hell no. the other places wanted $150. and this guy thats gonna do it is prolly the best in town.

the installer should have some right???

 

I dont know.Does he have a shop or does he work out of the trunk of his car?There only like $0.79.It dont hurt to buy it in advance,this way he has eveything he needs to get the job done in one shot.

 

he has his own shop.

 

Ask him if he has them then.

 

k. he should. said it will take him like 2-3hours to complete the install

 

That sounds about right

 

this is getting installed tomorrow. i got a tech sheet from teh company i bought it from also!

if the bypass module has problems would the shop have one that i would need or would i need to order it?

 

damn u need to change ur avatar... it sick as ****

 

what is a direct fax documnet 1603??? the installer is having trouble with teh install.

 

What year is your car?That document applies to 04 saturn ion.Tell him to get a bypass kit for your car instead of cutting wires and adding diodes and resistors.The bypass kit that i told you to get on the first page is the one you need.He woulda had it done in 5-10 minutes.

 

its a 05. he said that hes gonna make his own bypass cause the one that i got is weird so hes gonna use resistors......is that bad????? hes a professional installer so i assume that he knows what hes doin.

 

I wouldnt say its bad,as long as it works.But i dont like cutting into wires that dont have to be cut.

 

ok, thanks. he said it will be done right and will be done tomorrow.

 

cool,good luck.

 

update on teh remote start----the installer had to go out town for a fam. emergancy. said hes flying back in tomorrow and will finish it then.

anyone know if compustar is a good brand???? no malfunctions in the alarm or remote start? cause i know our cars have a passlock or something like that and if it malfunctions then the whole car will be fucked.

 

yes compustar is the best IMO... ill be getting the exact same thing soon (what price are you paying in total?)

 

the remote start was $175 and insatlliation is $100.

 

damn i want that price

 

well i got the remote start from ebay. and a friend hooked my up with installiation.

 

Well guys, I am a gm automotive technician for a chevy dealer way up in northern canada, next door to alaska. I install remote starters for our company amongst other things. I have installed 4 cobalt remote starters including my own ss/sc and have a 50% success rate. For some reason the low end remote starts are burning up and causing weird concerns. I am using an fm style ultrstart with awesome range and the other sucess is a pro start fm style from canadian tire(el cheapo). So far the onlt 2 that work are the fm brands. I have been in major discussions with our tech support and have had no luck fixing the other 2. The cobalts use a passkey 3 system, where they have a transponder key, you put the key in the box and the loop around the ignition cylinder and that is half, the other half is the passlock 2 system that has been around forever, it also needs bypassing. You have to do both to make it start. Then there is the content theft that is only disabled with the factory remote. There is another box available where you take the factory keyfob and solder onto the circuit board and wire this to the remote start doorlocks and trunk control wires. myself along with the tech support guys are stumped why the 2 (black sheep) remote starts will not work, all4 are installed identical with identical components, all grounded the same with the same power sources. We have gone to the point of isolating everything with diodes and gone as far as installing extra relays to take some of the load away from the relays inside the remote start. Yet they remain problematic. So what I am getting at is good luck and take it to a pro! I ahve installed thousands of chevy remote starts and a few hundred other brand autos and have never ever run into a problem like this. Bypass kit dot com http://www.bypasskit.com/ is a goodplace to find bypasses for any brand auto.

 

Well, I thought I'd post this up.
I'm not installing a remote start, only a Compustar FM 2way alarm. But I bought the idatalink i was talking about earlier. I ended up buying it for $0.11 (i'm serious), with $15 shipping!

The ADS-DL is a GM bypass module, as well as a doorlock interface. Don't get the ADS-TB, it won't unlock the doors!

Here is iDatalink's website. Check compatibility on here before buying anything!
http://www.idatalink.ca/

And here is the search link for Ebay.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ink&category0=

Now, the problem is that you need the ~$80 weblink to access the module. Luckily I got a hold of one!
I should have my alarm in next week. I'll try to remember to post pics... maybe do a how to!

 

I just told the insaller to take his time that i want it done right. lol.

 

You dont need those bypass with the doorlock interfaces and ****.Just get this,and your done.Its only 20 bucks.

Just put a spare key in it,and call it a day.Its a universal transponder bypass kit.

 

i got my car back and the remote start works good. the only glitch that it has is that every now and then it wont start with just the key......it has to be remote started. any suggestions?

 

These systems are not worth the cost savings. When you use these, you are effectively disabling the factory built in theft support. With this, a thief can come along and pop the key tumbler and just start the car.
Get a CAN interface module, not only is it much better, it makes installation a breeze. They interface directly with the computer and your alarm wires to it instead of going directly to the cars wires. Saves time, looks better, and is alot safer. idatalink is a good example of a CAN bus interface module.

As for the starter only working sometimes, I have no idea where the problem would be since I dont know how the installer installed it. The ignition in these cars is different then most, as the computer starts the car and not you when you turn the key. You will have to take it back to who ever installed it and ask them, most of us here cant help because there is so much that could be going wrong or setup wrong and we don't know the details of how it was installed.