Mudderoy
09-14-2009, 04:59 AM
This is the opening post on how I installed a car alarm in my 1998 Jeep Cherokee.
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96xj, Rob, recently became a member on xjtalk. In "chatting" with Rob I found that he worked at a Internet company that sells car/suv goodies.
Always an interesting subject. They have several websites, however slickcar.com was the one I initially looked at.
When we bought the XJ I was happy that it had a key less entry system, however I wanted to get an alarm system.
I never did, and I guess it was good I didn't. That alarm system would have been much more expensive and not had all the features that are available in 2009.
Now you might ask, "Why would I want an alarm on my off road rig?" Well my off road rig is my daily driver. I have also installed a BUNCH of stuff on it, and since it is 11 years old I just have liability insurance. I would be very sad indeed if the XJ came up missing. More importantly I would be out a lot of money. Even with full coverage it wouldn't cover nearly what I would lose. I feel an alarm system is just one more level of protection. It won't be the only level of protection I have/will be putting on this vehicle.
This is cheap insurance, and I only have to pay for it once, instead of monthly. At $179.98 (current price listed on commando.com) that is about 2 months of full coverage insurance for me, hell maybe only a month!
slickcar.com carries several alarm systems, but I had my eye on the top of the line, the Commando FM-870. Later I found out they also have a site called CommandoCarAlarms.com.
http://www.commandocaralarms.com/images/logooff.jpg (http://http://www.commandocaralarms.com/itemdetails.asp?ProductID=1457)
FM-870 2-Way Car Alarm, Remote Car Starter with LCD Pager Remote & 5 Button Remote. 6 Channel System. A small and innovative Remote Transmitter Pager with Alarm and Remote Car Starter. The FM-870 will instantly alert you should your vehicle be violated. Remote Start and Monitor your Vehicle from 2500+ ft away. The bright LCD display on the Transmitter accurately monitors doors open/closed, hood and trunk open/closed, and hard impacts to your vehicle. It even advises whether the vehicle's engine is running.
Other than Rob (96xj) the second most impressive thing about slickcar is the information they have freely available on their site. They have Vehicle Wiring Diagrams (http://www.commandocaralarms.com/wiring/Jeep/Cherokee/) for every year of the Jeep Cherokee. If I had NOT had this information the installation time would have easily tripled!
The information was 100% accurate! Still I used a multi-meter to verify action/activity and voltage.
I received my Commando FM-870-TK 2-Way Car Alarm, Remote Starter, LCD Pager w/Temp Sensor & Driver Paging Sensor via UPS about a week ago. I opened up the box and it was full of wires, black boxes, and relays!
I have never installed a car alarm system before, so looking at this mass of electronics, and OMG the wires, it was very intimidating. I could tell this wouldn't be something that I just dashed outside and installed with a crowbar, and tape.
In this "how to", I intend to show you how to remove the center console cover, the under steering wheel covers, and where to find the wires that you will need to splice into.
Check back!
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http://xjtalk.com/images/special/xjtalkcommando6.jpg
http://xjtalk.com/images/special/xjtalkcommando8.jpg
96xj, Rob, recently became a member on xjtalk. In "chatting" with Rob I found that he worked at a Internet company that sells car/suv goodies.
Always an interesting subject. They have several websites, however slickcar.com was the one I initially looked at.
When we bought the XJ I was happy that it had a key less entry system, however I wanted to get an alarm system.
I never did, and I guess it was good I didn't. That alarm system would have been much more expensive and not had all the features that are available in 2009.
Now you might ask, "Why would I want an alarm on my off road rig?" Well my off road rig is my daily driver. I have also installed a BUNCH of stuff on it, and since it is 11 years old I just have liability insurance. I would be very sad indeed if the XJ came up missing. More importantly I would be out a lot of money. Even with full coverage it wouldn't cover nearly what I would lose. I feel an alarm system is just one more level of protection. It won't be the only level of protection I have/will be putting on this vehicle.
This is cheap insurance, and I only have to pay for it once, instead of monthly. At $179.98 (current price listed on commando.com) that is about 2 months of full coverage insurance for me, hell maybe only a month!
slickcar.com carries several alarm systems, but I had my eye on the top of the line, the Commando FM-870. Later I found out they also have a site called CommandoCarAlarms.com.
http://www.commandocaralarms.com/images/logooff.jpg (http://http://www.commandocaralarms.com/itemdetails.asp?ProductID=1457)
FM-870 2-Way Car Alarm, Remote Car Starter with LCD Pager Remote & 5 Button Remote. 6 Channel System. A small and innovative Remote Transmitter Pager with Alarm and Remote Car Starter. The FM-870 will instantly alert you should your vehicle be violated. Remote Start and Monitor your Vehicle from 2500+ ft away. The bright LCD display on the Transmitter accurately monitors doors open/closed, hood and trunk open/closed, and hard impacts to your vehicle. It even advises whether the vehicle's engine is running.
Other than Rob (96xj) the second most impressive thing about slickcar is the information they have freely available on their site. They have Vehicle Wiring Diagrams (http://www.commandocaralarms.com/wiring/Jeep/Cherokee/) for every year of the Jeep Cherokee. If I had NOT had this information the installation time would have easily tripled!
The information was 100% accurate! Still I used a multi-meter to verify action/activity and voltage.
I received my Commando FM-870-TK 2-Way Car Alarm, Remote Starter, LCD Pager w/Temp Sensor & Driver Paging Sensor via UPS about a week ago. I opened up the box and it was full of wires, black boxes, and relays!
I have never installed a car alarm system before, so looking at this mass of electronics, and OMG the wires, it was very intimidating. I could tell this wouldn't be something that I just dashed outside and installed with a crowbar, and tape.
In this "how to", I intend to show you how to remove the center console cover, the under steering wheel covers, and where to find the wires that you will need to splice into.
Check back!