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Ok. I see the 2nd Unlock wire in the install manual for the viper. I also see where it talks about programming for single/double pulse - progressive unlock. So hook up the 2nd Unlock wire to the same place they hooked the 1st Unlock wire? And then unhook the 1st Unlock wire? Or leave them both...

My 03 Matrix came with factory keyless entry that worked like this: Press unlock once to unlock driver's door only. Press unlock twice in a row to unlock all doors. The installer wanted like an extra $80 to have this feature on the alarm system. To save some money, I had them just make the...

Just an update: It's been a week now and the bad lock has been working fine. What changed, you ask? I did some poking around and noticed that the lock failed to work mostly when that door was closed. And as soon as the door was swung open the lock worked again. I was able to repeat this several...

infrared illumination- allows nightime use, invisible to human eyes but picked up by the camera

Just got back from the installer. He explained that the alarm simply sends a pulse to the same wire that the master switch button in the driver door uses, and that they did not go into the door(s) for the install. He said since the master switch also fails to activate that door, it must be the...

I've got a 2003 Matrix with factory keyless entry and just had a Viper1000 installed a few days ago. I thought everything was working, but after some playing around I found that the driver's side rear door isn't locking/unlocking anymore. It doesn't even work by hitting the master control in the...