Originally Posted by
asheylarry
im reposting in hope that i can explain it a little better. pertains to 96-98 civic keyless entry.
you know how if you pulled the head unit out of the dash, it would have the keyless entry thingy screwed to the top of the unit?? can you mix and match those things? i mean, can i take the keyless entry box off of one head unit and screw it to another and have it work? or are they programmed together? right now i have the keyless entry box off of a 97 head unit installed on a 96 head unit and it doesnt work.
the box on top of the head unit controls the security system, not the keyless entry
the keyless entry is built into the head unit itself
i dont know if you can swap alarm controllers to a new head unit, but i would assume so
i have had two different stock head units work just fine with my keyless entry though
there are two types of stock head units also, those found on lx/ex/hx? and those on dx
one has a green plug for keyless entry, the other only has a stereo plug
you cannot get keyless to work if you arent using the correct type of head unit
hope thats useful
edit- just read your other post and have a few more things for you
you are programming the keyless remote to the stereo each time right?
did the car come with a stock alarm?
do you have this stock alarm module?
use the head unit with the working volume
put the alarm controller on the good head unit
instal in car
program the keyless remote
does it work?