i have a keyless entry - generic brand from ebay (hey it works!). truck didnt come w/ power door locks so i had to add my own actuators/wirings/etc. currently, i use the remote fob to lock/unlock. as part of the setup, parking lights "blink" whenever i press the lock/unlock buttons. how do i go about adding a switch to do just that w/out the parking lights going on/off?

 

Did you do the install yourself? If so you had to connect to the park lights from the brain. Simply remove those wires and tape them off.

 

i did the install myself and yes i do remember connecting a wire from the brain to the parking lights. the idea was to make it easier for me to know that it actually locks/unlocks when i press the button from a distance. w/out the lights going off, it's hard to tell if locks/unlocks.

now i wanna be able to do basically the same thing w/out the parking lights going off from inside the truck via a separate switch (not via fob). is this possible?

 

Forgive me, I'm a little confused. You want to arm it while you're inside the truck? and don't want the parking lights to go off? Just elaborate a little and I'll see if I can help you.- Roger

Sorry bewtew- I just reread your original post and now understand- I believe. I don't believe I have ever seen an aftermarket system that flashes the park lites when only the inside lock-unlock button is pressed. Certain that all wires are connected correctly? Where there is a will there is a way.Clarify and let me think about this.- Roger

You do not have inside switches of any kind? All you were supplied were the brain, wiring and servos?

 

I reread my post to you from last night and am living proof of why people should not post when they are sleep deprived and extremely exhausted. lol extremely embarassing .:o If you have not dealt with it yet I will try and help you out. (and no, I don't drink) lol

 

lol it's cool man and i appreciate your assistance.

i havent tackled it yet as i dont have a clue where to begin lol. basically the keyless entry came with just the brain, fob with 4 buttons, 2 actuators for power locks, and wirings.

brain has the following wiring setup:
- Main wire connected to battery with fuse
- Ground wire connected to frame
- Misc wire for starter cutoff (not in use)
- Lock/Unlock (wired to the actuators) activated via "lock" and "unlock" buttons on fob.
*note* iirc a separate wire (but in conjunction with lock/unlock wires) coming from the brain is tapped into parking lights switch which causes the parking lights to "blink" whenever the lock or unlock buttons are pressed. i enabled this for "reassurance" purpose.

- Parking Lights Hazard activated via third button on fob by holding down for few seconds.
*note* again iirc another wire coming from the brain is tapped into hazards circuit. ( i have to check how i did this again lol)

- AUX activated via 4th button on fob by holding down for few seconds
*note* i'm gonna use this to remotely roll down windows from outside in conjunction with DEI express down module.


so now simply i want to wire up a switch that will allow me to lock/unlock without feeding power to parking lights thus NOT causing it to "blink".

* maybe use a DPDT momentary switch along with relays that will provide an instant jolt into the actuators?
* but if i were to tap into the Actuators, wouldnt that also give a jolt to the brain?
* wouldnt that then mean that the parking lights will blink since the lock/unlock wires work in conjunction with the parking lights wire?
* is there a way to prevent current from going back to the brain?

hmm maybe i was wrong about the separate wire that causes the parking lights to flash. i might have actually tapped the lock/unlock wires to the parking lights wire. basically both lock/unlock wires split into the actuators and parking lights. i gotta redocument my wiring setup lol.

but hey i really hope there's a way. I want to keep my current setup, but at the same time dont want to put too much strain on the parking lights since i often lock/unlock from inside.

 

I've been a little busy- I'll see if I can help you tomorrow. Y/T- Roger

 

Hi Bewtew- Sorry for the delay- busy Easter weekend.
Since I don't know how to scan the diagrams in that I have and include them in this post I am going to do the next best thing and give you a reference where you can get some good info. I have done this once on my nieces car (aftermarket locks on a new Corolla that she bought that the dealer had added a remote and servo in the LEFT front door only-can you believe that?), but it's been a while so I'll do my best.
Google "Relays and Relay Configurations" and click on the Crutchfield site about 3or4 down. You will bring up a bunch of different relay configurations and the 1 you want is "Using relays to add actuators". This is the way you will wire it. You will only need a spdt momentary switch because you will be locking or unlocking both doors at one time and the load is all carried through the relays. You will split the wires after you come off the relays to each door. I ran all 4 doors off each relay, no problem because these locks don't take much current. I don't think you will have any problem with it flashing the park lights because that should be a separate signal coming from the brain. At least I didn't have any problem with that. Tape your 2 relays together (makes things more manageable) This is pretty straight forward. I normally prefer to wire relays ground operated but that's up to you. Best of luck and let me know how it works out. Y/T- Roger

Bewtew- I sure hope you have more wires than you listed- if the parklite wires are actually married into the motor servo wires, that could be a problem. Let me know.

 

thanks buddy...ill see what i can do with those info lol...i can only work on it during weekends that is if time even permits. will update later