Keyless Entry Install Problem

[jpfinne]

Hey everybody,
I recently purchased an alarm/remote start/keyless entry from ebay, i believe it was a Mannix brand. Anyway, i had it installed at a local alarm installer and after an entire day of working on it he came to the conclusion that the keyless entry could not be hooked up. He said something about my car not being able to have a keyless entry hooked up because something with the factory alarm, but I never knew that i had a factory alarm. The car is a 1995 325i and the remote start and alarm work fine...i just have to disarm it and then use they keys to open the door. Anyone with experience in this situation or who could suggest something that will fix the problem it would be appreciated. Thanks.

[ponchonutty]

Not too sure what your Remote start can do or not. Some of the cheaper ones on Ebay can't do all systems. The lock wires are white/red and blue/red and need only 12v+ to work. They are located at the alarm plug. The alarm plug is a black 12 pin plug located just behind the glove box. It is mounted with the pins facing you atop a vent just to the left of the body computer. Other wires at the alarm plug are: 12V- red/white; Accessory- purple/white; Siren- black/blue; Ground- brown/orange. Do not use the power sources at the alarm plug to operate high-current devices. The other side of the siren wire is mounted in a 2 pin plug at the passenger rear corner of the engine compartment. The other wire in the plug is a brown ground wire. DEI recommends attaching the siren at this point.

[bob_prtda]

Originally Posted by jpfinne

Hey everybody,
I recently purchased an alarm/remote start/keyless entry from ebay, i believe it was a Mannix brand. Anyway, i had it installed at a local alarm installer and after an entire day of working on it he came to the conclusion that the keyless entry could not be hooked up. He said something about my car not being able to have a keyless entry hooked up because something with the factory alarm, but I never knew that i had a factory alarm. The car is a 1995 325i and the remote start and alarm work fine...i just have to disarm it and then use they keys to open the door. Anyone with experience in this situation or who could suggest something that will fix the problem it would be appreciated. Thanks.

hey jp
When i got my alarm installed in my 95 325i. the guy spent hours on it but he figured it out. You need to find the lock and unlock wires behind the glovebox and splice the alarm wires in to there.

[ponchonutty]

Originally Posted by bob_prtda

hey jp
When i got my alarm installed in my 95 325i. the guy spent hours on it but he figured it out. You need to find the lock and unlock wires behind the glovebox and splice the alarm wires in to there.

Yeah but there is a problem with those alarms. If equipped with a factory alarm, the alarm will be plugged into the factory alarm plug. The only way to arm and disarm the factory alarm is with the factory remote.