Automatic car starter
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
Originally Posted by tooslow Z 02
Has anybody ever installed one of these??
if you have please let me know if it was difficult,
also, what has to be tampered with
thanks
if you have please let me know if it was difficult,
also, what has to be tampered with
thanks
You will have to bypass the VATS system using either a prepackaged kit or by determining and installing the correct resistor yourself. If you have an M6 you will also have to bypass the clutch switch (and hook up to the parking brake switch for safety).
There are numerous threads covering various aspects of remote starters. Use the search function when you need specific questions answered and I'm sure you'll find lots of help.
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
Originally Posted by tooslow Z 02
thanks for the help so far. i did do a search before i posted that
Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
You will have to bypass the VATS system using either a prepackaged kit or by determining and installing the correct resistor yourself.
how do you do the one with the resistor? like where do you hook it up? also will doing it this way, http://www.directechs.com/techtips/p...htips/1051.pdf , be the same way?
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I woiuld highly suggest you pay someone to do a remote starter. I work at a place that does about 1000 of them a year and we still cringe at the word "Camaro" or "Firebird". If you want to keep the factory aloarm, and use a new remote its just crazy the amount of work it will take, it shouldnt be too hard if you just want a stand alone separate remote starter, but its still a royal pain in the ***.
Good luck though
-Scott
Good luck though
-Scott
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Staging Lane
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yeah if you have never installed and alarm or remote start DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS its 5 wire doorlocks (reverse polarity), bypasing the vats, and clutch switch not to mention a normal alarm/keyless/remote start install for someone who hasnt done one in my opninion is a bad choice.....i have done a bunch and camaros/firebirds are soem of the worst. not bad for me since i have done a bunch but i would much rather do a chevy truck 
seriosuly though if you havnt done one get someone to do it for you.....or if you need a 5 wire diagram i can tell you how to do it
seriosuly though if you havnt done one get someone to do it for you.....or if you need a 5 wire diagram i can tell you how to do it 
On The Tree
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I had never done this before, and basically know computers, but not car wires and such.
It took me THREE days to get it running......and it never ended up doing it right...
Sometimes it would hold the start too long, I tried adjusting settings as per user manual said to, did not make a difference.
Most times it would just kick the starter over and not start.
ONCE in a blue moon it would work right.
I ended up just ripping the box out and now I have all these wires down there that i dont need (but are all cut and taped).......
If I could do it ALL over again, I would have it done by someone else.......however I DID GET THE DOOR LOCKS WORKING CORRECTLY!!! that's what I spent two days doing, ******* pain in the ***!
It took me THREE days to get it running......and it never ended up doing it right...
Sometimes it would hold the start too long, I tried adjusting settings as per user manual said to, did not make a difference.
Most times it would just kick the starter over and not start.
ONCE in a blue moon it would work right.
I ended up just ripping the box out and now I have all these wires down there that i dont need (but are all cut and taped).......
If I could do it ALL over again, I would have it done by someone else.......however I DID GET THE DOOR LOCKS WORKING CORRECTLY!!! that's what I spent two days doing, ******* pain in the ***!
Whoa. I guess I'm an undiscovered wiring genius then. I had never touched wires, not even in wiring a stereo; nor had I ever used a volt-meter, but none the less, I had it installed in about 12 hours total. I had the remote start function working in about 2 hours, then I took a break and did research to figure out the Vats dillema, and 30 minutes later it'd start without a key at all. After about a week, I got tired of carrying two remotes and I finished the wiring for the rest, factory alarm and all. Now the dillema is that my new car is a M6, and I don't trust my neutral instincts enough to risk it.