I've got a 96 SE. Where is the Neutral safety switch (this is an automatic)? Everthing, even the Nissan manual says it's a Green/Orange wire. The problem is, they all say it's at the switch. What switch? The ignition switch? All the other wires actually say ignition switch, this one just says drivers side switch. There is only one Green/Orange I can find, and when I use my polarity meter, it is constant ground no matter what gear the car is in.

Also, I disconnected the switch in the door for the trunk and tapped the purple wire to hook it up to the alarm (with a relay) so I can open it with the new remote. All the diagrams I have say that the same wire for that is also the trunk pin switch. I'm looking for the wire to tap that lights up the bulb in the trunk that lights up when the trunk gets opened so I can hook it up to the instant trigger.

Thanks...

 

A little more info would be helpful...like what kind of alarm are you trying to hook up? Which remote start? reply here or email I should be able to help. Your instant trigger for your trunk should be purple/yellow in the driver kick panel. BTW you do not need to disonnect your factory trunk release switch to hook it up to your new alarm. You should keep both connected. You are just T-tapping a wire and Diode isolation is NOT needed.

 

Well... I was going to try to get my Sidewinder 6000 hooked up with a 552T Valet remote start I picked up off Ebay, but that is a pain to get working so I ordered the Sidewinder 6500.

A - pulse to the Purple/Yellow pops the trunk. I wanted to disconnect the release switch to keep people from being able to open the trunk from the inside.

Thanks for the tip on the diode isolation...

 

not sure if this helps or not:
1995-97 Nissan Maxima Security Information
Constant 12V+ White/Red or White/Purple Ignition Switch Harness
Starter Black/Yellow or Black/White Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition Black/White or Black/Red Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition 2 Red/Yellow Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition 3 Starter 2 Green/Green Ignition Harness
Accessory Blue Ignition Switch Harness
Tach White/Green ECM, Front of Center Console
Neutral Safety Wire Green/Orange Switch on Driver's Side
Brake Switch Red/Green Brake Switch
Trunk Release Purple/Yellow (-) Driver's Kick Panel
Trunk Pin Purple/Yellow (-) Driver's Kick or BCM below Radio
Parking Lights Red/Green (+) Steering Column Harness
Head Lamp Blue/Black R And Gray/Yellow L at Steering Column
Hood Pin Yellow/Black (-) BCM below Radio
Factory Disarm Green/Yellow (-) Double Pulse Will Unlock Doors
Door Trigger Red/White (-) Low in Driver's Kick Panel
Door Lock Light Green/Red(-) Driver's Door
Door Unlock Green/Yellow (-) Double Pulse Unlock
Horn Wire Green/White (-) Steering Column
Windows Up LF=Blue/RedData Link Switch, Must go to each Switch in each Door
Windows Down LF=Red/Black

 

1995-97 Nissan Maxima Cruise Information
Constant 12V+ White/Red or White/Purple Ignition Switch Harness or Use Hot Side of Brake
Switched 12V+ Black/White or Black/Red Ignition Switch Harness
Ground Use Chassis Near Cruise Control Module
Hot Side of Brake n/a Brake Switch
Cold Side of Brake Red/Green Brake Switch
Tach White/Green ECM, Front of Center Console
VSS Lead n/a
Pulses Per Mile 2000 PPM
Notes: Vehicles with Manual Transmission require Clutch Switch. Some vehicles may require a speed signal generator and/or other parts/adapters not listed above. Rostra® Cruise module switch settings may differ if you use a speed signal generator or magnets and a pick up coil.

 

Well since its a DEI piece then the "Neutral safety switch" wire should be a thin black/white stripe correct? Ok now that wire connects to the toggle switch also found in the box with the alarm. The switch should have 2 black/white stripe wires coming out...One goes to ground the other goes to that wire coming out of the alarm. I hope I explained this where it can be understood. Let me know if you need any other help.

--Don

BTW dont forget to hook up the "cold start" wire...Red/black or green/blue depends whuich side of harness your looking at. Found at ignition harness with all the other high current wires.

 

the car will never start in reverse or drive

 

Grounding this wire is not a good idea. If you ground it,then the car can be accidentally started when working on it. The switch has a purpose and that it why it comes with the remote start! The switch is a manual override, so when someone is working on your car you flip the switch and it cannot be remote started. Example....your getting an oil change...the guy leans on your keys,starts it, now theres oil everywhere, and your car is running without any. Good idea? You tell me. Not to mention someone may get hurt in the process. These things are not likely to happen, but that is what the switch is for. Better to avoid the problem then to have it a possibility right?

 

I wondered why there was a toggle switch included. But, if I'm supposed to use that switch where it says "Neutral Safety Switch", then why is there a "Neutral Safety Wire Green/Orange Switch on Driver's Side" in my wiring diagram? I was under the impression that there is a wire that is grounded when the car is in Park or Neutral. If that wire is grounded, the remote start will start the car, if not, it won't. I understand what the switch is for, and I agree that it is needed. But what about this Green/Orange wire?

Also, about the trunk. Look at the chart that was posted:

Trunk Release Purple/Yellow (-) Driver's Kick Panel
Trunk Pin Purple/Yellow (-) Driver's Kick or BCM below Radio

It says here the Trunk Release and the Trunk Pin is the exact same thing. I have the Trunk Release worked out, but I want the wire that will set off the alarm if the trunk is opened while the alarm is armed (of course not when I use the alarm to open the trunk).

Thanks for all the help/information...

 

My info is directly from DEI Techsoft to be exact. It says: purple/yellow drivers kick. I also have Omega info stating purple at light in trunk or purple/yellow at BCM. DEI also states that the purple/yellow for the release is "lower" in the kick. Hope this helps.

--Don

 

There is a big roll of wires in the kick panel. We went through and found the Purple/Yellow wire, but grounding it just pops the trunk. I'm just going to have to run another wire to the trunk and connect it to the light. Or... I might look for it at the BCM.

What about the whole Neutral Safety thing?

 

The way DEI taught me was to use the switch provided with the remote start. If you dont....you will fail thier test ! LoL A test was required by them in order to install thier product. That is the only way that I ever used that wire. I also believe that it states to use it the install manual. Im not positive of this as I havent picked up an install manual in years.