DIY remote starters
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Anyone ever install a remote starter themselves? Any recommendations? I hate going to shops and sitting around all day waiting for stuff to get done. Would rather order something and install myself if possible. Wifeys Cherokee has remote start and I love it.
Going in a 97 Chevy 454 Dually. Id consider a kit with alarm too.
Going in a 97 Chevy 454 Dually. Id consider a kit with alarm too.
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Anyone ever install a remote starter themselves? Any recommendations? I hate going to shops and sitting around all day waiting for stuff to get done. Would rather order something and install myself if possible. Wifeys Cherokee has remote start and I love it.
Going in a 97 Chevy 454 Dually. Id consider a kit with alarm too.
Going in a 97 Chevy 454 Dually. Id consider a kit with alarm too.
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I've put several in myself. As a matter of fact a few hundred would be more accurate. But then again, I'm the guy in back of the shop doing the install while you wait up front for me to finish. ![Smilie](/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I ALWAYS tell the customer to get a ride. Never could figure out why someone would wait all day for something that takes that long to install.
All joking aside, I would be more than happy to talk you through your install. If you purchase a Bulldog unit you can count me out though. They're junk.
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I ALWAYS tell the customer to get a ride. Never could figure out why someone would wait all day for something that takes that long to install.
All joking aside, I would be more than happy to talk you through your install. If you purchase a Bulldog unit you can count me out though. They're junk.
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Step 1 pick out the unit that fits your needs/wants.
Step 2 find a local dealer
Step 3 drop the car off there and pay the $250!!! Lol
I'm sure a full day of yours *****ing and moaning under a dash is worth more than that!
Step 2 find a local dealer
Step 3 drop the car off there and pay the $250!!! Lol
I'm sure a full day of yours *****ing and moaning under a dash is worth more than that!
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Anyone ever install a remote starter themselves? Any recommendations? I hate going to shops and sitting around all day waiting for stuff to get done. Would rather order something and install myself if possible. Wifeys Cherokee has remote start and I love it.
Going in a 97 Chevy 454 Dually. Id consider a kit with alarm too.
Going in a 97 Chevy 454 Dually. Id consider a kit with alarm too.
Fortunately you won't need any interface modules for this particular vehicle. If you did I would have recommended a professional for the install. A late model vehicle that requires one needs to be installed by someone with experience.
I feel comfortable talking you through it if you decide to tackle it.
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I have done a handfull and im far from a expert. They are great to have in the middle of winter. Some can be a pain: programing, extra relays for negative door locks, bypasses, tach programming, ect. Yours should not be that bad, don't think you will need a bypass. Like said before stay away from Bulldog.
For a first timer don't think your going to get it done in a hour or two. It will take you a while and might be challenging. You might get to a point you wish you took it somewhere, I have been there before a couple times, once after spending hours trying everything then being on with a tech for almost an hour to find out a wire/pin pulled out slightly in the 16 pin remote start harness/plug in. Also make sure you do it on a day/hours when a help line/ techs are in, I learned that on a Sunday.
For a first timer don't think your going to get it done in a hour or two. It will take you a while and might be challenging. You might get to a point you wish you took it somewhere, I have been there before a couple times, once after spending hours trying everything then being on with a tech for almost an hour to find out a wire/pin pulled out slightly in the 16 pin remote start harness/plug in. Also make sure you do it on a day/hours when a help line/ techs are in, I learned that on a Sunday.
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Anyone ever install a remote starter themselves? Any recommendations? I hate going to shops and sitting around all day waiting for stuff to get done. Would rather order something and install myself if possible. Wifeys Cherokee has remote start and I love it.
Going in a 97 Chevy 454 Dually. Id consider a kit with alarm too.
Going in a 97 Chevy 454 Dually. Id consider a kit with alarm too.
i can get you the auto page one for around 80 bucks or the one you can start your truck with from california with your smart phone,,will even tell you inside temps..
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