Pilot Hoods Switch Kit

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PARTS LIST

Accessory

Application

HOOD SWITCH KIT P/N 08E49-S9V-100

2003 PILOT LX

Publications No.

AII 23629 Issue Date

MAY 2002

Illustration of the Security System installed on the Vehicle

Hood switch harness HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

Hood switch

HOOD SWITCH

18 Wire ties

INSTALLATION

Ground bolt

Customer Information: The information in this installation instruction is intended for use only by skilled technicians who have the proper tools, equipment, and training to correctly and safely add equipment to your vehicle. These procedures should not be attempted by “do-it-yourselfers.”

Offset wire tie

Wire tie with holder

1.

Make sure you have the anti-theft code for the radio, then write down the frequencies for the preset buttons.

2.

Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED Flat-tip screwdriver 10 mm Combination wrench Ratchet 10 mm Socket Diagonal cutters Felt-tip pen 10 mm Box-end wrench

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3.

Open the hood, and remove the bulkhead cover (11 short clips).

5.

Using the felt-tip pen, mark the bulkhead center stay at three locations where the hood lock bracket is positioned.

BULKHEAD COVER

HOOD LOCK BRACKET

SHORT CLIPS (11)

FRONT

MARKS (3)

FELT-TIP PEN

4.

Lift the radiator reservoir up, and move it out of the way. BULKHEAD CENTER STAY

6.

Unscrew the three bolts that secure the hood lock, then remove the hood opener cable from the hood lock.

HOOD LOCK

RADIATOR RESERVOIR HOOD OPENER CABLE

BOLT

HOOD LOCK

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7.

Connect the hood opener cable to the hood switch, and position the hood switch on the bulkhead center stay by aligning the holes in the switch with the marks made in step 5. Temporarily install the three bolts. Shut the hood, and check that the alignment of the new hood switch and the hood latch is correct, and check that the hood is latched securely. When you’re satisfied with the results, open the hood, and tighten the hood latch bolts securely.

MARKS (3)

9.

Using a utility knife, make a crosscut in the rubber mat as indicated by the slits so that the grommet concealed under the mat is exposed. Lift the rubber mat and remove the grommet from the lower dashboard, then route the 2-pin connector of the hood switch harness into the cabin. Seat the grommet on the hood switch harness in the hole in the lower dashboard properly. RUBBER MAT (Be extremely careful not to damage the lower dashboard and adjacent wire harnesses)

HOOD SWITCH

GROMMET (Discard.)

GROMMET ON HOOD SWITCH HARNESS (Seat the grommet in the hole in the lower dashboard properly)

OUTSIDE BULKHEAD CENTER STAY

SLIT

HOOD OPENER CABLE (Be sure to connect the cable to the hood switch)

8.

CABIN

LOWER DASHBOARD

BOLT (Reuse.)

HOOD SWITCH

Connect the 2-pin connector of the hood switch harness to the 2-pin connector of the hood switch, then route the hood switch harness to the grommet on the lower dashboard along the vehicle harness.

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS 2-PIN CONNECTOR

LOWER DASHBOARD GROMMET


HOOD SWITCH HARNESS HOOD SWITCH

HOOD SWITCH 2-PIN CONNECTOR


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10. Remove and discard the bolt that secures the relay box bracket to the vehicle body, and secure the ground terminal of the hood switch harness with the ground bolt from the kit. Do not use the existing SRS ground for the hood switch.

12. Secure the hood switch harness to the vehicle harness with three wire ties in the areas shown.

VEHICLE BOLT (Discard.) GROUND BOLT (From the kit.) HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

WIRE TIE

(Do not use the SRS ground for the hood switch.) HOOD SWITCH HARNESS GROUND TERMINAL

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

RELAY BOX BRACKET

11. Secure the hood switch harness to the vehicle harness with three wire ties in the areas shown.

VEHICLE HARNESS

13. Secure the hood switch harness to the vehicle harness with two wire ties. VEHICLE HARNESS

VEHICLE HARNESS

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS GROMMET

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

WIRE TIE

WIRE TIE

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

WIRE TIE (Attach the wire tie under the hood switch grommet.)

