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Who here has ever gotten an Automatic Starter/Alarm System installed in their car?

Jan 18, 2012 12:16 AM

I am in the market to get an Automatic Starter/Alarm System that has at a bare minimum LCD-key chain to start my car/alert me up to at least 1/2 mile away.

I found a Viper on Amazon for $348:
http://www.amazon.com/Viper-5902-Security-System-Display/dp/B0036NBU0M/
but then I read one of the 1-star reviews:

"If you purchase a Viper system without installation or from an unauthorized dealer, your warranty will be VOID"

The Viper website:
http://www.viper.com/ShopViperProducts/SearchByCategory.aspx?CategoryCode=104

Has the system shown above for $800. So are there any other alternatives to remote start/alarm systems that will be covered under warranty and aren't that crazy expensive.

I am looking in the $350 range for the system itself. Also how much is installation normally? (and where do I even go to get it installed?)

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I drive a 2012 Hyundai Elantra for reference

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I had a viper installed by Circuit City to my truck a while ago. It was like $120 for the system and install (which included starter plus door unlock/lock). Then since there's a chip in my key, I had to buy another part for them to put in for like $20. I like it, works well. I think it's only a 1/4 mile system and it's only a one way (vs a two-way, that confirms the engine started).

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Oh man that was a good price. I got one for my mom, they put it in for almost $400. When it stopped working I almost took it back, but I found out that you can unhook your battery for 20 minutes.
I found out that the car can only be 'hot wired' so many times (the car counts) and starting a car with a remote is hot wiring it remotely.
I installed the one on my wife's car. Picked up a new unopened one from a garage sale for $15. When her car starter stopped working, I did the same thing I unhooked the battery for 20 minutes, and it worked again.

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@caffeine_dude: That seems annoying. Do you know the exact count?

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Isn't it always 42?

jsimsace jsimsace
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@devexityspace: it is up to the car, the car counts the number of hot wires. It was over a year before the started stopped working.

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