Re: Door Lock: Thanks and more hints

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

Not true on the early V8 at least.  There is ZERO difference between the
door lock system in our 1990 V8 and our '87 5ktqw.  Even the wires at the
lock pump are the same color!

I've heard that what you say is true on the '93+ V8s, but don't know for sure.


At 02:30 PM 3/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>         a question. How do you get an alarm to interface with the existing
>>         door lock mechanism? EG. On my V8 turning the key also turns of the
>>         interior lights and that feature would be nice to retain when
adding
>>         an alarm...
>
>On a V8, all you need is a plugin alarm (unlike older
>4k/5k where you need an actuator).  The alarm brain sends a
>signal to the vacuum pump, the pump locks the doors and
>does its magic with the courtesy lights, etc.  I think...
>
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