the trucks alarm has been giving me some minor issues that have left me wondering how secure it is. After doing some research I came across the brand compustar recomended for remote starts on manuals. I liked what I had heard so I figured I would use some of my christmas cash to take care of it. I went with the spread spectrum 2 way after talking to a local retailer. He said he would still take care of warrenty problems if there were any and gave me a fair price so now I am looking forward to installing it, I guess....... I'll be sure to let you guys know if it was worth the trouble...
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swez on 12/30/2008 01:55:43
Sounds like a good plan. Gotta protect your investments inside the ride.
How much work/time to install a decent alarm and remote start feature? My stepdad's van has this set of features and it sure is nice to let that sucker warm up before trudging out into the cold or cool it off during the heat of summer.
Swez
ttocs on 12/30/2008 09:22:43
I have had a sidewinder alarm/RS in the truck since I bought it new in 97 but it has been giving some issues and leaving me worried that it is not protected. I am dying to hook up the amp but I was not even considering installing it until the alarm was bullit proof.
I wanted to add a back up battery to the alarm but didn't want to pay the $35-40 they charge each so I was excited to find one on ebay for $15 shipped.
This install will take all day because it will start with me removing all the old install, cleaning up the wiring and THEN I will start on the install. A normal remote start takes 2-4 hrs depending on the car. I have not used the RS for some time as we get more use out of them in the summer here. Back home I loved it in the winter to do just like you said as if you started it up 5 mins early you didn't have so scrape your windshield.......
Looks like we know what to get you for next x-mas.......
swez on 12/30/2008 11:58:05
Well, this car has a decent stock system in it now. I really have not been driving it all that much for the past 2 years. (3,000 mi/yr.?) It's parked in the back side of the house and we've not had much reported crime in this area either.
The company I worked for, provided a work truck that I took home each night. So the car sat until the weekends and short hops to fishing sites and such.
That changed last week as the company laid off our entire team and is closing up shop. Corporate bought our larger competitor and then looked at seniority and sales revenues in each area. In our situation, the other team had more years in the biz and larger sales #'s too. The obvious solution was to pick one group that has the larger sales revenues. (Can't blame them for that... a wise decision)
So, it's time to go out and beat the bushes again, but the MI economy is so wracked with layoffs and few new jobs being created, this could be a long search. Ouch! That's OK... it was time for a change and here's the opportunity to try something new. May miss the income, but not the aggrivation of dealing with stupid teachers.
Happy New Year bud!
Swez
ttocs on 12/30/2008 20:15:42
is there a new year comming? I had not even thought about it until today and will probably do little to nothing...
Had a busy day in blue(my ranger). I started by trying to figure out what I had done 10 yrs ago to see what I could re-use, what I needed to fix and what the heck was going on. After an install that was over a decade ago and adding alot of little things here and there made it a heck of a mess to figure out. I ended up cutting almost everything out except for the doorlock relays and some of the wiring that was soldered to the factory wiring. The install manual for this is not what I am use to and there were even a couple of extra wires not listed. I was fairly sure I knew what they were but made a quick call to confirm it before connecting them. Now I have a place for the alarm, antenna and the remote paging unit, I have done all of the major wiring under the dash and only have a few other things left. It got dark here too fast so I had to pack it up but it was nice working in the sun this afternoon. I'll let the sun warm up a little and get back at it in the mornin....
swez on 12/31/2008 01:08:57
Sounds like a plan and you made good progress already. Never did and alarm system, but watched our top tech troubleshoot a defective one and his head was spinning w/ "what if's". I read the manual tips to him as he did the diagnostics. In the end, it was a factory defective unit and a proper install.
Personal comment: I don't want to try and change you as I like/accept you just as you are. But there is one word I would like you to look up and study... "EMPATHY". (It's not the same as pity or sympathy)
Hint: When people we know well, go through a deep time of struggles and setbacks, many need encouragement, empathy and personal validation. (Not a pity party scene) But a genuine sense that we recognize and acknowledge another friends' struggles and that it's OK to experience the lose, grieve it, accept it and then move on to better things.
20 years ago, was a man on a mission, had an agenda, a set of goals and laser like focus to accomplish them. If anyone got in the way of MY plans, they became road pizza unless I could figure out a way to navigate around them. (Yeah, I was a real hard-nosed ladder climber back then)
"Yea though I walk through the valley of death, I fear no one as I am the meanest SOB in the valley" was my anthem. (Pretty sad huh?)
