OEM remote start ?
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OEM remote start ?
Has anybody installed the ford version of remote start/keyless entry in their auto's? I just got a new 2013 cab over van for work and was thinking about doing it myself! Remote Start System - 200 Series With Keyless Entry & Alarm | The Official Site for Ford Custom Accessories
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Has anybody installed the ford version of remote start/keyless entry in their auto's? I just got a new 2013 cab over van for work and was thinking about doing it myself! Remote Start System - 200 Series With Keyless Entry & Alarm | The Official Site for Ford Custom Accessories
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Wiser by FTE
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that's what I was hoping it would be. I'm willing to try it myself. After market are quite a bit more that our sponsor pricing
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Click "compatible vehicles" and it looks like 08 and newer. Not all vehicles. No trucks bigger than f150.
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No i paid a entrepreneur $275.00 to come to my house on a saturday to supply and install
a compustar remote start. It took him a couple of hours to complete the job!
a compustar remote start. It took him a couple of hours to complete the job!
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What year is your truck and does it have the pats system (passive anti theft)? Back in the day they used to have to get an extra key programmed and tape it to the pats unit so the remote start would work.
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Bowels of the dash. Clearly labeled if memory serves me correctly. I found mine when I was rooting around for the door code one day. They key only has to be in the vicinity anyway, is my understanding. I'm told the aftermarket has work arounds these days but it's been years since I followed that stuff.
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Well I only have one key for my truck so I might just do it so I can make a key for my wife and not have to go pay the dealership to program it for me. Just buy 4 keys from eBay, get them cut, put the original in the dash and the rest where they need to go for use 
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Just as a point of reference, I only had the 1 key when I bought my truck. I had a locksmith program 2 new keys and cut them. It was only $60. I'm not sure what the dealer charges but I'd bet it's not as cheap as a locksmith.
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Programmed or cloned?