Let’s talk remote starts
01-09-2019, 01:40 AM
#1
Let’s talk remote starts
living up north in New York it’d be nice to have a remote start. Looking for something with decent range, won’t break the bank and I’d prefer to be able to use my factory key or cell phone to do it.
I hate having extra crap on my key rings.
Opinions and input please. Thanks
I hate having extra crap on my key rings.
Opinions and input please. Thanks
01-09-2019, 02:56 AM
#3
Junior Member
I installed a plug and play remote start from 12volt solutions. It works off the factory key fob and it's a quick and simple install. If you want to use your phone to start the truck they sell an add-on module. I got the no horn honk remote. It starts the truck by pressing lock / unlock/ lock on the key fob. The other version will honk the horn because you need to press the lock button on the fob 3 times to start the truck. I've had it on my truck for over a year now and it has worked great.
01-09-2019, 08:09 AM
#4
Senior Member
We got a Compustar put on my wife's 2011 Explorer a couple years ago, so yes it does have a separate fob but that thing is so much better than a factory remote start. It has a 2000 foot range and I believe it. Cost was about $300.
01-09-2019, 09:18 AM
#5
I installed a plug and play remote start from 12volt solutions. It works off the factory key fob and it's a quick and simple install. If you want to use your phone to start the truck they sell an add-on module. I got the no horn honk remote. It starts the truck by pressing lock / unlock/ lock on the key fob. The other version will honk the horn because you need to press the lock button on the fob 3 times to start the truck. I've had it on my truck for over a year now and it has worked great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVpl8pcIOZw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVpl8pcIOZw
01-09-2019, 09:29 AM
#6
01-09-2019, 09:53 AM
#7
Bolder
Remote start
On my 2017 f150 I used the Evo-fort1 with the Omega wireless start. It was plug n play. Cell service has been flawless, plus I can use my factory fob. First year is free on the wireless then 39.99 a month. I even installed one in my wife's Edge. Get combo packages bought off Ebay.
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01-09-2019, 10:03 AM
#8
plug and play kit off ebay
I put one of these in my '17. used forscan to disable the double honk. and use factory flip key. just hit the button three times while I'm in the house getting ready for work, and the truck is nice and toasty
I put one of these in my '17. used forscan to disable the double honk. and use factory flip key. just hit the button three times while I'm in the house getting ready for work, and the truck is nice and toasty
01-09-2019, 11:52 AM
#9
For decades manufacturers recommended ‘no idle’ engine warm up procedure: start, wait a few seconds, and drive away slowly. I don’t think anything has changed except manufacturers began offering remote start capability as an added cost option. Recognizing the obvious contradiction between the owners manual and the remote start option, the written advice no longer exists. I don’t use remote start.
