Remote start reccomendations

pntbllgamer said:
It all depends in the vehicle and what brand you have installed. If I were you I'd go right to the car manufacturer and buy a remote start unit made for your vehicle, units plug and play instead of hacking up wires under the dash, and you won't need a spare key because they use a module instead of a key box under the dash. If it's for a ford, I highly recommend using a factory unit!



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Yep. I've seen nothing but trouble with the aftermarket installs. IMO you should get a quote for what the OEM unit would cost to install.
 
Beigg said:
Is the smart start only able to be installed by an authorized dealer or can I myself buy the kit, install it, and have no registering issues (sat light ID confirmation issues) ?
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I couldn't tell you honestly, I had mine done at cartunes in allen park. Alarm and remote start with the carlink smart start system.
 
matlt1 said:
Yep. I've seen nothing but trouble with the aftermarket installs. IMO you should get a quote for what the OEM unit would cost to install.
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Your oem unit on a Ford and Chrysler is the same one sold in the aftermarket , in fact I do them FOR dealers, You drop it off and they bring it to me , 45 mins later they pick it up. The days of splicing 12432433564 wires are gone , almost every newer car (2005 +) has a plug and play unit avail
 
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79cobra said:
Your oem unit on a Ford and Chrysler is the same one sold in the aftermarket , in fact I do them FOR dealers, You drop it off and they bring it to me , 45 mins later they pick it up. The days of splicing 12432433564 wires are gone , almost every newer car (2005 +) has a plug and play unit avail
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I picked up a ford unit for my F150 and installed it myself. A lot of aftermarket require an additional key under the dash, and I didn't like that. The ford one I used has a module you program so you don't need a key.


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79cobra said:
Your oem unit on a Ford and Chrysler is the same one sold in the aftermarket , in fact I do them FOR dealers, You drop it off and they bring it to me , 45 mins later they pick it up. The days of splicing 12432433564 wires are gone , almost every newer car (2005 +) has a plug and play unit avail
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That is good information to have. Thanks.
 
79cobra said:
the carlink system chacho has must be activated by a dealer
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I couldn't tell ya, I have an 03 escalade. My x bought a new escape 2yrs ago and I took it to cartunes the nxt day after she bought it and had the alarm, remote start, and smart installed with no problems.
 
I'm a certified GM and Toyota service manager and and warranty manager and the best
advice I can give is to look for a quality experienced installer. We have a lot of cars with
miriad problems (theft system, starting etc) usually show up a couple of months after
Christmas due to install concerns.

The defects are never with the product (modern electronics) but always with a shoddy
install. Stereo stores seem to hire a lot of temporary help around the holidays and therin,
many times, lies the root of the problem.

Those of you who are aquainted with a good installer are indeed fortunate. We have found
tiny wires that should have been delicately silver soldered and shrink wrapped simply stripped
back 2" and tied in a loose knot! The worst though is the use of Scotch Locks that work ok
for a few months and then suffer from fretting (fuzzy white corrosion) that causes varied
and intermittant problems.

One thing that users should also be aware of: If you're mindfull of your gas mileage, letting
a cold engine run in place on a bitter cold day really sucks the gas and an engine with no
load does not warm up very quickly. Letting it run in this situation for more than a few minutes
while you drink a cup of coffee, for example, is not thrifty.

Remember, the colder the ambient temperature, the richer the fuel mixture. When I was a kid
in the sixties, cars had a choke which choked down the volume of air entering the carburator
and made the mixture richer for starting in cold weather. Now days, your car's ECM (computer)
monitors the ambient temperature, coolant temperature, throttle position and the milivolt signal
generated by the oxygen sensor(s), among other things, to inject the correct amount of fuel so
you can take right off with nary a hiccup. On a zero degree day that mixture will be quite rich
indeed.
 
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