82'-89' Ford Crown Victoria
82'-89' Mercury Grand Marquis

Item
Wire Color
Polarity
Location
Notes
+12V
Yellow
+
Ignition Switch Harness

Ignition 1

Fuel delivery and Ignition Systems, Instrument Cluster
Red/Light Green
+
Ignition Switch Harness
Hot with key in the "run" and "start" positions
Ignition 2

Climate control blower motor, A/C cycle switch, Turn Signal and Backup Lamps, Air Supension, Heated Windshield
Gray/Yellow
+
Ignition Switch Harness
Hot with key in the "run" position only. Not powered with key in the "start" position.



Use an external relay due to the high current draw of blower motor
Accessory 1

Radio, Power Windows, Windshield Wipers, Power Antenna
Black/Light Green
+
Ignition Switch Harness
Hot with key in the "run" or "accessory" positions. Not powered with key in the "start" position.

Do not need to apply power to this wire during remote starting.
Starter
White/Pink
+
Ignition Switch Harness
Hot with the key in the "start" position only.

Some early vehicles use a red/light blue wire instead of a white/pink one.
Power Door Locks (Lock)
Pink/Yellow

Behind Glovebox or in Drivers Door Harness
Vehicles with 2 doors are ground at rest reverse polarity (5 wire). Vehicles with 4 doors use a positive trigger (+) door lock system.
Power Door Locks (Unlock)
Pink/Light Green

Behind Glovebox or in Drivers Door Harness
Vehicles with 2 doors are ground at rest reverse polarity (5 wire). Vehicles with 4 doors use a positive trigger (+) door lock system.
Parking Lights
Brown
+
At Headlight Switch or Behind Drivers Kickpanel

Headlights
Red/Yellow
+
At Headlight Switch
High current flow. Red/yellow wire connects to the headlamp bulbs. Black/Orange wire on the headlamp switch is a constant +12V source.
Door Trigger
Black/Light Blue
+
At underdash courtesy bulbs or at headlight switch or at door jamb switch

Igntion Key Warning
Black/Pink
-
At warning buzzer or at base of steering column
Supplies a ground path to the warning buzzer module when the ignition key is in the lock cylinder.
Neutral Safety



Park neutral switch is located on the transmission and electrically opens the starter circuit unless the gear selector is in park or neutral
Horn
Yellow/Light Green
-
At base of steering column
On vehicles prior to 1985, the horn was engaged by pushing the turn signal arm inwards. To sound the horn on early vehicles, use a relay to send a high current +12V pulse to the blue wire at the base of the steering column.
Trunk Release Solenoid
Purple/Yellow
+
At Switch
Applying +12V to this wire opens the trunk
Reverse Lights
Black/Pink
+
Behind drivers kickpanel or in bundle of wires above drivers rocker panel

Tachometer
Dark Green/Yellow

At Ignition Coil

Brake Light Switch
Light Green
+
At brake light switch or behind drivers kickpanel or in bundle of wires above drivers rocker panel

Rear Window Defroster



The rear window defroster timer is integrated into the switch assembly. To engage the timer from a momentary output of an alarm, disassemble the switch and solder two wires to the circuit board where the push button contacts connect. Then use an additional relay to emulate the button being depressed.
Rear Window Defroster Element Feed
Gray/Yellow
+
At defrost switch
To bypass the factory timer module all together and supply +12V directly to the defroster elements, use a latching output of the remote start module to drive a relay that connects the Yellow wire (constant +12V) with the Gray/Yellow wire on the defrost switch.

Since the operator is not physically present inside the vehicle when remote started to depress the accelerator pedal, to install a remote starter into a carberated vehicle one would need to add additional parts to actuate the throttle linkage while taking appropriate precautions that the setup did not cause linkage to bind during normal vehicle operation. Additionally, carberated vehicles tend to run rich mixtures at idle compared to their fuel injected counterparts. Which means that if you use the remote start feature frequently on a carberated vehicle, you'll also be spending significantly more money at the gas station for fuel.

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