Remote car starter

fatlazyless · 12-16-2010, 09:02 PM

How's about for a manual transmission car....can that get a remote starter....because the clutch pedal has to be depressed in order to start? A manual transmission car has no "park" position.

What ever happened to asking your wife or girlfriend to go run outside and start it up: "Hey Honey.....do me a favor & go run outside & ..."

Belmont Resident · 12-16-2010, 09:12 PM

There are options for manual transmission vehicles. Many new vehicles have an override or must be left in neutral when parked to work. But it can be installed at least on many of the newer ones but it is more expensive. I know I could have gotten one on my 97 T100.
Best damn truck I’ve ever owned. Better than this American made in Mexico/Canada crap.

Ryan · 12-17-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

How's about for a manual transmission car....can that get a remote starter....because the clutch pedal has to be depressed in order to start? A manual transmission car has no "park" position.

I installed a remote starter in my 1990 Honda accord 5-speed in college (Yes, I had a car from the 90's and attended college in that same decade).

It works a bit differently. You essentially need to "set up" the car before you exit. After you've parked, put the car in neutral and applied the emergency brake, you need to use a toggle switch to put the car into what was termed "Pit stop mode". This is essentially like activating the remote starter while the car is still running and key in the ignotion. Once pit stop mode is enabled, you can remove the key and step out of the vehicle while it is still running. Once you're out of the vehicle with the car running (i.e. foot is off the clutch, so car must be in neutral) you turn the car off the same way you would start the car remotely, then lock the doors with the remote. Next time you go to start the car, it will be exactly as you left it (parking brake on, in neutral). The starter will NOT work if you were to unlock the doors before starting the car. This would signal to the starter that somebody had entered the car and could have possibly shifted the lever into gear.

Also, depressing the clutch pedal doesn't really do anything but activate a switch - during the start process. This can easily be bypassed with a relay.

If all goes well, you can drive to McDonalds in a nice warm (or cool) car!!!

Lakesrider · 12-17-2010, 11:59 AM

I had one installed in a 2006 Dodge Ram once. Had to buy a new remote because they needed the chip in the remote to be close to the ignition. $160.00 for the remote alone. Something else to think about.
My new 2009 Dodge Ram did not need this.

Ryan · 12-17-2010, 12:34 PM

There are multiple new products to the market that no longer require you to lose a key that are much less expensive than going to the dealer and buying a new coded key. GM's are no exception to this. They have modules that you can "flash" to bypass the passlock system.

I remember the first starter I did that had a chip in the key. I believe it was a 1998 Honda Accord. While on the phone with technical support for hours, they finally presented me with the solution. "Butcher the key".

No lie - I had to literally cut the key open and remove the tiny glass cylinder, wrap it 15-20 times with 28 gauge wire, run the wire around the key cylinder and run it to a relay to activate when the car was remotely started!

Given it took 2 days to finish that job, I lost money in that deal!

wifi · 12-17-2010, 07:20 PM

Got a remote starter from Chinamart, installed it myself on a manual PU truck years ago, during the summer (get real

). Bypassed the clutch switch, worked great, except two times I forgot to take it out of gear.

First time it hit a tree before taking out a car on the other side, second time it hit a snow bank before heading into the lake

Be careful on the safety bypasses...

12-16-2010, 09:02 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,811 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 301 Thanked 1,027 Times in 747 Posts	How's about for a manual transmission car....can that get a remote starter....because the clutch pedal has to be depressed in order to start? A manual transmission car has no "park" position. What ever happened to asking your wife or girlfriend to go run outside and start it up: "Hey Honey.....do me a favor & go run outside & ..." __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 12-17-2010 at 08:30 AM.

12-16-2010, 09:12 PM	#2
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	Yes There are options for manual transmission vehicles. Many new vehicles have an override or must be left in neutral when parked to work. But it can be installed at least on many of the newer ones but it is more expensive. I know I could have gotten one on my 97 T100. Best damn truck I’ve ever owned. Better than this American made in Mexico/Canada crap.

12-17-2010, 12:34 PM	#5
Ryan Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mass/Gilford Posts: 247 Thanks: 216 Thanked 70 Times in 33 Posts	There are multiple new products to the market that no longer require you to lose a key that are much less expensive than going to the dealer and buying a new coded key. GM's are no exception to this. They have modules that you can "flash" to bypass the passlock system. I remember the first starter I did that had a chip in the key. I believe it was a 1998 Honda Accord. While on the phone with technical support for hours, they finally presented me with the solution. "Butcher the key". No lie - I had to literally cut the key open and remove the tiny glass cylinder, wrap it 15-20 times with 28 gauge wire, run the wire around the key cylinder and run it to a relay to activate when the car was remotely started! Given it took 2 days to finish that job, I lost money in that deal! __________________ Please do not feel the trolls.

12-17-2010, 11:59 AM	#4
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	I had one installed in a 2006 Dodge Ram once. Had to buy a new remote because they needed the chip in the remote to be close to the ignition. $160.00 for the remote alone. Something else to think about. My new 2009 Dodge Ram did not need this.

12-17-2010, 07:20 PM	#6
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	Got a remote starter from Chinamart, installed it myself on a manual PU truck years ago, during the summer (get real ). Bypassed the clutch switch, worked great, except two times I forgot to take it out of gear. First time it hit a tree before taking out a car on the other side, second time it hit a snow bank before heading into the lake Be careful on the safety bypasses...