Here it is: SAFE Remote Start for MANUAL!

[StereoInstaller1]

The other way to do this is to a plate with the shift pattern and use alarm contacts and rare earth magents. If the car is in any gear the system can show a ground and not start / if in neutral no ground and bam the car will start. I did this on maybe a dozen vw's back in the day. If build correctly it is the safest method this would be a cool project for someone.

Ty

Nah, nowhere near as safe.

Easy to lose a magnet easy to have a false start...this system has passed the scrutiny of half dozen lawyers, has to be better, right?

[europeanplates]

I may have read it wrong but if the car does not have the ebrake on it could start?

The ones we did had the magnets on the shift lever and the contact mounted around the pattern. I will see if I can look up some of the images of the ones I did.

Ty

[StereoInstaller1]

Ty, it is as simple as this: you have to get out of the car with it running and the ebrake on.

running AND ebrake on.

If you can do that with it in gear, you need to die.

Simple, huh?

[dnova89]

Awesome to hear it's still in progress. When you get those flawless install directions down, I'm ready to buy! Just wanted to let you know I'm still interested whenever it's ready. Can't wait to put being late to school because I had to wait a few minutes for my car to warm up to an end! haha.. maybe I should just wake up earlier.. nahhhh, remote start is the ANSWER! lol

[StereoInstaller1]

Bumping an OLD thread...this is finally coming together!

[325ix]

This would have been cool on those super cold Colorado mornings, not so much in New Mexico...

[StereoInstaller1]

It is still cool on a 90 degree day having your A/C all fired up...

[billy_ocean]

this looks awesome. too bad my tach doesn't work.

i would try to find someone in the bay area to wire this up for me. would be worth it just to warm up my transmission. my syncros work way better warm.

[pandaboo911]

Cool system, although remote start isn't really my thing.

In theory you could engage the ebrake, stall the engine in 1st, get out and when you come back it'll start in gear, but you'd have to be an apocalyptic idiot to manage that.

[accident]

For anyone worried about having to wire this up, know this:

I bought an alarm from Luke maybe 2 years ago. Granted, it was a much simpler system than this, but I'd never done an alarm install before. I had done wiring of other things in the past, though (car stereos). Luke provides great instruction sheets, and mine didn't even have pictures! His kits come well documented, and when I ran in to a little snag he picked up his phone every time I called. Luke is a top notch guy and a very talented electronics guy. He WILL guide you through getting this into your car, even if it means tearing out the little hair he has left (love ya big guy)

[StereoInstaller1]

Cool system, although remote start isn't really my thing.

In theory you could engage the ebrake, stall the engine in 1st, get out and when you come back it'll start in gear, but you'd have to be an apocalyptic idiot to manage that.

No, you aren't catching on.

1. Foot off of brake pedal

2. Parking Brake on

3. take key out (motor stays running)

4. Open and close door

5. THEN the motor shuts off.

Stalling the motor means it isn't running...if it isn't running when the door CLOSES, the system will not allow remote start.

You really cannot mess with it, it is solid programming.

[StereoInstaller1]

this looks awesome. too bad my tach doesn't work.

i would try to find someone in the bay area to wire this up for me. would be worth it just to warm up my transmission. my syncros work way better warm.

If your tach SIGNAL didn't work, your car would not run...and then we don't care if you get remote start, do we? Yeah, the thingie with the needle on it might be broke, but the signal going to it works just fine.

There will be adequate instructions on how to install this thing, as Accident said "I will guide your dumb ass through it"...but you might be better off hiring one of several bay Area guys on here to come do it for you.

[slammin.e28]

No, you aren't catching on.

1. Foot off of brake pedal

2. Parking Brake on

3. take key out (motor stays running)

4. Open and close door

5. THEN the motor shuts off.

Stalling the motor means it isn't running...if it isn't running when the door CLOSES, the system will not allow remote start.

You really cannot mess with it, it is solid programming.

So, pretty much, this system will shut the engine off when you lock the car? Then, it's completely set up for the car to restart, under this system, with no negative repercussions (starting in gear, etc).

You're pretty much priming the car to remote start by following the steps to shut it off, correct?

[Mikhail Bakunin]

Exactly.

It's fool-proof. Well --- Unless you leave your window down and someone reaches in and puts your car in gear for you and undoes the e-brake. Then whoops. ;) Not that that would ever happen.

[StereoInstaller1]

There we go, a couple of guys who get it! Actually, it still needs to see the e brake on or it won't remote start either.

this is coming together quickly, I am gonna post a vid of it in action soon.