Success with Remote Start on Lexus GS
12-20-07, 03:40 PM
#18
I purchased a remote starter and a sense-o-shock unit for my gs from a member here and installed it all in about 30 mins. Very simple and works great. Definately worth it also uses stock key. just push lock 3 times and it turns on. Also i just hid a spare key in the dash and no need for immobilizer. Guess it might make it easier to steal but then again that is what the alarm is for. Actually either way insurance would cover it. The shock unit is also great. I have caught 3 people that bumped my car or opend their doors and hit my car due to me hearing the alarm now that it has the shock unit.
Can you give more info about the one you installed that took 30 minutes? Is it just sens-o-shock and can you put an immobilizer unit in the circuit cause I do not feel comfortable with leaving a Key in the car.
Thanks,
BP
12-20-07, 03:44 PM
#19
switch etc. with no indication of which wire to connect to and where you might find it. I had a lot of help buying a remote start and alarm installation manual on ebay from ebay member caralarmpros that was specifically for the Lexus GS. The $8.99 price for the manual was well worth it and I would not have been able to complete the install without it. They let me know where to find wires and which color they would be.
The remote start works flawlessly and does not require a separate remote. I currently have it set to activate with 2 unlock pulses. If only I could increase the range of the remote!!! I don't really have the time to do a full PDF write-up and step by step install right now but I will do my best to answer any technical questions anyone might have regarding installing one of these. It would be a terrible waste to keep it all to myself.
The remote start works flawlessly and does not require a separate remote. I currently have it set to activate with 2 unlock pulses. If only I could increase the range of the remote!!! I don't really have the time to do a full PDF write-up and step by step install right now but I will do my best to answer any technical questions anyone might have regarding installing one of these. It would be a terrible waste to keep it all to myself.
I am a little confused if there are other remote starts that are easier to install and why you did not pick one that is easier.
It is always easier to second guess afterwards and I am only trying to learn through you.
BP
12-21-07, 05:59 AM
#21
I installed my own alarm as well. It was a real pain lol. It took me about 3-4 days to install my alarm. Then again that was the first time I've EVER installed an alarm in my life. Everything went in flawlessly and all the system work great. The hardest part was finding the correct wires and all, but now that I know where they all are...I can probably hook up an alarm in about a day. I have the Autopage RS1000 alarm. It has a color OLED display and a 1 mile rage. Obviously that 1mile rating is only if you're waaay out in an open field with no objects in between you and the car. Realistically I get about 1/4 mile 2 way paging in dense urban areas but still that's much much better than the paltry 20-30ft of the factory remote.
08-21-08, 08:20 PM
#24
08-21-08, 08:40 PM
#25
The chin trick works. I did not believe it until I tried it once. I got about 1/8 range and i was very surprised. I was on a bridge and my car was in a parking lot below. I didn't remember if I locked the car or not so I was wildly waving my arm around and pressing the lock button. It didn't work so I tried putting the key part on my chin and the car blinked once. I have no idea how it worked but it worked at about 1/8 mile range lol.
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