the cars wiring?

 

And it has keyless entry.

 

I have installed them in other cars just not a maxima.

 

It depends on what you want to do. You can install the system and completely unplug the stock alarm. Or, you can leave both and then disarm the aftermarket then use the keypad or key to unlock the door/disable the stock alarm.

As far as what wiring you need to know, I found it helpful to tap into the lights and horn at the stock alarm, saving unnecesary wires run for those functions. Otherwise, you run two wires into the driver's door (since it is the main lock/unlock hub for all other doors) and tap into the lock/unlock wires. Other than those basic functions, I'm not sure what other features your remote has or what you even want to utilize.

I installed my aftermarket alarm brain beneath the stereo. However, you could install it beneath the stearing wheel or behind the driver's or passenger's kick panel.

Overall, not hard, especially if you've done it before. I would recommend that you simply unplug your keyless entry though so that you don't have two systems trying to fight in order to protect your car. Depending on your system, you could use most of the stock components, such as your door signal to arm/disarm the aftermarket alarm.

I had an Ungo 9000 and it was overkill for what I wanted. I down graded to a simpler model. Of course, I bought another Ungo recently that does even more than my original 9000 (keyless start/windows/makes coffee) and I've avoided installing it given it's nicer than any vehicles I own right now.

 

Could I just unplug the stock alarm? And do I have to use the tach wire?

 

if you know how to use a test light and/ or a multimeter you can hook it up easily. it just takes time and patience.

 

I believe the tach signal tells the alarm/remote start that it succeeded in starting the car. You should read your manual from front to back first, then begin the process of install. You need to know what you HAVE to install and go from there. Again, there may be several features that you either do not want or do not want to install right now. Read the manual and highlight what features you want connected now.

 

Cool thanks for all the input guys.

 

I read the manual and read over the wire color chart for the car. But my car dose not have the same color wires for the remote star as the chart I got off of craig brace's page.

 

then you need the test light.
I went through the same crapola when I did mine on VE#1

 

I was hopping I would not have to use a test light.

 

test lights are your friend.
unless of course you prefer blowing fusible links by testing with live wires.
Like I said, I did this before on my first VE. it's been a few years so I don't recall color codes that I used back then. I do know I ended up going through the harness with a test light at the switch itself to find which wire was which.

 

Well back when I owned my VG 3rd gen I installed a remote starter in it.

I can tell you that you must have 12 volts to two wires at the same time for the car to start. Then there is a third wire for the acc.'s

All of these wires can be found within the seering colum in a clear plastic sleve.

The wire color code on ncraig braces page was mostly correct for me.

If it dosent match then take the steering colum plastic off and then plug your spark plug wires then use your test light while cranking the engine to determine witch two wires are powered during cranking.
O and you don't need to hook up a tach wire to the system .....it isn't needed
But you do have to wire in the brake light engine kill switch ..Ask me how I know
Good Luck Man

 

Ok, I'll ask, how do you know?

 

Both those depend on the system.
I HIGHLY recommend hooking up the tach wire. which BTW can be hooked up to an injector too

I actually didn't hookup the tach OR brake on one of my cars when i hooked it up. Just the power and crank wires

 

A long time ago I would buy cars from the police auction. And if it was winter I would put in a cheap remote starter as a selling point. Well I had picked up a great running and looking 95 ford taurus. I hooked up the remote start the same
way you did so I could get it done fast and sell it. It ended up working great.

 

i myself spent countless hours studying many electrical diagrams to figure out all the wires need to wire up a compustar alarm with auto start for the manual VE max. spent 6 hours installing it on my own for the very first time. its not an easy task and it all has to do with what type of alarm you are installing into your car and which model as wires i think might be slightly differ from the two models. plus guys sorry to say it but craig braces wiring info isnt all that full as he didnt have alot of information i needed for my compustar car alarm. have fun its not gonna be an easy install.

 

I ended up paying a shop to do it. It was to cold out to mess with it.