Installing Curb Alert
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Melting Slicks
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Installing Curb Alert
I bought a Corvette specific Curb Alert from Southern Car Parts. It is set up to share with the seat heater fuse. It fits but tight up against the Mild to Wild/Dual Mode Exhaust double fuse already there. I was wondering if I could attach the Curb Alert red and black wires to the positive/negative posts in my engine compartment. I have a 2011 dry sump engine Grand Sport by the way. Does anyone know if that will work ok or if there may be a problem doing it that way? The picture(borrowed from another post) shows the two posts I am referring too. Thanks for any info you guys may have.
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Melting Slicks
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Yes, I should do the inline fuse deal. My understanding about the curb alert is that it is powered from generator power, not just battery power. Once it senses no more generator power it shuts itself off after 10 minutes. Hope that is right.
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One more thing. Curb Alert is usually hooked up to a power source (Seat heaters) in this case, that is only activated when the car is started. If you use the Battery as the source, then there will always be a power draw from the battery.
Any fuse can be used to piggy back onto, as long as that fuse feeds something that only is powered when the car is running.
Any fuse can be used to piggy back onto, as long as that fuse feeds something that only is powered when the car is running.
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Melting Slicks
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One more thing. Curb Alert is usually hooked up to a power source (Seat heaters) in this case, that is only activated when the car is started. If you use the Battery as the source, then there will always be a power draw from the battery.
Any fuse can be used to piggy back onto, as long as that fuse feeds something that only is powered when the car is running.
Any fuse can be used to piggy back onto, as long as that fuse feeds something that only is powered when the car is running.
The Curb Alert is set to come on when it detects alternator voltage(>13.2 V) and shut off after 10 minutes when that voltage is not detected any longer. This battery in the rear compartment and battery +/- connections in the engine compartment are all new to me. I was just trying to figure out if those two posts are suitable for something like this or if some other connection point may be better and staying out of the gray area the GM tech warned me of.
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The Curb Alert starts up when it senses alternator voltage. (13.5-14.5vdc) The Curb Alert will shut off automatically 5 minutes after the vehicle is shut off.
Additionally, the Curb Alert module is internally overload protected so an inline fuse is not needed on the red wire.
Tom
Last edited by TCW; Jan 8, 2012 at 05:11 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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This is incorrect!!
The Curb Alert starts up when it senses alternator voltage. (13.5-14.5vdc) The Curb Alert will shut off automatically 5 minutes after the vehicle is shut off.
Additionally, the Curb Alert module is internally overload protected so an inline fuse is not needed on the red wire.
Tom
The Curb Alert starts up when it senses alternator voltage. (13.5-14.5vdc) The Curb Alert will shut off automatically 5 minutes after the vehicle is shut off.
Additionally, the Curb Alert module is internally overload protected so an inline fuse is not needed on the red wire.
Tom
Anyway everything seems to works fine, no issues. Pulled up to a few curbs and it went off everytime. It does shut off 5-10 minutes after the engone is shut off. Tested that as well, walk past the sensor and it continued to go off until the time past, then it went silent.
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curb alert
Did not see where anyone went thru the firewall in order to get to the pax compartment.
I am in the process of installing mine. I have the front bra on most of the time and It suggests that you install the sensor in the middle of the car which means mine would have to sense thru the black screen on the bra. Don't know yet whether that will work but I will post my results on that.
I am in the process of installing mine. I have the front bra on most of the time and It suggests that you install the sensor in the middle of the car which means mine would have to sense thru the black screen on the bra. Don't know yet whether that will work but I will post my results on that.
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Did not see where anyone went thru the firewall in order to get to the pax compartment.
I am in the process of installing mine. I have the front bra on most of the time and It suggests that you install the sensor in the middle of the car which means mine would have to sense thru the black screen on the bra. Don't know yet whether that will work but I will post my results on that.
I am in the process of installing mine. I have the front bra on most of the time and It suggests that you install the sensor in the middle of the car which means mine would have to sense thru the black screen on the bra. Don't know yet whether that will work but I will post my results on that.
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Is there any reason we can't hook up to the 'spare' fuse position?? It seems so obvious I am sure I'm missing something and looking at my normal stupid ideas. I tested it and it does stay hot without accessory mode or ignition on. Voltage is 12 without car running and is 14 with engine running so it's not regulated or anything just a straight hookup to battery??? Why not??
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I wondered the same thing. Figured it was such an obvious place to hook it up. Since they did not there must be a reason not too. As I stated above I hooked mine up in the engine compartment and only had to bring one speaker wire into the car. Been working great for about a year and half now. I also installed a RPI CF splitter since and did not have to move the sensor. Here is a picture of how it looks now with the splitter.
Melting Slicks
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I have the M2W and Curb alert. Both installed in their respective slots. Yes it is a tight fit, but it fits. I will take a picture of it later today.
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the car which means mine would have to sense thru the black screen on the bra. Don't know yet whether that will work but I will post my results on that.
WONT WORK,I have a black stretch bra, I also went thru the firewall??
remove the battery 5~6 in, to the left is the harness.
WONT WORK,I have a black stretch bra, I also went thru the firewall??
remove the battery 5~6 in, to the left is the harness.
