Good remote car starter?
- Thread starter BobD
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I put one in my wifes car a few years back, I'm going to be looking into installing one in my truck now also. It was rated #1 and I've started my car from well over a 1/4 mile away! When I get the info I'll inform you. Last year when I looked into this I'm thinking they quoted $300 installed.
I jsut got quoted $300 for the dealer to install and OEM one. I was looking to pay half of that. LOL Here is the one I was thinking of: http://www.directedstore.com/cgi-bi...plates\FullNav\SearchResult.asp&category=A_SE
joyriiide1113
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Guy said:
Are you serious? I would be worried about accidental starts and leaving the engine on...
Anything from Directed is good from what I have heard. They make Hornet,Viper,rattler,python and valet brands among others. I have a hornet r/s in my car right now. Many newer cars need a bypass for the remote start to work. Pay for a good install is the advice I can give you. Talk to several shops about their work and warrenty.
Both of my cars have CompuStar 2WSS-AS remote starter/alarm. They're great. Over a mile range. I can start my vehicles while I'm inside a big steel or brick building. The car will be all warm and toasty by the time I get out there. Everybody else will still be wiping snow and ice off thier windows. Plus the alarm has 2-way paging. The remote will page me if somebody is messing with my car.
Brad B
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My wife got a free one....me. :grrr
imported_chpsk8
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I have two Compustar units.
Remote Start Systems
One of them is the 2Wss-s. It's good for about a mile. It's one of, if not the only, true one mile starters. I can sit in my office and hit my truck 3/4 of a mile away in the parking ramp. That is through concrete walls of the building and the ramp. HFantastic product.
The great thing is that it has a lifetime warranty. You just take it out and put it in the next vehicle, and it's still covered... forever.
Both of mine have a page back feature which is handy. You push the button, the vehicle starts, then pages you back that it started. It also pages you when it shuts it off after X minutes.
You can also see if you locked the vehicle or not, and you can lock and unlock it from that range.
I had a guy replace my windshield last year, he called and asked if I could come out to the ramp and open the truck. I told him to hang on, pushed the unlock button and told him "try it now". He thought that was pretty cool.
So did I!
Remote Start Systems
One of them is the 2Wss-s. It's good for about a mile. It's one of, if not the only, true one mile starters. I can sit in my office and hit my truck 3/4 of a mile away in the parking ramp. That is through concrete walls of the building and the ramp. HFantastic product.
The great thing is that it has a lifetime warranty. You just take it out and put it in the next vehicle, and it's still covered... forever.
Both of mine have a page back feature which is handy. You push the button, the vehicle starts, then pages you back that it started. It also pages you when it shuts it off after X minutes.
You can also see if you locked the vehicle or not, and you can lock and unlock it from that range.
I had a guy replace my windshield last year, he called and asked if I could come out to the ramp and open the truck. I told him to hang on, pushed the unlock button and told him "try it now". He thought that was pretty cool.
So did I!CyFi6 said:
Actually, the problem is not leaving the car in gear. I know somebody who parked his 2004 Mach1 on top of a hill, at a friend's house. There was a knock on the door. "Is that your car at the bottom of the hill?"
Even though the remote starter had a gear lock-out, the Mach1 owner was paranoid about leaving the car in gear. He lefft his front wheels straight and the parking brake didn't hold.
Christmas eve about 4 years ago i walked out of my mom and dads house. My mom was parked behind me so i get in her car to move it. I'm sitting in the driver's seat of her and think- I'll just crank mine with my remote. Well, it cranks up and it takes off. It goes about 6 feet and hits a pole in the carport. Well, it creased the fender, broke the marker light and tore up the assembly. I go to a christmas party bummed out. Leave early and get online to order parts. The E-brake had a pin on it that had to be pushed in so it would crank. This worked really good til i left it in gear. Be very careful getting one installed on a 5-spd. If you go to a major retailor you probably wont get one put on a 5-spd.
My buddy has one in his 2001 Ford Explorer....soooooo nice especially in the winter. I def recommend buying one. After reading this thread, I'm considering buying one myself. I had no idea that they were as cheap as $300.....for some reason I thought that they were at least a grand.
