I have a 2006 ex and I am wanting to put a remote start kit on it.......has anyone done this or is it even possible? any recomendations? thanks

 

honda has one factory. talk to your local dealership

 

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Nah...get an aftermarket one. They have more features for a more affordable price than Honda's.

 

It's possible. But if you have a manual then make sure you don't leave it in gear when you park it.....otherwise when you go to remote start it the car will immediately stall out.

 

it will stall out and jump forward possibly causing damage to your vehicle or others property.

its better you get it professionally installed so they can set it up to were it doesnt start if its in gear.

 

Don't know about other places but around here some people refuse to install remote starters on manual trans cars. I have heard stories about people leaving it in gear and using remote start and have the car start and roll into parked cars. But they probably didn't have the e-brake up just left the trans in gear when off. I would be careful though just in case you have a manual trans vehicle.

 

well if its in gear and they try to start it it will stall not roll away because the transmission would be holding it still. you would have to leave it in neutral and leave the parking brake off for it to roll away after starting. but then again that doesn't make sense cause why would it roll away only after starting and not right when the parked it.

 

if you notice... when your car is cold the rpm jump is so high during the crank that if left in gear without the parking brake on it will drive as far as it can until it hits something. I have seen it happen multiple times, I have a remote start on my Si, and yea if you leave it in gear it will jump, not far... but still jump, and usually it will try and start 3 times before it kicks itself off, so if it shuts off 3 times, your car can jump a few feet even with the parking brake on. There are "manual safe" remote starts but they have a sequence you have to do before you get out of the car, I am not sure exactly what it is, but its like (put on foot brake, put on e-brake, release foot brake, open the door, then shut the ignition off) something like that...

But regardless if you gave a manual or an automatic it is possible either way. I would personally recommend getting it installed at Best Buy, only because they have a lifetime labor warranty and the DEI or Directed products they carry have a lifetime warranty on the remote start brains themselves. Yes they are way cheaper, and wayyy more features.

 

whoa whoa whoa. DO NOT get it installed at best buy haha. my friend used to work there and i asked him about getting some audio done there and he warned me to stay away from best buy. he said they don't do a good job, they know it, and they don't care. I had another friend get a head unit installed and they did a total hack job to his dash.

 

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You're telling me because your friend knew an installer that couldn't put a f*cking radio in a car means that Best Buy is a horrible company? haha

No matter where you go, there will be installers who dont give a f*ck. It is like that anywherea and at any job. It doesn't matter if you are talking about a stock boy at wal-mart or a car salesmen, believe or not there are people who hate what they do. Once you talk to someone about an install for more then a minute you can tell if they know what they're talking about, that is common sense regardless if you know anything about installing. Also, "Best Buy" doesn't do the installs, the installers at Best Buy do the installs.

Directed Electronics lifetime warranty

Best Buy lifetime labor warranty

 

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You're telling me because your friend knew an installer that couldn't put a f*cking radio in a car means that Best Buy is a horrible company? haha

No matter where you go, there will be installers who dont give a f*ck. It is like that anywherea and at any job. It doesn't matter if you are talking about a stock boy at wal-mart or a car salesmen, believe or not there are people who hate what they do. Once you talk to someone about an install for more then a minute you can tell if they know what they're talking about, that is common sense regardless if you know anything about installing. Also, "Best Buy" doesn't do the installs, the installers at Best Buy do the installs.

Directed Electronics lifetime warranty

Best Buy lifetime labor warranty

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I have also heard of horror stories from Best Buy as well. Anyone have that link from 8thcivic where they totally destroy the guys car causing like 15K in damages?

Best Buy usually hires kids who are not professional installers. Thats definitely who I do not want working on my car. Best Buy is a major chain who is looking to get cars in and out as quickly as possible. They do cookie cutter installs and cut corners to get the cars in and out as quickly as possible. Thats why the offer a lifetime warranty because they know that 9/10 people probably wont use it.

I would use a professional shop that has references. Chances are you will get better customer service and a professional install.

 

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You're telling me because your friend knew an installer that couldn't put a f*cking radio in a car means that Best Buy is a horrible company? haha

No matter where you go, there will be installers who dont give a f*ck. It is like that anywherea and at any job. It doesn't matter if you are talking about a stock boy at wal-mart or a car salesmen, believe or not there are people who hate what they do. Once you talk to someone about an install for more then a minute you can tell if they know what they're talking about, that is common sense regardless if you know anything about installing. Also, "Best Buy" doesn't do the installs, the installers at Best Buy do the installs.

Directed Electronics lifetime warranty

Best Buy lifetime labor warranty

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People can hate their jobs, but still be good liars. See your car salesman example

Best Buy doesn't sell electronics either do they? It's the people at the registers at Best Buy who do that....

