DIY: remote control moon roof [free]

benmunger · 10-11-2006, 09:02 PM

OK, its not really free. (nothings for free) It will cost you an hour, less than 10' of wire, one relay and you have to have an aftermarket alarm with starter kill (or develop a "ground when armed" wire).

Three steps to making your Moon roof remote control from your key chain.

1. To make your moon roof functional even when the car is off. connect these two wires together.

2. To make your moonroof remote control close you need to do the following
A. connect up a relay like this

B. Wrap your relay with something so it doesn't rattle around in the roof.

C. Shove that relay up there between the moonroof and the switch. connect the green and blue wire as shown. The red wire connects to your ground when armed wire. Usually orange on most aftermarket alarms.

3. To have remote tilt moonroof do Steps B except connect the green relay wire to the light green wire on the moonroof switch. And the red relay wire connects to ground when unarmed on your alarm (usually red/white on most aftermarket alarms).

FYI this will not work with my DIY: Radar detector hard wire install while you have the headliner off you may want to run an accessory wire up there for your radar detector.

BATANG CITY JAIL · 10-11-2006, 09:28 PM

so you will have a different control to open or activate it???

CivicWithNav · 10-11-2006, 10:23 PM

so what if i don't have a aftermarket alarm...how do you make the ground when armed wire

i reallllllly want this

AjTheSnowman · 10-11-2006, 11:24 PM

i dont get it does it close the moonroof when u hit the lock button ?

benmunger · 10-12-2006, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AjTheSnowman

i dont get it does it close the moonroof when u hit the lock button ?

nope... it doesnt.

benmunger · 10-12-2006, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CivicWithNav

so what if i don't have a aftermarket alarm...how do you make the ground when armed wire

i reallllllly want this

I made a "brain" that comunicates with the stock alarm. I'v been talking with an alarm company to market the "brain".

jspecFG · 10-12-2006, 04:35 PM

damn bro, I like that alot.. +1

DATA02 · 10-23-2006, 12:47 AM

That's pretty kool. In the vid. your pushing a sequence on the key chain [panic] [lock] [panic] or something like. Is this something you made up to work with your "brain" to close? Is there another sequence to open?

benmunger · 10-23-2006, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DATA02

That's pretty kool. In the vid. your pushing a sequence on the key chain [panic] [lock] [panic] or something like. Is this something you made up to work with your "brain" to close? Is there another sequence to open?

Its actually unlock unlock unlock, to unlock the windows.
and close is to close the windows.

Dixon Toudeap · 10-25-2006, 04:47 PM

This is an interesting concept....but when your alarm goes off will your sunroof open?

Id hate for a nice thunderstorm to pass ...and the alarm happens to go off for some reason. Then im here cursing myself (and you) because i chopped up my wire harness. lol

Seemund · 10-25-2006, 10:49 PM

nice, please info info

CivicWithNav · 10-25-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by benmunger

I made a "brain" that comunicates with the stock alarm. I'v been talking with an alarm company to market the "brain".

wanna make me one of these?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?

***GGEX*** · 10-25-2006, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CivicWithNav

wanna make me one of these?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?

+1 for that.

jcalvin09 · 10-26-2006, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by GGEX

+1 for that.

+2 for that

benmunger · 10-26-2006, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jcalvin09

+2 for that

yep, I will be making them... I just bought a house. Once i settle in my new home, im going to start producing them with complete instructions.

stevenshizzle · 10-26-2006, 09:10 AM

"So what do you do on your spair time?", "Oh me? I make brains."

CivicWithNav · 10-26-2006, 09:45 AM

ooooo mannnn i cannn't waiiitt

2RotorMotor · 10-26-2006, 10:39 AM

So are you going to do the write-up of the power windows?

***GGEX*** · 10-26-2006, 12:12 PM

oh hells yeah

DSMKLR · 10-27-2006, 11:26 PM

Sorry man I'm not trying to be Mr. Negativity, but why would an alarm company want to market your product, when they have already had twindow modules out for over 10 years that do the same thing? They sale there product for $20 dollars. Unless you are goin to sale them to the alarm company for around $3.00 each i doubt they would think it was worth their time.

10-11-2006, 09:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
benmunger Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 645 iTrader: 4 / 100%	DIY: remote control moon roof [free] OK, its not really free. (nothings for free) It will cost you an hour, less than 10' of wire, one relay and you have to have an aftermarket alarm with starter kill (or develop a "ground when armed" wire). Three steps to making your Moon roof remote control from your key chain. 1. To make your moon roof functional even when the car is off. connect these two wires together. 2. To make your moonroof remote control close you need to do the following A. connect up a relay like this B. Wrap your relay with something so it doesn't rattle around in the roof. C. Shove that relay up there between the moonroof and the switch. connect the green and blue wire as shown. The red wire connects to your ground when armed wire. Usually orange on most aftermarket alarms. 3. To have remote tilt moonroof do Steps B except connect the green relay wire to the light green wire on the moonroof switch. And the red relay wire connects to ground when unarmed on your alarm (usually red/white on most aftermarket alarms). FYI this will not work with my DIY: Radar detector hard wire install while you have the headliner off you may want to run an accessory wire up there for your radar detector.

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*GGEX* Its really a Si Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the real O (k) C Age: 24 Posts: 2,757 k1rk3r iTrader: 12 / 100%	oh hells yeah __________________

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AjTheSnowman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montreal,Quebec Age: 21 Posts: 151 Aj. iTrader: 0 / 0%	i dont get it does it close the moonroof when u hit the lock button ?

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jspecFG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 881 iTrader: 0 / 0%	damn bro, I like that alot.. +1

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DATA02 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 360 iTrader: 0 / 0%	That's pretty kool. In the vid. your pushing a sequence on the key chain [panic] [lock] [panic] or something like. Is this something you made up to work with your "brain" to close? Is there another sequence to open?

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Dixon Toudeap Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This is an interesting concept....but when your alarm goes off will your sunroof open? Id hate for a nice thunderstorm to pass ...and the alarm happens to go off for some reason. Then im here cursing myself (and you) because i chopped up my wire harness. lol

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Seemund Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,587 iTrader: 2 / 100%	nice, please info info

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stevenshizzle Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belleville, IL Age: 24 Posts: 793 Steven iTrader: 0 / 0%	"So what do you do on your spair time?", "Oh me? I make brains."

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CivicWithNav Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Woodstock MD Posts: 2,566 iTrader: 13 / 100%	ooooo mannnn i cannn't waiiitt

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2RotorMotor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,978 iTrader: 0 / 0%	So are you going to do the write-up of the power windows?

10-27-2006, 11:26 PM	#20 (permalink)
DSMKLR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 177 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Sorry man I'm not trying to be Mr. Negativity, but why would an alarm company want to market your product, when they have already had twindow modules out for over 10 years that do the same thing? They sale there product for $20 dollars. Unless you are goin to sale them to the alarm company for around $3.00 each i doubt they would think it was worth their time.