so i bought my alarm off ebay...its the compustar 2wss-as or whatever..the one with the remote start....and i put it on myself...everything works great just had a little question about the antenna...

i put the antenna in the middle of my windshield and the installation guide shows that it has to be in the upper left-hand corner and i saw that after i put it up in the middle of the window...could this affect how far the range would go??

it goes pretty far but i thought it would go a little farther...


Modified by 93civciv at 12:51 PM 1/19/2006

 

anyone??

 

A lot of things will effect range, and unless there is a metallic tint on the windshield where you place it will make less of a diff. then how you place it, vertically or horizontally.

I always place them horizontally in the middle about an inch from the upper edge of the glass, it seems to work the best from all directions. 94

 

Mine's in the middle of the windshield as well. Range isn't an issue. Just remember to keep a fresh battery in the remote.

 

I have the antena placed where the manual says and it's not that great. Maybe it's fine when you take into account all the disctractions in the way, but I feel just the same way as you, like "I thought it would be farther"

 

Where did you ground the unit?

 

does that have anything to do with it??

but anywayz i put it on one of the bolts on the steering column..

 

Yes, grounding point has alot to do with range. Grounding in the dash is usually not a good idea. Alarms/starters should be grounded to the body of the car. Scrape the paint off a spot on the kick panel, and use a screw and star washer.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C_EJ8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, grounding point has alot to do with range. Grounding in the dash is usually not a good idea. Alarms/starters should be grounded to the body of the car. Scrape the paint off a spot on the kick panel, and use a screw and star washer. </TD></TR></TABLE> Ditto that, in fact some alarms, starters or alarm/remote start install manuals specificly say do not ground to steering column or it's mounting brackets. 94

 

ok thanks guys..ill have to give that a try and see what happens...later