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security light randomly flashes

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:24 pm
by bonnevillain
so i have noticed lately that once in a while, i get a DIN DING DING and if i look down real quick the security light flashes once or twice. i am guessing this is because of the aeroforce, seeing how it never happened before, and thats the only thing i have changed. To be honest, i dont know what 12v line i tapped under the fusebox, all i know is it had 12v acc. power. has anyone else had this problem? do you think switching wires would help? im guessing the aeroforce is drawing too much power from that line, causing whatever is really on that wire to think something is wrong...

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:21 pm
by Mickman
I don't think its because of the way you hooked it up, IIRC on the 00+ it will get the random security light periodically because the aeroforce is constantly scanning the data bus.. I'm not 100% on that but I remember reading up on that somewhere.

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:26 pm
by harofreak00
You should find out what line you tapped into.
Mickman wrote:IIRC on the 00+ it will get the random security light periodically because the aeroforce is constantly scanning the data bus.
Not true.

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:26 am
by Mickman
Guess I was wrong, I thought I had read that somewhere.. my bad!

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:20 am
by 2003 SSEi
harofreak00 wrote:
Mickman wrote:IIRC on the 00+ it will get the random security light periodically because the aeroforce is constantly scanning the data bus.
Not true.

acutally it is, I contacted Aeroforce, and on the Newer cars 02+ this is a known issue, and they told me almost exactly what Mick posted. Its actually in the Newest Version Instructions

Aeroforce recommended that the scan rate gets set down under 3, and i have, my car still does it, i have learned to live with it

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:19 am
by bonnevillain
hhmm. thanks for the info. it never stayed on or anything, so i wondered what was up. as long as nothing is being harmed. i think my scan rate is at 1

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:57 pm
by dirtracr95
hope you didnt tap into the yellow harness

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:56 pm
by 00Beast
Doesn't the newest Aeroforce draw current through the OBD port?

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:57 pm
by bonnevillain
yes but mine is not the newest. no, the line i tapped was not yellow. that's airbag correct?

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:16 pm
by white06lacrossecxs
Yeppers. If it's yellow let it mellow. LOL

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:38 pm
by bonnevillain
i was sitting here thinking about this... and on a whim i decided to check my wiring. turns out i did tap a yellow wire, even after thinking beforehand not to :bstooges:

I then tried a gray striped wire, which set a p1626 code, and now a blue wire that seems to work fine. we'll see if the security light still comes on. if not, doesnt sound like its a big deal.

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:33 am
by 2003 SSEi
it dosnet matter if its a yellow wire, there are tons of them in the car

it matters if the harness loom was yellow

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:30 pm
by 00Beast
1993 sle wrote:Aeroforce recommended that the scan rate gets set down under 3, and i have, my car still does it, i have learned to live with it
To dredge this back up, I have mine set a 3, with no issues, on my 03.

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:54 pm
by 2003blackbonniese
i agree
00Beast wrote:Doesn't the newest Aeroforce draw current through the OBD port?

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:25 am
by bonnevillain
old thread.. I don't notice this anymore since i installed my aftermarket HU. I didn't buy the expensive harness, so i have no door chimes, and if it just flashes for a split second i don't even notice.

And yes, some draw current from the OBD-2 port, they have a jumper on the back that mine does not.

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:19 pm
by 2003blackbonniese
from what i know this seems to be a common issue-? (i think it is normal)

Re: security light randomly flashes

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:15 pm
by bonnevillain
IT should not flash randomly and ding, unless you have an aeroforce installed.. AFAIK