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BRAKE INPUT
The brake wire is located on the switch near and above the brake pedal. The correct wire will show
+12V only when the brake is pressed. Connect the BLUE WITH BLACK STRIPE from the 18-pin harness to this
wire.
PARKING LIGHTS (+12V only with parking lights on)
Turn the parking lights to the ON position. (NOT YOUR HEADLAMPS).
Probe the wire(s) coming from your headlamp control switch. Find
a wire that will show +12V only when the parking lights are ON.
Connect the BROWN wire from the 18-pin harness to this wire. If
this wire tests as a (-) negative, see diagram.
DO NOT USE THE RED WIRE, TAPE OFF.
87a
To (-)Parking
Light Output
To Ground
Brown wire
from 18 pin
harness
To Ground
YELLOW
BLACK
WHITE
BLUE
RED
Optional part #775 required.
NEGATIVE PARKING LIGHT OUTPUT
HOOD PIN SWITCH
This feature will keep the engine from starting or shut off the engine when the hood is opened.
Locate a good chassis ground, if at all possible do not install the pin switch in the rain gutter.
Drill a 5/16 hole, insert the pin switch into the hole and tighten. Check for the hood adjustment,
there is approximately 1/4” adjustment in the pin switch. Close the hood easy, making sure that
the pin switch is not keeping the hood from closing all the way, if it does, cut off approximately
1/8” of the black plastic off of the top of the hoodpin switch and try closing the hood again.
Check to make sure that the hoodpin switch remains neutral when the hood is closed and shows ground
when the hood is open. Plug the BLACK WITH BLUE STRIPE wire from the 18-pin harness into the bottom
of the hood pin switch.
TACH INPUT (Optional)
By this time, you should have determined the way you want your vehicle to start (tach or tachless).
If you have chosen the TACHLESS start option, simply proceed to the next step and skip the following
connection instructions. Make sure to tape the BLACK WITH WHITE STRIPE wire up if not used. For
TACH mode connect the BLACK WITH WHITE STRIPE wire from the 18-pin harness to the negative side
of the coil or the tach wire at the coil pack under the hood. To find the coil pack follow the
spark plug wires back to the termination point. To operate in tach mode, make sure to program tach
option, see programming tach option page 10.
FACTORY ALARM SHUT DOWN WIRE (FASD) (-)
If your vehicle is equipped with a factory alarm system (as most vehicles with a factory keyless entry
are) probe for a small gauge wire (usually found in the driver’s side kick panel) that shows (-) ground
when the door lock cylinder is turned to the unlock position using the key. This wire will usually show
a (+) positive voltage before turning the key. NOTE: Some factory disarm wires remain neutral before
you turn the key to unlock instead of +12v positive. Connect the RED WITH BLACK STRIPE wire from the
18-pin harness to this wire.
MECHANICAL NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH (Rear Wheel Drive Only)
When installing a Bulldog remote starter on GM vehicles or Dodge Dakotas built prior to 1996, you
must:
Use the diagram below to create a circuit that will prevent the remote starter from starting the
vehicle unless the key is removed from the ignition switch.
PRE-1996 GM REAR WHEEL DRIVES WITH PURPLE CRANK WIRE
Optional part #775 required.
86
30
87a
87
85
5 Amp
fuse
Tie into
heavy white
wire on
4-relay
harness
(-) Negative
hood pin wire
Message
center or
key buzzer
Driver’s Door Switch
Key
Cylinder
TAN
GREEN
BLACK
YELLOW
BLUE
WHITE
NOT USED,
TAPE OFF
RED
Ground
Ground
86
30
87a
87
85
5 Amp
fuse
Tie into
heavy white
wire on
4-relay
harness
(-) Negative
hood pin wire
Message
center or
key buzzer
Driver’s Door Switch
Key
Cylinder
BLACK/LT.BLUE
LT.BLUE/GREEN
BLACK
YELLOW
BLUE
WHITE
RED
PRE-1996 DODGE DAKOTAS
Optional part #775 required.
NOT USED,
TAPE OFF
Ground
Ground
NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH
