Wiring Question

I have a 2000 Impreza Outback Sportwagon, 5-speed. I need to find the "Clutch Bypass Wire" Anyone have some clue as to where it would be or a color? Would be helpful. Thanks in advance. :eek7:

I really don't know the answer to your question, but I am curious as to why you'd need to find that.

I'm installing a remote starter in this car and I'm not sure yet whether I will need this wire to bypass the "clutch to the floor" requirement when starting it. These things are wicked complex, lol.

Um, I assume you're trying to bypass the sensor that stops you starting the engine without depressing the clutch, I don't advise you do this under any circumstance.

Is a remote starter really that necessary?

but you obviously didn't see the 3 feet of snow some of us got up here in Boston, along with the below freezing temps. Now, I'm a southern boy, and these New England winters just don't agree with me too good. I mean, they had snow down in NC, but this stuff here is just raw.

As far as the wiring job goes, there's all kinds of safeties built into this thing. First off, it's built specifically for cars with manual transmission. Second, you have to follow a "procedure" in order for it to work. When you park your car, you shift into neutral,step off the clutch, and set the e-brake. Open your door, then remove the key. However, the engine will stay running at this point. When you get out of the car, the vehicle is obviously safe to remote start as it is guaranteed to be in neutral as of this point. Now, when you close the door, the engine will shut off unless you turn on the "Turbo" feature which will keep the enigne running for up to 20 minutes while you run into the store or whatever. After the engine shuts off, if you open any door, trunk or hood, the remote start will disable itself and not work the next time you try to use it unless you get back in and start it up, then go through the procedure again. Tedious? Yes. But definitely worth it, it quickly becomes second nature.

As an aside, if anyone's interested, I bought AirWolf model #20099 from Design Tech International (designtech-intl.com), which is a remote-start, alarm and keyless entry unit with extra hook-ups for everything from the sunroof to trunk release. So far I'm very happy with it.

but you obviously didn't see the 3 feet of snow some of us got up here in Boston, along with the below freezing temps. Now, I'm a southern boy, and these New England winters just don't agree with me too good. I mean, they had snow down in NC, but this stuff here is just raw.

As far as the wiring job goes, there's all kinds of safeties built into this thing. First off, it's built specifically for cars with manual transmission. Second, you have to follow a "procedure" in order for it to work. When you park your car, you shift into neutral,step off the clutch, and set the e-brake. Open your door, then remove the key. However, the engine will stay running at this point. When you get out of the car, the vehicle is obviously safe to remote start as it is guaranteed to be in neutral as of this point. Now, when you close the door, the engine will shut off unless you turn on the "Turbo" feature which will keep the enigne running for up to 20 minutes while you run into the store or whatever. After the engine shuts off, if you open any door, trunk or hood, the remote start will disable itself and not work the next time you try to use it unless you get back in and start it up, then go through the procedure again. Tedious? Yes. But definitely worth it, it quickly becomes second nature.

As an aside, if anyone's interested, I bought AirWolf model #20099 from Design Tech International (designtech-intl.com), which is a remote-start, alarm and keyless entry unit with extra hook-ups for everything from the sunroof to trunk release. So far I'm very happy with it.
Just look at the pedal. YOu'll see a little switch at the top of it with a few wires comming out of it. Test those, one of them is what you need. The proper way is to wire a relay but lazy people just unhook it.