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Originally Posted by fastfredracing
Here is my take on aftermarket alarms, and starters. A few important factory wires get cut, and then power, or signals are re- routed through cheap chineese relays, or alarm modules. 10 years down the road, when you start to have weird starting, or no starting problems, tracking it down is always fun, usually requiring complete replacement of the unit, because there are no serviceable parts, and the model is usually not in production any more . I would do a factory remote start if possible.
I am sure most of them are trouble free, but I have fixed quite a few pia electrical problems in my day due to this stuff. I walk out in the morning, and start the cars for her and I.
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My wife's Nissan was ordered with a remote starter/alarm system and what was installed was a piece of crap aftermarket system after the vehicle was delivered to the dealership.
The damn thing kept pulling down the battery. After a couple of batteries and half hearted attempts for them to trouble shoot the car, they told my wife that she needed to pull the negative post anytime she was going to leave the car for more than a day or two without starting it.
I looked at pulling it myself, but it was a nightmare of cut in wires. In the end we had to pay some one to pull the damn thing out. No more starting problems.
I wouldn't have one unless it was factory....