Remote Starters?
Remote Starters?
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Ketchikan, AK.
ive always been a fan of aftermarket units.... i have, and love my crimestopper unit. i personally hate alarms, but love the features of remote starters/keyless entries..... i can even roll my windows up with the "trunk pop button". and, the aftermarket are really cheap to buy, and install yourself.
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From: Michigan
I personally like the Ford starters. I know too many people that have had issues with aftermarkets on the newer vehicles equipped with PATS. I have had my remote from Day 1. Almost 4 years and not a single problem. Like Matt, I hate the alarms, but like the features..
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Ketchikan, AK.
I personally like the Ford starters. I know too many people that have had issues with aftermarkets on the newer vehicles equipped with PATS. I have had my remote from Day 1. Almost 4 years and not a single problem. Like Matt, I hate the alarms, but like the features..
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Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Neenah, Wisconsin
what have you all hooked up the extra accesory buttons to on your truck....i've got two extra buttons on my key fob that it seems like a shame to not use
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Sick 'n Tired
Joined: May 2006
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From: League City, TX
While I like to go stock/ford add-on products when possible, when it comes to remote starters/alarms the aftermarket units have the best features. My UNGO (Clarion, but made by DEI) has extended range, aux channels, tells me the cabin temp of my truck and does everything the stock unit does. And it's just as easy or hard to install (are you a glass is half full or empty person?) as the Ford units. The installation of aftermarket units is the same as the one's Ford sells. When I bought and installed mine I used the Ford Remote Starter instructions to put it in and it was somewhat straight forward.
As far as extra channels, My Lariat doesn't have the sliding rear window or sunroof, but if it did that and the windows is what I would probably assign to the extra channels.
As far as extra channels, My Lariat doesn't have the sliding rear window or sunroof, but if it did that and the windows is what I would probably assign to the extra channels.
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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,365
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From: Ketchikan, AK.
i assigned my trunk pop button to a window roll up module. so, just one press on it, and all 4 windows will roll up. pretty nice for those oh so sudden rain storms.
one more thing to think about if using aftermarket..... you will lose your ford features for "perimeter lighting", and the unlocking sequence (1 press-drivers door, 2 presses- all doors). to get around this, there are modules available that you solder a spare ford remote to, and then the aftermarket unit will send its signal through this module, and that will re-gain the ford features..... takes a little more time to install, but worth it IMO.
one more thing to think about if using aftermarket..... you will lose your ford features for "perimeter lighting", and the unlocking sequence (1 press-drivers door, 2 presses- all doors). to get around this, there are modules available that you solder a spare ford remote to, and then the aftermarket unit will send its signal through this module, and that will re-gain the ford features..... takes a little more time to install, but worth it IMO.
Sick 'n Tired
Joined: May 2006
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From: League City, TX
What is perimeter lighting? My unit had an option for "door priority" which allows the drivers door unlocking, followed by the rest. If I recall correctly I had to run a single wire to the GEM module behind the rear seat and tie into a wire after the module.
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