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Remote car starters

I bought one for my 98 F-150. Had to get to the headlight switch wires - how to remove the switch??? The Ford tech I called said he could tell me but it was too complicated over the phone - he was right - after I got the shop manual procedure.

Then to tap into the wire bundle coming through the firewall ----- no slack in wires, tough to see with my progressive glasses.

I gave up.
 
Put one in the Girlfriends 02 Explorer last year. Wasn't terribly difficult, but it was an off brand that had no online wiring diagrams. Had to go to somebody elses website to get the wiring colors for the truck. Probably spent 4 or 5 hours on it, but I soldered everything and did a nice job of it. The "professionally" installed one in my car is a mess.

It ended up randomly starting the truck about 3 times before I pulled it out.

She's got an '03 now and she just ordered another starter yesterday. At least she got a Viper this time.

Also if your car has a chip in the key, you will need a little gizmo to fool the computer into thinking the key is in the ignition. Can't remember what is was called, but it cost around $75.

Jeff
 
I bought one off fleabay several years ago to install on my wifes grand caravan. Came complete with wiring diagrams and instructions and relays. After reading the instructions and looking at the car I put everything back in the box and it is still sitting in a closet some where in the house. Something about cutting and splicing wires in a brand new vehicle just rubbed me the wrong way, couldn't bring myself to do it. There was also some caution note about disarming the airbags, but I don't remember what it was exactly.
 
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