I bought a little car alarm off of ebay, just for a little piece of mind. I am a DIY dude, and going to attempt to install it myself. I know, I know, leave it to the professionals...but I want to learn! So I have the wiring diagram (thought it would be a picture...but I guess not), and have a few questions about the locations of the wires.

1. Where is the ignition harness? Picture of the location?
2. When it says "low in drivers kick," where is that? Close to the ECU?
3. Are most of the wires located inside the car, or under the hood?
4. Any recommended places to install the siren and stuff?

And anybody else installed it themselves? Any tips for a newb would be very helpful. Thanks.

Link to the wiring diagram for other people's reference:
http://www.commandocaralarms.com/wir.../Nissan/Maxima

 

This is better suited for the audio and electronics forum. You would definitely get more help in there than here. Have the mods move this to the right forum.

 

nobody can help?

 

Despite the fact you dont want to hear it.. leave it to the pros. I understand wanting to learn and usually encourage it, but when your learning experience ends in possibly fried ECUs as well as other potential damage to the alarm and/or vehicle - leave it alone.

 

Very good advice .

 

putting a car alarm 1 time for the first time especially is a huge pain in the ***. It'll probably take you around 8 hours...

Thats a bad way of trying to explain to you that it really isnt worth it, take it to a reputable shop. It should only cost between 100-150 bucks..

 

Can you expand on how this might happen? I've heard of people frying their ECUs but I don't know how it happens or what they do to it...because if it's a GREAT chance of it happening, then I just let my brothers-friends-friend do it for a price.

Should I work on it with the battery disconnected? Less of a chance to fry anything?

Thanks

 

yeah leave it to the pros i just installed an alarm with tracking if anyones interested in this alarm let me know, it has fuel and igintion cut off also

 

Probing the wrong wire(s) or using the wrong tool(s) can give it a Great chance of something happening.

You can't work on with the battery disconnected, you need to probe/meter wires.

 

start off on a car that has no value ie a honda :] . However if you want to learn take a mecp class. Read the books, study and pass the test.

 

Hey... I have a Honda!

 

So do I .

 

well all im saying is id rather break a honda other than a maxima :]

 

lmao I rather break ten hondas before a maxima

 

Id rather break your Maxima than my Honda.

 

thats not nice lol :[

 

i love the way Honda's start up (turn over). Ive worked on Hondas that were 7 years older than my car, and they start up on a dime, better and faster than my car, every time...

 

I'm with chu

 

I use to drive an Integra but then switched and been loving every minute of it. Hondas quality has gone way down

 

you accidently touch a power wire to a ground or something that is suppose to take 5v instead. items like that. simple things that you might not be adware of. accidently touching leads that weren't ment to be.

 

Hmm...alright..thanks for the inputs. Not too sure what I'm going to do yet [whether I will have my guts to do it myself or not]. Plus I don't have time right now [school].