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PowerLock Auto Security System - Stop, Thief!

A Foolproof Antitheft Device for Your Mini
By Mike Finnegan
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This is everything you'll... 
   
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This is everything you'll receive when you open up the box to your PowerLock system, including the optional keyless entry system. The heart of the system is that shiny silver module in the foreground of the picture. That is the module that will disable the starter and prevent anyone from hot-wiring your mini.
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The crew from Traders 2000... 
   
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The crew from Traders 2000 began by unscrewing and removing the lower dash panel from the Frontier.
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With the driver side of the... 
   
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With the driver side of the dash partially disassembled, Traders was able to start the process of installing the LED for the system. A pilot hole was drilled into a blank panel on the dash paneling.
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Once it was determined that... 
   
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Once it was determined that the LED would fit, it was permanently pressed into the panel.
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The only wire connections... 
   
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The only wire connections to make were for 12-volt power and ground connections. These connections can be made in plain view behind the dash because it will do no good for a thief to tamper with them.
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This signal wire will be run... 
   
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This signal wire will be run from the brain of the PowerLock system to the module at the starter.
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The signal wire was routed... 
   
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The signal wire was routed through the engine compartment and down to the starter motor.
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The wire was plugged into... 
   
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The wire was plugged into the module prior to the module being attached to the starter motor. On the other end of the module was a wire that would be spliced into the starter solenoid wire.
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The starter solenoid wire... 
   
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The starter solenoid wire was unbolted from the solenoid and connected to the input wire on the PowerLock module.
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Although difficult to see,... 
   
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Although difficult to see, the PowerLock module was pushed onto the starter solenoid post where the old wire was bolted. One-way locking jaws held the module to the post and prevents it from being removed. The module operates the starter solenoid once it receives a signal from the brain of the PowerLock system. The system also features a valet mode to deactivate the system for parking attendants or your mechanic.

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