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Hello all! My beloved 1998 Acura CL finally bit the dust after 315,000 miles - R.I.P baby!
My question is about the aftermarket remote starter I had installed a couple of years ago. The car is not drivable, and the place I had it put on is about 15 miles away. Does anyone know how complicated it is to remove the starter from my Acura? is it something anyone with rudimentary car knowledge can do? I am planning to sell the car to a salvage guy and hoping I can get the remote starter installed on my new car (2009 Hyundai Azera). Any advice appreciated.
You say that you installed it? If you installed it, you can probably take it back out.
I suspect, though, for a used piece of equipment, if you have to pay someone to remove it and then pay someone else to install it on the new car, it wouldn't be such a good idea. If you have to pay to have one installed, have a brand new one installed, not an old one that might be nearing the end of its life.
It seems to me that remote starters are coming already installed in many of the new cars. But you already purchased a replacement car?
Pull the main cpu and trace the harness to the wiring of the vehicles. Remove any T taps and tape up the original vehicle wire. Any splices remove the harness and splice the factory wires back.
Remote starts are really not that expensive and your old one may not work on your new car. Look into Fortin remote starts as its a mostly plug and play and in some cases you use your factory key fob
You say that you installed it? If you installed it, you can probably take it back out.
I suspect, though, for a used piece of equipment, if you have to pay someone to remove it and then pay someone else to install it on the new car, it wouldn't be such a good idea. If you have to pay to have one installed, have a brand new one installed, not an old one that might be nearing the end of its life.
It seems to me that remote starters are coming already installed in many of the new cars. But you already purchased a replacement car?
No I didn't install it, I had it done at a store that specializes in car toys. I guess that is probably better getting a new one, it's just poor timing financially and I was hoping to save money having my boyfriend attempt it, I didn't know how extensive it might be.
Pull the main cpu and trace the harness to the wiring of the vehicles. Remove any T taps and tape up the original vehicle wire. Any splices remove the harness and splice the factory wires back.
Remote starts are really not that expensive and your old one may not work on your new car. Look into Fortin remote starts as its a mostly plug and play and in some cases you use your factory key fob
Thanks I'll look into that brand - your post answered my question regarding if it's complicated, lol. Thanks
No I didn't install it, I had it done at a store that specializes in car toys. I guess that is probably better getting a new one, it's just poor timing financially and I was hoping to save money having my boyfriend attempt it, I didn't know how extensive it might be.
If the person who installs it doesn't know what they're doing you could have another car that isn't running.
If the person who installs it doesn't know what they're doing you could have another car that isn't running.
My plan was to have my friend take it off the old car, then I was going to take it to the store and ask them to put it on the new one. It probably would be better to just get a new one though after reading all the responses.
The units cost next to nothing. The cost is all in the installation. Even the so-called professional installation places mess up a lot and they can pretty much ruin your car. Car wiring is very complicated these days and once you start messing with it, a small mistake can be disastrous. Frankly if you want a car with remote start, the only safe bet is to buy one that was made with remote start. Otherwise, you can kind of expect mysterious electrical quirks.
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