Come on guys. I need some help on this. People here have done this mod, someone has got to have had this experience.
ccp
All,
>
> I bought a keyless remote unit and a couple of remotes recently, and
> have finally gotten around to installing them in a 97 Jetta. I have
> been following some instructions on a website that I was refered to
> from the group, and I am now having some problems getting the remotes
> programmed. With the 2 key programming method get the 3 honks when I
> turn the key in the door, but when I go to the next step - pushing the
> unlock button on the remote - I do not get a honk reponse from the
> car. And the remotes don't work if I try to go ahead and complete the
> programming procedure. Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas? I
> know that the remotes are both good because I have programmed them on
> my GTI, and they work fine. I thought I recall reading somewhere that
> there is an antenna connected to one of the pins in the harness
> regularly. Is it possible there is something attached to that pin in
> the Jetta harness, and that is keeping the signal from being received?
> I checked the bentley manual, but I can not see an antenna wire. I
> guess it could be there, and not be labled.
>
> Thanks,
> ccp