Well, after a few huge setbacks and getting the snot kicked out of me in a life-changing ways, the old Swez morphed an became a lot more compassionate toward others, less critical of self and willing to reach out to others. The price was huge, but well worth it from today's perspective.
Think about it,
Dave (A work in progress)
Replies (5)
swez on 12/30/2008 01:55:43
Sounds like a good plan. Gotta protect your investments inside the ride.
How much work/time to install a decent alarm and remote start feature? My stepdad's van has this set of features and it sure is nice to let that sucker warm up before trudging out into the cold or cool it off during the heat of summer.
Swez
ttocs on 12/30/2008 09:22:43
I have had a sidewinder alarm/RS in the truck since I bought it new in 97 but it has been giving some issues and leaving me worried that it is not protected. I am dying to hook up the amp but I was not even considering installing it until the alarm was bullit proof.
I wanted to add a back up battery to the alarm but didn't want to pay the $35-40 they charge each so I was excited to find one on ebay for $15 shipped.
This install will take all day because it will start with me removing all the old install, cleaning up the wiring and THEN I will start on the install. A normal remote start takes 2-4 hrs depending on the car. I have not used the RS for some time as we get more use out of them in the summer here. Back home I loved it in the winter to do just like you said as if you started it up 5 mins early you didn't have so scrape your windshield.......
Looks like we know what to get you for next x-mas.......
swez on 12/30/2008 11:58:05
Well, this car has a decent stock system in it now. I really have not been driving it all that much for the past 2 years. (3,000 mi/yr.?) It's parked in the back side of the house and we've not had much reported crime in this area either.
The company I worked for, provided a work truck that I took home each night. So the car sat until the weekends and short hops to fishing sites and such.
That changed last week as the company laid off our entire team and is closing up shop. Corporate bought our larger competitor and then looked at seniority and sales revenues in each area. In our situation, the other team had more years in the biz and larger sales #'s too. The obvious solution was to pick one group that has the larger sales revenues. (Can't blame them for that... a wise decision)
So, it's time to go out and beat the bushes again, but the MI economy is so wracked with layoffs and few new jobs being created, this could be a long search. Ouch! That's OK... it was time for a change and here's the opportunity to try something new. May miss the income, but not the aggrivation of dealing with stupid teachers.
Happy New Year bud!
Swez
ttocs on 12/30/2008 20:15:42
is there a new year comming? I had not even thought about it until today and will probably do little to nothing...
Had a busy day in blue(my ranger). I started by trying to figure out what I had done 10 yrs ago to see what I could re-use, what I needed to fix and what the heck was going on. After an install that was over a decade ago and adding alot of little things here and there made it a heck of a mess to figure out. I ended up cutting almost everything out except for the doorlock relays and some of the wiring that was soldered to the factory wiring. The install manual for this is not what I am use to and there were even a couple of extra wires not listed. I was fairly sure I knew what they were but made a quick call to confirm it before connecting them. Now I have a place for the alarm, antenna and the remote paging unit, I have done all of the major wiring under the dash and only have a few other things left. It got dark here too fast so I had to pack it up but it was nice working in the sun this afternoon. I'll let the sun warm up a little and get back at it in the mornin....
swez on 12/31/2008 01:08:57
Sounds like a plan and you made good progress already. Never did and alarm system, but watched our top tech troubleshoot a defective one and his head was spinning w/ "what if's". I read the manual tips to him as he did the diagnostics. In the end, it was a factory defective unit and a proper install.
Personal comment: I don't want to try and change you as I like/accept you just as you are. But there is one word I would like you to look up and study... "EMPATHY". (It's not the same as pity or sympathy)
Hint: When people we know well, go through a deep time of struggles and setbacks, many need encouragement, empathy and personal validation. (Not a pity party scene) But a genuine sense that we recognize and acknowledge another friends' struggles and that it's OK to experience the lose, grieve it, accept it and then move on to better things.
20 years ago, was a man on a mission, had an agenda, a set of goals and laser like focus to accomplish them. If anyone got in the way of MY plans, they became road pizza unless I could figure out a way to navigate around them. (Yeah, I was a real hard-nosed ladder climber back then)
"Yea though I walk through the valley of death, I fear no one as I am the meanest SOB in the valley" was my anthem. (Pretty sad huh?)
Well, after a few huge setbacks and getting the snot kicked out of me in a life-changing ways, the old Swez morphed an became a lot more compassionate toward others, less critical of self and willing to reach out to others. The price was huge, but well worth it from today's perspective.
Think about it,
Dave (A work in progress)
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