Illuminated Entry Question Options

[Coomer]

Hello,
Today I took apart part of my dash and I've been working on my keyless entry wiring so that I can have illuminated entry.

I found out from http://www.the12volt.com that the door trigger wire is a red and white wire in the driver's side kick panel and that it's negative. Here's a pic to illustrate what I'm about to say:



The green arrow points to the only red and white arrow that I found in the kick panel, but when I took out the connector that connects the wire to another wire(The connector is circled), it doesn't affect anything. The door open sensor appears to act normally, whether the connector is in or out.

If anyone has installed an alarm or keyless entry on their Celica, can you tell me which wire I need to tap into to get my illuminated entry to work? Thanks!

[jontechie]

You have to remember when the door is closed the door
sensor switch will be o/c (contacts apart), thats why your
dome light and door open guage lights switch off.If you
connect your trigger line from your keyless entry to this line
in the sill I think your effectively connecting it to a broken circuit because remember the door switch sensor contacts are apart.
By connecting at a point at the front end of the sensor switch your interior lights can still be activated even when the doors are closed.Remember when you get into your car and close the doors your interior lights cut off. With keyless entry by tapping at the front end of the sensor this effect is bypassed, thats why keyless entry and alarm systems are able to keep the interior light on for a preset amount of time after the doors are closed,
I haven't a wiring diagram so if anyone can help you out go
for it, but if it was me I know at some point the central
door column panel would have to come off.Good luck either
way,

..Jon