Fitting Tracker - Need wire for interior light trigger?

[MarkShez]

Hi
I have bought a Tracker Alarm for my Transit, which I've recently converted to a motorhome.
I not only want to detect when the van starts, but when the front and sliding doors are opened. (The back door is padlocked from inside)
I've fitted the tracker behind the stereo and connected to permanent live, ground and ACC (for engine start).
All the above was fairly easy, and works brilliantly, but the next stage is to tap into the wire for the door switches.
The alarm can tap into either negative or positive systems (I'm not sure how the transit works)

I need to know where is the best place to tap into the circuit, which colour wire to tap into, and how to access that wire?
Can someone help me please?

I had the bright idea of tapping into the interior light, and found a black/yellow wire, which gave 12v when a door was opened, but not sure how I can access this wire without stripping lots of things down!

Thanks in advance for your response

Ford Transit High Top LWB 2002 2.4 - 90 T350

[ake]

Hi
I have bought a Tracker Alarm for my Transit, which I've recently converted to a motorhome.
I not only want to detect when the van starts, but when the front and sliding doors are opened. (The back door is padlocked from inside)
I've fitted the tracker behind the stereo and connected to permanent live, ground and ACC (for engine start).
All the above was fairly easy, and works brilliantly, but the next stage is to tap into the wire for the door switches.
The alarm can tap into either negative or positive systems (I'm not sure how the transit works)

I need to know where is the best place to tap into the circuit, which colour wire to tap into, and how to access that wire?
Can someone help me please?

I had the bright idea of tapping into the interior light, and found a black/yellow wire, which gave 12v when a door was opened, but not sure how I can access this wire without stripping lots of things down!

Thanks in advance for your response

Ford Transit High Top LWB 2002 2.4 - 90 T350

The wire for the interior light runs up one of the windscreen pillars, find it in the loom and join it in, pretty sure it's the drivers side.

[Altransit]

Isn't the interior light permanently live, and is switched on via earth at the door switches

The trigger wire from the door ajar switch would be better, and again that's a negative switch I think

[t2myd]

Don't put it the usual places ie= behind Glove box, Behind dash , or A pillars , my mate had a new transit it went missing , when van got found it had dash ripped apart

[ake]

Isn't the interior light permanently live, and is switched on via earth at the door switches

The trigger wire from the door ajar switch would be better, and again that's a negative switch I think

He needs to intercept the switched negative from the central locking unit to the light, which I think he is correct in saying as black/yellow.
The door switches are part of the latch on these and communicate with the central locking module, you can't just connect to them!

[Altransit]

Isn't the interior light permanently live, and is switched on via earth at the door switches

The trigger wire from the door ajar switch would be better, and again that's a negative switch I think

He needs to intercept the switched negative from the central locking unit to the light, which I think he is correct in saying as black/yellow.
The door switches are part of the latch on these and communicate with the central locking module, you can't just connect to them!

I knew all that, I was just checking that you did

[ake]

Isn't the interior light permanently live, and is switched on via earth at the door switches

The trigger wire from the door ajar switch would be better, and again that's a negative switch I think

He needs to intercept the switched negative from the central locking unit to the light, which I think he is correct in saying as black/yellow.
The door switches are part of the latch on these and communicate with the central locking module, you can't just connect to them!

I knew all that, I was just checking that you did

[MarkShez]

Thanks for your helpful feedback.
So, it's the black/yellow wire running down the drivers side A panel?
Will I be able to access this wire closer to where I've fitted the alarm maybe? (behind the stereo)

Thanks in advance

[ake]

I would connect it in the pillar, more room to move, and less wires around it!

[clifford76]

I was watching sort of alarms like that but thought it´s difficult to install, am I right or is easy without help?

[MarkShez]

I was watching sort of alarms like that but thought it´s difficult to install, am I right or is easy without help?

Relatively easy to fit. It all depends how far you want to go with the wiring / disabling options.
All I'd like to do is track, alarm on engine start & alarm on door open

[clifford76]

ok these are basically the things I´d like to protect, by the way how much cost an alarm like yours?

[Guy88]

could just use the pin switch positions that is available on both front doors, fit switches and no need to worry about van wiring,

There may even be one in the drivers side for the headlight buzzer

[MarkShez]

ok these are basically the things I´d like to protect, by the way how much cost an alarm like yours?

GPS Car Tracker with GPRS and Vehicle Theft Protection System
http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B003XDN58K

[clifford76]

ok these are basically the things I´d like to protect, by the way how much cost an alarm like yours?

GPS Car Tracker with GPRS and Vehicle Theft Protection System
http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B003XDN58K

it´s very cheap, I was watching ones much more expensive and similar. one question, I read that if the car moves from a stationary position it sends you a sms, in a normal day when you start your van several times what do you do to avoid those warnings?