aristobrat

I need to do that. I actually cut that "thin wire" when I was just trying to strip it back a little to connect the switch for my ARB air compressor.

hansen65

Hey yomondo! Was there any room under or behind the center console insert? The back of all my switches (spot lights, rock lights and compressor) are where you mounted the sensor so I need to find a different location. Also I have a 4 door so I have to watch the rear window switches as well.

Do you think that the amount of stuff or type of stuff you have in the center console will affect the range and accuracy of the sensor?

Post 27 was having sensitivity problems, I wonder if they have a lot of metal (i.e. Mag light, coins, etc..) in the console if this could throw off the sensor. Or if you adjust the sensitivity then stuff either shifts around in the console while you or else if you take out / add stuff to your console if that would change your calibration enough to give the problems he is having.

txjeeplover

Sweet! I'm glad it worked for you! The awesome thing about Jeeps is customization and making something work for you. So I applaud your innovation and improvisation. And it's cool to see how others seem to be taking this and that and making something that works for them.

yomondo

It didn't seem like there was much room underneath the center console insert. On mine, there's room behind it, but you have window controls there and I don't know how much room they leave available. Behind the center concole insert would probably be a better central location for a 4-door also, unless you're more concerned about stuff in the front, like your glove box or stereo/nav system.

Well the sensor uses radar, so anything that blocks or disrupts EM waves could affect it, metal in particular. You have other electronics in the immediate vicinity which would generate EM fields when running current, but that won't be happening when your Jeep is parked and alarm activated.

You have to play with the sensitivity and find a happy medium. It takes a bit of trial and error. You'll only get about 2-2.5 feet of radius. More than that, and you'll get false alarms from people walking by in a parking lot. And because of the rectangular shape of your 4-door, you won't get full front-to-back coverage (unless you install a second sensor!).

aristobrat

Are you happy with the "happy medium" you found with yours?

My goal is just to help keep my MyGig from ever leaving the dash, with the fewest number of false alarms.

I had originally planned on using a shock sensor, but I'm intrigued by the motion sensor. Just worried that dialing it down so that it won't go off when people walk by in a crowded parking lot would cause it not to sense someone yanking around on the dash.

yomondo

I went through two rounds of sensitivity adjusting on two separate weekends, but yah I'm pretty happy with the setting right now. If your main concern is for your myGig (which is one of my main concerns), then where I placed my sensor would be a good place for you. I have my sensitivity set so that you can walk right along side of my Jeep, even touching it (like someone might do if they parked right next to me in a tight parking spot) without setting it off, but if I lean in with 1/2 of my body trunk inside or if I reach for the myGig with only my arm, the alarm will be triggered. It'll definitely sense someone trying to get away with the myGig well before they get much into the job.

aristobrat

OK, definitely sounds like what i'm looking for. Just ordered the DEI via Amazon. Thanks for the awesome write-up!!!

yomondo

Right on! You're welcome! Just trying to give back a little to a great forum that I've taken away many times more from.

speedypaper

Excellent write up

yomondo

Thanks!