05-05-2005, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Readington, NJ
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Car: 88 GTA Engine: 350 TPI Transmission: T-56 Axle/Gears: 9 bolt w/ 3.73 | best/easiest way to tap into ignition?
I’m in the process of installing a remote start/keyless entry system in the car
I have everything all laid out. I know where everything is supposed to go. I even got my homegrown vats bypass relay system working. All was going well with the install until I got to splicing into the ignition harness. Up to this point I have been using wire taps to splice into the wires, that way if I ever want to remove the system all the stock wiring will be untouched aside from a less than 1mm wide gap in the insulation. I bought the biggest wiretap I could find (10 gauge) and it refused to work with the ignition wire(s). They’re just too big for it (6-8 gauge is my guess).
I have two questions:
- Where is the best place to tap into the ignition harness? I’m doing it where it’s visible above the steering column. Is there a more accessible place?
- Does anyone know a place that sells a lower gauge (6-8) wiretap so that I won’t have to mangle my stock harness? I tried the local hardware store (Ace) as well as Home Depot. The best Ace had was 14-16 and Home Depot had 10. I doubt Radio Shack would have something like this. | | | |
 
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