Thread: viper alarm issue

ok im installing a viper 850xv on my 92 ser now i got the entire latch assembly of a gxe, now how do i connect it to the alarm because i don't have the switch and the manual only tells you to connect to the switch. i believe they are reverse polarity because i connected them to the battery + to + and - to - and unlocks then i reverse the cables and locks. do i need a relay? please help!!

Are you trying to get hood protection? "The alarm is triggered when the hood opens?

lol

call viper,... they have a really good customer service, i had a real bad problem , my alarm wouldn't turn off and it got fixed

You can use a hood pin switch that would install onto the hood. Basically a ball-bearing that connects the circuit when the hood is opened. Extremely simple to install, more reliable. Places like BestBuy and Circuit carry them for their own installs.

Just wanted to add: seeing as I install these things day and night here, if anyone ever has any question on it, even the 'what wire goes where' questions, I'd be more than happy to help out. I've seen too many people installing them doing it wrong or simply guessing, I'd like to help the community do it right!

AIM: Melvino55
E-mail: [email]ajmelvin@gmail.com[/email]
Phone: 262.352.4487 (txt would prolly be more reliable first time seeing as I often ignore numbers I don't recognize)