I was searching for remote starter via mobile phone

i have found a brand "Viper" and starts to get one.

What do you think about it?

Do you think its gonna ruin stype electrically/ mechanically?

I want to hear your voice

Thank you

 

Here's my $0.02 - Don't do anything to hack into the electronics of these cars - your only asking for problems down the road...

 

Ya the only way I'd do it is if they had a harness. I had one years ago that came with a harness that went in between the steering wheel one so I didn't have to cut any wires. I think I paid like $100 for the starter and $50 for a harness.

 

There was a member here not so long ago that had a remote starter in a new to him, S Type. It turned out to be a nightmare, a few fellow members (one very competent audio electrican) went to his house to try to resolve the issues. Long story short, it never ran right. Even after Jason removed everything and soldered the factory wires back together.

I cannot remember the member but if I do I will post.

 

I reckon it must be possible... but I also would recommend not doing it. Sorry.

 

It's all down to who does the install, and buying a good unit.

If you take it some where that advertises they will put a remote start in any car for 100$ then you are getting what you pay for, which is garbage.

If you take it some where with a good reputation, and buy a quality unit , and make sure to tip the installer working on your car then you will be fine.

As I have ran a install bay for both CC and BB, I have put in hundreds and over seen thousands of installs. Troubles with remote starts come down to a bad unit or incorrect install. The newer units have the ability to interface with the onboard databus systems and work very well.

Underneath it all, our cars call for a ford module, I know as I looked it up for mine. I have put remote starts into cars much more advanced and complicated that a s type.

If it were my car, I would insist on a unit from DEI, an installer with a soldering iron, and a shop that has a warranty on their work.

 

I got a quote for one last year here in Charlotte from a reputable stereo shop and is was about $625 installed for just the remote start with no other frills.

 

Really?, I fitted a few of these and wonder why the s-type is so problematic?. Is there something special I am not understanding, a feed to ignition circuit a trigger (usually from an injector) and the basics of the inhibitor and basic feeds. Whats so different about the s-type, living in the snow belt I was hoping to run the car up before I got in.

Funny someone mention's a soldering iron, years ago doing a cobra course they taught that it was acceptable to twist bare wires together and tape them!, I could't believe it, it was for insurance reasons if you put burn marks on the interior, Clifford were little better using terminal blocks.
In all I stuck to heat-shrink and soldering and doing the job once.

 

There's nothing special except lots of computer network-related issues and signal issues. Those apply more and more to cars but many people don't know and hack away. Disaster is waiting if that's how it's done, as a small number of unlucky people here have found. Done right there should be no problems but it must be done right. Scotch locks (is that the right name?) are a no-no, for example.

Also bear in mind modern PCMs check for signal integrity and behaviour on many circuits, including injectors & coils, so again you must know what you're doing. No added crosstalk, reflections, etc.

 

you can call them scotch locks (aka, the POS found in all great UK tow bar electrics) Cobra also recommended the use of them, for a while that was the cause of every fault of every electrical problem I came across. It's not like the UK weather was kind to any electrical connection. You see a car burned out it was either joyrides or those nasty connectors.