Is it worth it to install a remote starter in the 3rd gen models?

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I really would like to have one but I really hate the idea of hacking into the wiring even if a "pro" does it.
 

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I really would like to have one but I really hate the idea of hacking into the wiring even if a "pro" does it.
Small price to pay to have this luxury. I love mine for the sole reason of being able to have the heat on 4 minutes before getting in during the winter
 

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I really would like to have one but I really hate the idea of hacking into the wiring even if a "pro" does it.

I had Best Buy install one on my 2007 a few months ago. I’m liking it and glad I did it.


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I would love to get one as well, would love to have the ac cooling down In the summer!

Im kind of in the same boat. Dont want a hack job, and dont want a bulky fob.

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I had Best Buy install one on my 2007 a few months ago. I’m liking it and glad I did it.


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Did they have to cut a lot of wires? I guess it would be a nightmare if they let a trainee work on it.
 

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I installed the factory Ford (made by CodeAlarm). Spliced a couple of wires, the rest plug in. I do the job right - soldering splices and using heat-shrink tubing. Most installers are minimum-wage hacks.

The OEM version requires an additional part, the anti-theft module and the instructions that don't come with it.
 
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I installed the factory Ford (made by CodeAlarm). Spliced a couple of wires, the rest plug in. I do the job right - soldering splices and using heat-shrink tubing. Most installers are minimum-wage hacks.

The OEM version requires an additional part, the anti-theft module and the instructions that don't come with it.
That's what I am afraid of.
 

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Another problem is that many of the aftermarket remote start systems are $29 Chinese garbage. The installers that do the job for $129 are using these. Most disable the anyi-theft PATS key system.

If you want good stuff, go to a Ford dealer and have him install the Ford system. They'll probably charge about $350 but they'll guarantee the work and you'll get a well designed and made system.

Best Buy and Pep Boys will just have some crackhead monkey-hammer your stuff.
 
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Another problem is that many of the aftermarket remote start systems are $29 Chinese garbage. The installers that do the job for $129 are using these. Most disable the anyi-theft PATS key system.

If you want good stuff, go to a Ford dealer and have him install the Ford system. They'll probably charge about $350 but they'll guarantee the work and you'll get a well designed and made system.

Best Buy and Pep Boys will just have some crackhead monkey-hammer your stuff.
Lol, ya I guess now I just have to figure if I want to spend that much. I imagine it could really be a nightmare if you try to cut corners on it.
 
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