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14. Secure the hood switch harness to the vehicle harness with two wire ties. If fog lights are installed, route the hood switch harness and fog light harness together.

16. Remove the driver’s dashboard lower cover (one self-tapping screw, three clips, and two hooks).

HOOK WIRE TIE

VEHICLE HARNESS

DRIVER’S DASHBOARD LOWER COVER SELF-TAPPING SCREW HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

CLIPS (3)

17. Remove the driver’s side trim from the center console (seven clips and one hook).

15. Attach the wire tie with holder to the 2-pin connector of the hood switch, then secure the 2-pin connector to the vehicle harness with this wire tie with holder.

CENTER CONSOLE

VEHICLE HARNESS

HOOK

WIRE TIE WITH HOLDER

DRIVER’S SIDE TRIM

CLIPS (7)

18. Remove the passenger’s side trim in the same manner.

HOOD SWITCH 2-PIN CONNECTOR


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19. Route the hood switch harness along the vehicle harness behind the glove box frame, and toward the driver’s side of the vehicle. Continue routing the harness between the center console and the air conditioner duct.

GLOVE BOX FRAME

20. On the left side of the steering shaft, locate the 2pin connector blue-taped to the security system harness. Remove the blue tape to free the connector. Remove and discard the dummy connector from the 2-pin connector you just freed.

VEHICLES HARNESS

SECURITY SYSTEM HARNESS


BLUE TAPE (Remove.)

CENTER CONSOLE

AIR CONDITIONER DUCT

SECURITY SYSTEM HARNESS 2-PIN CONNECTOR DUMMY CONNECTOR (Discard.)

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

VEHICLE UNIT

STEERING SHAFT

21. Continue routing the hood switch harness 2-pin connector above the steering shaft, and connect it to the security system harness 2-pin connector.

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22. Attach the offset wire tie to the hood switch harness at the green tape, and push the clip into the hole in the steering hanger beam bracket. STEERING HANGER BEAM BRACKET

25. Near the center dashboard area, secure the hood switch harness to the vehicle harness with one wire tie. WIRE TIE

VEHICLE HARNESS

OFFSET WIRE TIE

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS GREEN TAPE

WIRE TIE


HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

26. Remove the stoppers from both sides of the glove box, and lower the glove box. Secure the hood switch harness to the glove box frame with one wire tie.

23. Secure the hood switch harness 2-pin connector to the vehicle harness with one wire tie. 24. Secure the hood switch harness to the vehicle harness with three additional wire ties in the areas shown. VEHICLE HARNESS

GLOVE BOX FRAME

WIRE TIE

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

WIRE TIE

VEHICLE HARNESS

GLOVE BOX

STOPPERS

27. Reinstall the glove box. HOOD SWITCH HARNESS

WIRE TIE


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28. On the passenger’s side of the vehicle, secure the hood switch harness to the vehicle harness with two wire ties in the areas shown. VEHICLE HARNESS

HOOD SWITCH HARNESS WIRE TIE

29. Check that all wire harnesses are routed properly and all connectors are plugged in. 30. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery. 31. Enter the customer’s radio anti-theft code, and reset the radio station presets. 32. Set the clock. 33. Arm the security system, then open the hood to make sure the alarm sounds. 34. Reinstall the driver’s dashboard lower cover, the driver’s and passenger’s side trim, and the bulkhead cover. NOTE: Whenever the battery is disconnected, the driver’s window AUTO function is disabled. 35. Start the engine. Push down on the driver’s window switch until the window is fully open. 36. Pull up on the driver’s window switch to close the window completely, then hold the switch for 2 seconds. 37. Lower and raise the driver’s window to check operation of the driver’s window AUTO function.

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