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I have also heard of horror stories from Best Buy as well. Anyone have that link from 8thcivic where they totally destroy the guys car causing like 15K in damages?

Best Buy usually hires kids who are not professional installers. Thats definitely who I do not want working on my car. Best Buy is a major chain who is looking to get cars in and out as quickly as possible. They do cookie cutter installs and cut corners to get the cars in and out as quickly as possible. Thats why the offer a lifetime warranty because they know that 9/10 people probably wont use it.

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I remember that thread. I've had a few friends with similar experiences with Best Buy installers.

Real Shop &gt; Best Buy

 

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I have also heard of horror stories from Best Buy as well. Anyone have that link from 8thcivic where they totally destroy the guys car causing like 15K in damages?

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That was circuit city. They installed a double din and used a heat gun and tried to melt and push vents back in the dash for "more room" and melted shielding off of the output wires on the ECU.

Regardless of what shop it was, anyone can sit here and argue about which shop is best to go to and why, who cares, I was giving a recommendation.


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Best Buy doesn't sell electronics either do they? It's the people at the registers at Best Buy who do that....

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no actually... its the sales person you talk to BEFORE the cashier rings you out.

You know what I was getting at... one person can't represent a whole company.

It sucks because there's installers like that EVERYWHERE.

...and I am curious if anyone has actually had install experience that is hearing these "stories" about other shops. Because you would know it is the same as it is at any shop... customers always come in and complain whether its a Best Buy, Circuit City HH Gregg or a custom shop it doesn't matter, if they had a shitty installer and a bad experience they will live on that experience forever.

 

Go with the viper one. The best version (which they sell at best buy) gives u over 1 mile remote start and a built in turbo timer if u ever decide to turbo ur car... and being into hondas good chance lol. But seriously any viper products are really good.

 

If installed properly, a newer remote start kit for a manual car shouldn't even allow it to try starting if the car is not in neutral with the e-brake on.

With the older systems there was a sequence you usually had to go through (as stated by JTAudio), but MOST new systems don't require that anymore. As long as the e-brake is on and the transmission is in neutral, the car will start. That is why I am surprised that a newer product even tries to start your car if it isn't in neutral JTAudio. Did Best Buy install that system?

I would never recommend a remote starter kit made by Viper. They have a history of frying a car's electrical system. There was one installed on my '91 Accord when I purchased it, and out of the blue 2 years after I bought the car, the electrical system started having serious problems. My battery kept dying for no reason. My windows worked only half the time. My headlights would dim while driving in the dark. I had no idea what was going on. Finally, after the car started itself (without me touching the remote) three times on one day I removed the Viper kit. The battery didn't have anymore problems. The windows went back to working fine, the headlights never dimmed again, and the car obviously didn't start on it's own again.

When I brought my car to a mechanic to have my harmonic balancer replaced, I mentioned the problems I had, and that removing the Viper system had alleviated those problems. He actually told me I got lucky. He has a used car lot and he said he now removes the Viper system out of any car that has it, because they traced to car fires (burn to the ground total losses) back to faulty Viper systems. I'm not saying new Viper systems are bad, but that left a bad taste in my mouth, and I'll never recommend or purchase one.

 

The exact sequence for the "new" viper remote starts that are manual/automatic are... (with car in neutral) Apply foot brake, apply parking brake, release foot brake, but this is where it is kind of cool... You actually hit the rem. start button on the key fob and the car stays running, even after you take the keys out (just like most remote starts are normally.) but the cars stays running, you get out, close the door and when you hit the lock button on the remote it shuts the car down and locks the doors... Which means the system knows it stayed running after you got out so the car is obviously not in gear... it is kinda cool

But yea dude, they do make "manual specific" remote starts, and to tell you the truth I have never played with one so I wouldn't even know how they work.

I installed mine. I have a 791xv Viper alarm/remote start/keyless. Hooking up a remote start to a manual transmission is 100% IDENTICAL to hooking one up to an automatic transmission. The one and only difference is by-passing the clutch switch to allow the starter solenoid to activate without pushing the clutch in. Like I stated before it is possible to have electrical fires when things aren't fused/diode isolated/resisted and most importantly hooked up correctly. I haven't had too many problems with a viper and I have been installing them for years. Still doesn't mean it can't happen...

DEI or Directed electronics (whatever you want to call them) is the company I was referring to in my earlier post that actually makes Viper/Clifford/Python which are the three main brands they use. I know for a FACT that the bulldog alarm systems were re-called because of a short in the brain causing intense heat which leads to shortage. Any electronic made on an assembly line can have its flaws.

and for the record, the only time I EVER remote start my car is when I physically check to see if the cars out of gear. It is really convenient knowing you can leave your car running (without your keys in it) at places with your doors locked so its hot in the winter and cold in the summer