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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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REMOTE Start/Alarm

I can't seem to get a good response on this:

I need an alarm and remote start before some thug tries to steal my truck (had a car stoled before...im a little paranoid) but im looking for something decent. I don't live in a high crime area, but something that makes noise will deter joy riders and radio theives.

What do you all have in your rigs? I'd also need a remote start unit that's capable of handling the "wait to start" feature.

Anyone????

Thanks,
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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I have used DEI Viper alarms on my older vehicles including my 99 SD diesel.

They are a good alarm.

I know have a Compustar alarm on my 06 SD diesel. I would have bought another Viper, but they do not have one to install on Manual tranny vehicles.

Compustar does and that is why I went with them.

I think the most important part of installing an alarm is not so much the type, but Who is installing..
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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I like the Crimestopper systems.
1. The product line is large. You can put together anything you want out of any system.
2. Name reputation. Been around a while and has great support.
3. Features galore. CS systems offer many programmable options others don't.
4. I am a CS dealer among others like CodeAlarm and Ungo, but I like the CS line.
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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2007 F-250: I went with the Viper on my rig and they had to do the programming for the wait to start relay, but it was easy (Best Buy). The only issue I had was the 07 tends to ramp up the RPMs to warm up and the alarm senses this as someone trying to drive off and it was shutting down. I immediately went back and they had to install a "false tach signal" and now it works perfectly. I also love the auto-down feature on the front windows, it also auto-ups them when you arm the alarm. Great Product.
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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I have a compustar on mine and have no complaints. My truck also goes into high idle when its cold. So far I havent had any problems with it. It will only kill the truck if you step on the brake w/o the key turned to the run position.
 
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