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Here's some feedback from my 562T install. If your remote starter has three heavy gauge 12v input wires, connect all three. On the Valet 562T, the two red input wires power ACC, IG1, and the starter; the red/white wire powers IG2 (HVAC and rear defog). Note: Tach signal--the ECM is under the carpet below the glovebox. For the 2.5i, I found it much easier place to tap this same wire behind passenger's kick panel: pink wire at pin 19 of 20-pin white connector. Factory Alarm Arm wire--pin 3 was red in my car and didn't arm the alarm. I think we can use the driver's door lock button wire to arm the alarm, but I'll work on that later. For now, I'm using the driver's door lock button to arm the alarm when exiting. The disarm wire does exist and works (yellow/red wire at pin 12 of 35-pin gray plug on BIU).

OK, so I'm installing a remote start in my 05 2.5i, and I've found everything on the BIU 35-pin plug as described below, except the Arm wire--pin 3 should be Brown, but pin 3 is RED in my car. The other wires on the plug are as advertised...I tested the lock/unlock and trunk release. Internet search turned up several independent sources that also say pin 3 <<should>> be Brown. The "vacation pix" weren't any help in tracking down the alarm functionality. Any ideas on how to test this wire to see if it's the right one? Factory Alarm Arm (-) brown (BIU, 35 pin plug, pin 3) Factory Alarm Disarm (-) yellow/red (BIU, 35 pin plug, pin 12) Power Lock (-) brown/white (BIU, 35 pin plug, pin 15) Power Unlock (-) brown/black (BIU, 35 pin plug, pin 29) Trunk Release (5-wire) white/black (BIU, 35 pin plug, pin 22)