Today car thefts are very common, so we need to prevent them. If you recently bought a security system for your car, installing it can be quite easy for you, we just have to read the instructions of the alarm system carefully and prepare the materials that we will use for the installation. Depending on the make and model of our vehicle, it may vary a bit, but in general they are very similar.
What do you need to install an alarm in your car?
- The alarm for the vehicle that we are going to install.
- The manual with all the instructions.
- A box with quite varied tools.
Instructions to install an alarm in your car
- The first thing we will do for the vehicle and the alarm system is to obtain the wiring diagrams and designs of the car. Regarding the alarm system, we will look for the instruction manual because it will be very useful for installation.
- Next, as indicated in the alarm manual, we are going to remove the panels and the cover of our vehicle. We will mount the sirens which are generally located in the lower part of the hood of the car.
- Now we will mount the alarm module. A very important advice is to do this somewhere that is not in the sight of anyone, what can happen.
- Next we are going to place the switch according to how you indicate the instructions in the manual. Then we will connect the external antenna and the other devices that let go adjusted correctly.
- What follows is to place the led light in the event that you do not know how to do it, you can ask a professional technician to teach you how to do it or to resolve any doubts or queries you may have.
- We will connect the power cable of the alarm to the battery of our car. It will also be necessary to connect a fuse to the power cable.
- Now what we have to do is disassemble the shock detector. This may vary depending on the type of alarm that we are installing and the model of the car, for this you can consult the manual before installing this shock detector.
- For door lock wiring you can use the manual. We must know that the alarm must have the current detection cable.
- Next we are going to locate the starter cable in our vehicle and we are also going to install the components to disable the starter. We need to make sure all cables are covered securely and if there are any components still not attached to the soul unit we should do so now.
Tips to install an alarm in your car
- It is necessary that before starting to install our alarm we read the manual completely, it is important to know everything about the installation before starting.
- Try to gather all the cables in one place and in this way avoid them getting tangled.
- You must bear in mind that when wiring the alarm you cannot leave any cables exposed and even less touching each other unless the manual says so.
- You should always use tools to do the job, avoid doing this type of activity with your hands because it can cut or hurt you.
