I'm looking for a "howto" Alarm install on a Evo8. I understand hooking up an alarm should be done by the pros, but a step by step explanation could be something I would want to try. Another way to look at it, is how would a installer with an Evo do it different. Thanks for any help with this subject!

P.s. did search already

 

You're not likely to find anyone that's going to take the time to walk you through something like this. Plus the Evo uses a 5-wire system which will further complicate things for you. Plus you would need all the wire colors. And experience with DPST relays, etc. Even then, people install things differently.

Professional installation is highly recommended man. The price can be pretty bad, but it depends on where you go. But the quality of work speaks for itself in a lot of cases. Unless you know someone personally that will install it on the side and charge you a cheaper price then that might be the way to go.

I strongly recommend you don't try this unless you have atleast SOME experience.

 

Just buck up and pay for a professional install....it's for security first and foremost. If you screw up your install, your security is hosed and you may think everything is working fine while your car just got broken into.

 

www.the12volt.com is a good place to go for wiring diagrams, etc. But like everyone has said, you're probably better getting it done professionally (not BB/CC). If you do do it yourself, I'd be less worried about your security and more about burning your car to the ground. And ALWAYS do an alarm with one of the windows rolled down, cuz it'll suck when you mess it up, can't unlock the doors, and the interior is filling with smoke.

BUT, the best how-to i've ever come across is the installation manual that comes with DEI (Viper,python,hornet,clifford) alarms. As far as doing anything different for an Evo, unless you're doing remote start, it's probably one of the easiest cars you can do for it's age. They're not that special.

 

I have a used Alpine dual proximity alarm I would like to install. First about myself, I feel I can do an alarm if given enough info to work with based on previous electrical jobs I tried on other vehicles. (Hey the illiterates working at Circuit City are able to do it?) Second, I can not find anyone in my area of South Florida who knows what to do with a real alarm... Sorry but I feel DEI parts are mass produced junk. But anyways, thank you for the help guys.

 

It would take a while to write up a complete how to for this car but if it strictly an alarm and there is no remote start or turbo timer involved in this install there are only like 13 wires that need to be wired in to make it work and it does not require any relays, and on that alarm it may require you to diode isolate the parking lights but on vipers/cliffords you dont have to. But I mean if you feel you can do it then give it a try and see what happens but like all the others have said go to a professional and have them do it for you.

 

If you do it yourself make sure you verify wires with a multimeter and ALWAYS roll a window down while you're doing it. It'll suck when you go to test it out and you can't unlock the doors and smoke starts rolling from the dash.

An evo should be one of the easiest cars you can do an alarm on considering it's age. It's wiring is very basic.

 

[quote=biggie5252;5893555]www.the12volt.com is a good place to go for wiring diagrams, etc. But like everyone has said, you're probably better getting it done professionally (not BB/CC).

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I would actually completely agree with you on this statement if not for my brother working at Best Buy. Most employees at BB/CC are pretty retarded when it comes to car audio. But my bro knows his stuff. He's been doing it for like 10 years now and the amount of info he can tell you about automotive a/v is nothing short of astounding.

On a side note on the same subject, while working at Best Buy I've personally seen him fix work from other "professional" private shops many times. Shops that charged these poor customers an arm and a leg and did very poor work. You never know sometimes.

But I digress, Best Buy is pretty incompetant as a company. My brother had to train his own supervisor. This same supervisor still comes to him for all the answers. Working in car audio and having someone directly over you that doesn't know car audio is a pretty dumb idea. Oh well I guess.


Back on topic:

The OP will also have to have someone that is familiar with that type of alarm. Each brand of alarms does things differently.

And you may think DEI is junk, but it's in all the cars at our house. Plus it was in my Evo. Plus it was in several of my brother's past cars. Haven't had a single issue YET!! So my opinion of them is contrary to yours.

 

I'm sure there are plenty of competent BB/CC installers, but I bet they are the large minority. There are also plenty of "professional" shops that are anything but professional. I saw a kids car from BB that they no **** cut the hole in his dash trim bigger (without actually taking it off the dash) to try and stuff a double din headunit in from the front. I also got this huge line about how I needed an $80 black box to put in my alarm because they had no idea on how to diode isolate door triggers. I guess it was my fault for going there looking for diodes in the first place. This kid from CC told me that I shouldn't use components, cuz 6x9s sound better.

None of that is directed towards your bro, more for comedy than anything, as I have no doubts he's very competent. BB/CC is probably a higher paying more stable job for installers than most "professional" shops (short of strictly custom shops) nowadays anyways. I had a friend that had been doing it for years in professional shops go work for BB. He ended up being the supervisor of the car audio section after a couple weeks of installs.

DEI aren't junk per se, but they are "too simple" to install and very easy to defeat to someone actually willing to take the time to do so. I've always used Viper with no problems whatsoever.

 

I would like to thank everyone who took time to help me with my question. I am here to gather information only before I work on my car. Regarding "Leaving it to the pros...." Uh no. If I would have listened to comments like that years ago when I was learning about cars, than I would have spent thousands of dollars on "Professional" mechanics over the years and I would have not known anything about repair and assembly of vehicles. Sorry.
I do apologize for not sticking to facts and for sharing my personal opinion when it was not needed. This is not why I started this thread and time to move on. Thank you.

 

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