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Looking for a keyless entry system for Accord 1996 EX. Where should I
get this and how much it would cost? Labor + parts.

Please post the part number if known?


Thanks

Mehboob wrote:
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> Looking for a keyless entry system for Accord 1996 EX. Where should I
> get this and how much it would cost? Labor + parts.

I once put one of these: http://tinyurl.com/3eb77 in a '96 Accord (4
door, don't remember the trim level, it came from the factory with power
door locks but no remote entry). It is $39.85, and I did the
installation myself. In addition to the unit, you will need a few
connectors and some wire. This will give you the basic functionality of
remote locking and unlocking and confirmation via flashing parking
lights.

If you add a $0.99 relay, like http://tinyurl.com/34457, you can hook up
the horn to chirp when you lock or unlock the car with the remote. If
you hook up the horn, you can turn it off by programming the unit.

Add another relay, and you can make it so only the driver's door open on
the first press of the unlock button. Press it a second time, and the
rest of the doors unlock. There is already some wiring in the car to
make this an easy feature to implement.

Add a third relay, and the dome light turns on whenever you unlock the
car (it stays on for 30 seconds or until you turn on the ignition,
whichever comes first).

Add a forth relay, and you can get remote trunk release. I did not hook
this up, and I don't remember if the car has an actuator for the trunk.
For this feature to work, you need an actuator for the trunk. If your
manual trunk release is with a pull-lever at the floor, it means you
don't have an actuator. If the manual trunk release is with a button
that you push, you probably do have the actuator.

And, finally, add a fifth relay and you can disable the starter when the
car is locked with the remote. (The diagram in the installation manual
is wrong on how to do this, be aware!).

Randolph wrote:
> I once put one of these: http://tinyurl.com/3eb77

How secure are these, Randolph? As secure as OEM versions? I'm in NYC,
and I'd hate for some thief to come along with a "universal remote" or
to pick up my signal with his in learning mode...

Abeness wrote:
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> Randolph wrote:
> > I once put one of these: http://tinyurl.com/3eb77
>
> How secure are these, Randolph? As secure as OEM versions? I'm in NYC,
> and I'd hate for some thief to come along with a "universal remote" or
> to pick up my signal with his in learning mode...

It is probably limited how much effort a would-be thief would spend on
an 8 year old car. I do not know how secure these units are compared
with the OEM system. Perhaps the manufacturer can tell you. Their web
site is http://www.blackwidowsecurity.com/, and the model number is
BW852. The photo at blackwodowsecurity looks a little different from the
photo at partsexpress.com. I have bought two of these units from
PartsExpress, and they both looked like the photo at blackwidowsecurity.

In my previous post I wrote that you need a relay to hook the system to
the horn. This is not the case, failing memory on my part. The output of
the receiver connects to the coil of the factory horn relay.