Ok folks... My kit showed up today and I will tackle it tomorrow. Just an FYI, I have attached a picture of the new remote fob with the key fob. From the picture I saw of it, I thought it was going to be HUGE. It's not...

 

please let us know if both fob's work.

 

Marauder, dont forget about import fee's, & HST on top of that price

 

Dang brother, I thought your arrival date was the same as mine? Oh well. I have looked in the glove box, and this install looks like cake! The only question I have was there any bolts included to mount the antenna in the glove box? And also were there any bolts to mount the black box inside of the glovebox? AND one more thing. Take a picture of how you mount the antenna, Im curious as how it will look in the windshield. I plan on going to the dealer Tuesday and get the start turned on, and to also get the lastest TSB. Good luck with the install. Im glad I get to learn from your mistakes.

 

I already have the factory remote start. According to PowerStrokeHD, I won't need to install the long antennae in the glove box. Just the antennae that sits on the glass behind the rearview mirror.

The control box has 3M "go to the moon" type of velcor on it. The kind the Epic used on his HID ballasts. I will take pictures of what I have behind the glove box and send it along.

 

Ed -- that part is going to be an experiment After receiving the kit, the enclosed manual sheds no light on what function the factory key does. I think the control box in the kit I purchased will need to be installed since it does bidirectional communication to the key fob indicating that the truck did a successful remote start. I suspect the existing key fobs will no longer work to remote start the vehicle. Primarily because the new control box will ignore my existing key fobs because the two way communication won't be possible. What worries me if there is any interaction between the control box and the vehicle security systems. In other words, does the control box have anything to do with the security systems of the vehicle? I think it does.

I was hoping the factory procedure (below) for adding keys might shed some light on remote start capable keys -- but it doesn't and that worries me. It suggests that the IKT and remote start are integrated. If this is the case, then the key fob may start the truck, but my existing key fob won't allow me to run the truck.

Before I permanently install anything I will wire it up and see what it does.

Programming spare keys:

A maximum of eight keys can be coded to your vehicle. Only SecuriLock keys can be used. To program a coded key yourself, you will need two previously programmed coded keys (keys that already operate your vehicle’s engine) and the new unprogrammed key(s) readily accessible for timely implementation of each step in the procedure.

If two previously programmed coded keys are not available, you must
bring your vehicle to your authorized dealer to have the spare coded
key(s) programmed. Please read and understand the entire procedure before you begin.

Insert the first previously programmed coded key into the ignition and turn the ignition from the 1 (off) position to the 3 (on) position (maintain ignition in the 3 (on) position for at least one second, but no more than 10 seconds).
2. Turn ignition from the 3 (on) position back to the 1 (off) position in order to remove the first coded key from the ignition.
3. After three seconds but within 10 seconds of removing the first coded
key, insert the second previously programmed coded key into the ignition and turn the ignition from the 1 (off) position to the 3 (on) position (maintain ignition in the 3 (on) position for at least one second
but no more than 10 seconds).
4. Turn the ignition from the 3 (on) position back to the 1 (off) position
in order to remove the second coded key from the ignition.
5. After three seconds but within 10 seconds of removing the second coded key, insert the new unprogrammed key (new key/valet key) into the ignition and turn the ignition from the 1 (off) position to the 3 (on) position (maintain ignition in the 3 (on) position for at least one second, but no more than 10 seconds). This step will program your new key to a coded key.
6. To program additional new unprogrammed key(s), repeat Steps 1 through 5.

If successful, the new coded key(s) will start the vehicle’s engine and the
theft indicator will illuminate for three seconds and then go out. If not successful, the new coded key(s) will not start the vehicle’s engine and the theft indicator will flash on and off and you may repeat Steps 1 through 5. If failure repeats, bring your vehicle to your authorized dealer to have the new spare key(s) programmed.

 

called my rep, and was told just have to reprogram your key(fob) at same time as the new fob and both will work. the key one ,will still only have a the short range and the new one will have the long range starting ability.


so your will have to reprogram the keys and the fob and both will work.


all is well in the world!

 

 

Where the heck did those instructions come from? They are not in the Series 100 Remote Start Instruction manual!

 

Now that I read them over, I don't think it will help. When the new control module is installed, won't my existing keys become "non-existent"? Also, these instructions talk about sticking the third key into the ignition and doing the "run to off" programming. This isn't a key, it's a fob -- nothing to install in the ignition.

The only way I can see doing this is at the dealer. Correct?

 

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Thanks for forwarding the whole instruction on. Being an overly analytically minded person, I like to understand what I am getting myself into!

I was working under the assumption that there was another control box in the system. Based on the the instructions you sent, it appears with a standard remote system, there is only the TPM and no separate control box. The new extended remote has a control box which interfaces with the TPM and does not replace a box. Hopefully that means, when I plug the box in, the existing TPM should still allow the current remote to work.

I'll keep you updated! Thanks again.

 

Okay, I wired up the extended remote kit (did not permanently install anything). Here is what is happening...

> Using the new extended remote fob, I pushed the remote start button twice and the doors locked and the truck started!
> I shut down the truck using the new fob and tried to remote start using the standard key fob. What I got was the horn beeping once and the four way flashers flashing twice. I tried this twice with the same result. I tried again and the same thing happened.
> Trying the new fob again, I got the same error (assuming that is what it is) as the existing fob.

Suspecting my two tries with the existing fob violated the remote start rule regarding attempts per hour, I inserted the key and went to the on position, then off.

Using the existing fob, I was then able to remote start the truck. I shut it down using the existing fob. I then restarted the truck remotely using the new fob. Worked fine. I was also able to shutdown the truck with the new fob.

When I went to restart with either fob, I got the same horn beep/4 way flashing twice. Can someone confirm this is notification of exceeding the two remote starts per hour rule (without putting the key in the ignition)? I went through the manual but couldn't find where it says what it will do to notify you that you exceeded the number of starts.

 

Here are some pictures of the components that are being installed. The first picture is the truck's TPM module that you will need to remove the larger harness on the bottom.



The second picture is the new antennae that needs to be installed under or behind the rearview mirror and the control box for the new remote. The larger harness in this picture is provided in the kit. One end is installed into this box, another end into the TPM and the third connection to the wire that originally went to the TPM



This picture depicts the larger antennae that will already be installed in the truck if you have remote start. It is on the top of the glovebox. The wire for this as well as the antennae are in the kit if needed. The other end of this wire goes to the TPM.

Hope this helps some folks...

 

woah! That wire going to the windshiel is HUGE! Can you take a picture of it on your truck? How did you run it through your headliner to the A-Pillar? That seems like the hardest part to me. Do you think you could put that antenna on the right hand corner of the windshield so that wire will not show? Maybe Im fretting over nothing?