polish_pounder

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Just wondering but has anyone used the remote start kit? i thought it was a pretty good investment since its only what $60. i didn't buy one but i was looking into it. does anyone have this? is it worth it?

polish_pounder

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Anyone?

MazdaSpeed

what remote start kit are you talking about? there are 100's of them. heard good things and bad about remote starters. i personally would not have 1

polish_pounder

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http://www.streettunedmotorsports.co...mote_start.htm

that one i guess whats bad about them?

DarkEvoIX

The ad says for auto transmission only. On my 2006 IX I have a DEI Viper 900 alarm with remote start. The top of the line alarms are the only ones that MAY offer remote start for manual transmission.
I believe compustar also offers remote start. Living in NJ, I love it.

420a-t

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I've used a viper remote start myself and I loved having it in the wintertime. Some Vipers also have turbo timers built into them as well

tweakers-r-us

yeah bit its costly...

evolution2186

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You can get one of course but good luck trying to find a shop to install it. There are safety hazards of auto start on manuals. Who knows, you may find someone out there who will.

420a-t

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Best buy does and a lot of other places will too. Some remot starts are made to work on manual transmission cars nowadays.

drocksmash

I got a crime guard i8301 (i think that is the model name) for 150 bucks at www.frys.com It includes remote start/turbo timer/two way paging alarm/lcd screen that shows why the alarm is sounding (glass break/motion sensor) and it is super sensitive.

I then had to take it to a non mainstream shop to have it installed, every company frys/bestbuy/cartoys ect said they would not do it on a manual for liability reasons

tweakers-r-us

so when u took it to another place, did u have any car problems/remote start works perfectly fine?

drocksmash

Yes it works fine with no problems, but I cant use it until i get a 2nd key.
You need a key that is chipped but NOT cut that gets hidden near the ignition, there is a little box that came with the kit.

I mainly use the turbo timer feature but I will get a key chipped soon.

viperman75

How much did the install cost?

jnebs

iTrader: (9)

I have a viper alarm and it works great. I wired it all myself.

drocksmash

175 for alarm 200 for install