1994 Fleetwood 60" Stretch; '07 Avalanche, '95 Nighthawk
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It took 3 times as long as I had hoped, but then so does everything I set out to do.
It was really tedious but just slowly following the directions go the job done. It's a Code CA-530. It got the 530 because it has a couple of optional onboard relays so you can turn stuff on with the key fob (like the heated seats). I didn't wire them up, though, because the interface module I got (Crimestopper GM SL) says it will turn the heated seats, mirrors and rear window defog on if it's below 0 degrees celsius outside. The temp sensor hasn't indicated it's that cold out yet so I don't know if that feature works.
I get a SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT SYS" message when I remote-start the car. The instructions for the bypass module said something about tapping into the theft deterrent module if you get an error but I didn't do that yet. It still works so I may not mess with it.
I left all the wires hanging down (and man are there a lot of wires) because the LED for the CA-530 isn't working. Without that I can't program the features (like the tach programming). I'm going to call them tomorrow to see what's up with that. It cranks longer than it needs to, I think because iI haven't set the tach vs. tachless setting (again, can't do it without the LED).
The toughest part was the tach feed. I tapped into the PCM wire for the engine speed and it seems to be okay. Also, there's no way to wire up a neutral safety switch since the trans sends that information in the form of data to the PCM. Most cars have a simple ground or voltage arrangement at the shifter. Not the Caddy. I just grounded that wire so the remote starter thinks it's in park all the time (wait a few months for the story where I start it in gear and it plows through my garage into the house).
All in all it wasn't a bad job, just a long one. Definitely worth the effort.
Jim
It was really tedious but just slowly following the directions go the job done. It's a Code CA-530. It got the 530 because it has a couple of optional onboard relays so you can turn stuff on with the key fob (like the heated seats). I didn't wire them up, though, because the interface module I got (Crimestopper GM SL) says it will turn the heated seats, mirrors and rear window defog on if it's below 0 degrees celsius outside. The temp sensor hasn't indicated it's that cold out yet so I don't know if that feature works.
I get a SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT SYS" message when I remote-start the car. The instructions for the bypass module said something about tapping into the theft deterrent module if you get an error but I didn't do that yet. It still works so I may not mess with it.
I left all the wires hanging down (and man are there a lot of wires) because the LED for the CA-530 isn't working. Without that I can't program the features (like the tach programming). I'm going to call them tomorrow to see what's up with that. It cranks longer than it needs to, I think because iI haven't set the tach vs. tachless setting (again, can't do it without the LED).
The toughest part was the tach feed. I tapped into the PCM wire for the engine speed and it seems to be okay. Also, there's no way to wire up a neutral safety switch since the trans sends that information in the form of data to the PCM. Most cars have a simple ground or voltage arrangement at the shifter. Not the Caddy. I just grounded that wire so the remote starter thinks it's in park all the time (wait a few months for the story where I start it in gear and it plows through my garage into the house).
All in all it wasn't a bad job, just a long one. Definitely worth the effort.
Jim