^ +1. That's the guide to follow. Easy and works like a charm. Very sensitive near headlights...

 

does anyone have the link to the boosted concepts thread on the shock sensor?

 

Are these still available? I am interested is purchasing one but I can't seem to find the original thread.

 

is there a reason why we need to connect power to the ignition harness? couldn't we connect power from another source?

 

yes i still have some let me know

 

no you could connect it to another source its just easy to find a constant source and a switched source there

 

https://g35driver.com/forums/audio-video-electronics-diy/126297-diy-shock-sensor-cabin.html

 

thanks SFLG35. I found a power source on the BCM, but it's not switched. it is connected to a 50A fuse (pin 55 is + and pin 52 is GND). would that work? do i still need to have the fuse on the sensor since pin 55 is already connected to a fuse?

Thanks.

 

50 amps is a lot of amps. i would still connect teh fuse because you never really want the module to draw more then a few amps. its a low amp device so there is no need for it to draw much and if it does something is obviously wrong.

the black wire needs to be connected to a switch source. to turn the sensor off when the car is running. you wouldnt want to be driving down the highway hit a bump and have your trunk open correct??

the red wire can be connected to any constant source so the one at the bcm will work fine

 

Thanks. I decided to use power source from the ignition harness. One problem with my install though. It does not give a warning signal. No matter how light or how hard i hit the windsheild to test the sensor, the alarm activates. I've checked my wiring and everything is OK. Do you think the sensor is defective?

 

The add on shock sensor is a single stage device. There is no 'warn away' feature on it. This is a limitation of the car, not the shock sensor.

Also, it's never a good idea to hook up aftermarket electronics without using a meter to verify the wiring BEFORE you make connections to it. Hooking up the shock sensor wrong can damage the shock sensor (I've seen this first hand) or the BCM (never seen or heard of this, but it is possible).

Cars change connectors and wire colors from year to year, and sometimes even mid year. You can never assume that two cars are wired identically.

 

Hey guys, im planning on beefing up the security of my car and want to start off with the shock sensor in conjunction with a radar sensor. I am thinking of this single stage interior sensor since there is no "warning alarm" and i dont want random people who walk by my car to set it off. Anyways is it possible to hook both of these up in conjunction and would you hook the wires both up to the same trunk release pin?

After I get these both hooked up and working I want to beef up the security even more by hooking up a http://cgi.ebay.com/MICRO-POCKET-DVR-DIGITAL-VIDEO-CAM-CAMERA-RECORDER-USB_W0QQitemZ290045805253QQihZ019QQcategoryZ48636QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem like this one. I want to have it start recording when the alarm goes off so if someone has the ***** to stick around after the alarm went off I could get a video of who it was. Anyone ever try this before?

 

You will just need to diode isolate the outputs of each sensor.