chrisdiaz73

I know a lot comes up about remote starts and have not heard many people talk about this one. I had this one installed the other day and I will say, it works great. Hit the button twice a little red light flashes, then a green light confirms the signal was received and your car is started....Worked great from some pretty decent distances as well. I opted for a Ford remote start because I didnt want to take any chances when it came to warranty. Only have 10k miles on my truck so remote start is covered for the remainder of my warranty.....

blamecanada

What kinda cost was this unit??

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I'm looking at getting a ford factory one also. I'm in the same boat----dont wanna play around with the warrenty issues.

Thanks

DoubleD

I also can not decide what one I want. Had the truck 5 months and with the temperatures hitting minus zero, I really miss having one.

Can you give us any more info on the Bi-Directional one you installed?

Part numbers, price, etc.

You said it had a decent range. About how far did you get out of it?

That is one of my BIGGEST concerns I have with the factory remotes is the range they have.

Other than that, I have always been an "OEM" sort of guy.

Thanks, Dave

badcat

the cost on the bi directional is the same as the 6 button ford alarm remote start but labour is less time.but the 2 way is nice if you cant see your truck.

DoubleD

What sort of range do you get with yours?

Bob_Mac

The range should be the same as the Remote Start/Alarm System that I have and is roughly 800-1000'. If you hold it to your chin when using it you can get farther range.

badcat

did you get 1 remote or 2 the kits i installed only came with 1 remote but the other ford kits came with 2 remotes, 6 button and the 1 button

Loo

The 2 way only comes with one remote for some reason...

Bob_Mac

My system because it is the Remote Start/Alarm came with 2 - 6 Button Remotes.

chrisdiaz73

Ok, some more updates...the part number for the bi-directional remote start is: 9C3Z-19G364-A it does come with 1 remote...I did order an additional remote online part number: 9G1Z-15K601-A-F509, it was $40.00. I tested the distance on the remote today. So I park roughly about 0.2 miles away from my desk, or just over the 2000' that is advertised and it worked just fine. I did go a little farther and it didn't work, so the 2000' seems to be its limits, which is plenty far for me. So far so good, I really like the remote...like I said, you have to carry around another fob, but it doesnt bother me really, my keychain is cluttered anyway and I do like the indicator that flashes green letting you know the car got the signal. With the regular 1 button remote start I would never know if my car was started until I was in sight of it.