Minorthreat412 wrote:I want a cheap remote start on my car. I've seen plenty of cars with the stock keyless entry keypad along with remote start. You just hold down the lock and unlock buttons and it starts. I've seen this a MILLION times. I looked around for one that I could install on my car. I want it cheap and easy to install. I just can't find any. I don't want another keypad. Thank you very much for any help you can give me. =)
In my opinion, this is the wrong way to go about it.
For many fundamental reasons, those "piggyback" systems just plain suck.
Reason number 1:
Factory keyless entry systems (similar to car alarm systems) are limited to a range of around 100ft if you are lucky.
Remote starter systems typically are in the 1000ft range - and some, if you search (like Astrostart) are in the 2000ft+ range.
...which means you don't need to walk outside to start your car - in my book, one of the benefits of having a remote car starter... fundamentally. ](Or, you'd have to walk out within range of your
car alarm every time to disable your car alarm - with it's keyfob - before remote starting your car - and you couldn't have your alarm set to passively arm)[/i]
...which is why they make combo remote starter / alarm systems - all in one brain, so that one knows about the other... and is a good thing to invest in ultimately, since you probably have a valuable stereo on board as well.
[quote="Minorthreat412"]I want a cheap remote start on my car. I've seen plenty of cars with the stock keyless entry keypad along with remote start. You just hold down the lock and unlock buttons and it starts. I've seen this a MILLION times. I looked around for one that I could install on my car. I want it cheap and easy to install. I just can't find any. I don't want another keypad. Thank you very much for any help you can give me. =)[/quote]
In my opinion, this is the wrong way to go about it.
For many fundamental reasons, those "piggyback" systems just plain suck.
Reason number 1:
Factory keyless entry systems (similar to car alarm systems) are limited to a range of around 100ft if you are lucky.
Remote starter systems typically are in the 1000ft range - and some, if you search (like Astrostart) are in the 2000ft+ range.
...which means you don't need to walk outside to start your car - in my book, one of the benefits of having a remote car starter... fundamentally. ](Or, you'd have to walk out within range of your [i]car alarm[/i] every time to disable your car alarm - with it's keyfob - before remote starting your car - and you couldn't have your alarm set to passively arm)[/i]
...which is why they make combo remote starter / alarm systems - all in one brain, so that one knows about the other... and is a good thing to invest in ultimately, since you probably have a valuable stereo on board as well. ;)