remote car starters..brrrr

[kobe]

hello guys, gotta questions. i wanted to install a remote car starter for my 89 325is. i live in edmonton( -25 ) which gets pretty cold and i was wondering if anyone has install them and what if any problems they might have had. also any name brands you recommend. cheers!

[george graves]

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[tonywonder]

just dont leave your car in gear.

[Dj Buttchug]

just dont leave your car in gear.

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[coreyw]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but why would starting your car remotely make a difference? Its gonna be cold no matter how you start it.

[mamzak]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but why would starting your car remotely make a difference? Its gonna be cold no matter how you start it.

Are you fucked? Because then it's warm when you get in?

Do Americans not have car starters or something?

[ChaseN]

Are you fucked? Because then it's warm when you get in?

Do Americans not have car starters or something?

Apparently, not in Sacramento. In western PA on the other hand...YES (fuck you Lake Erie!)

@ the OP...I just bought a Bulldog RS1100 remote starter/keyless entry unit for $33 on Amazon for my iX. Nothing flashy about it but had decent reviews about installation/tech support - and includes an instructional DVD (most of the negative reviews came from people that sounded like they should be thrown in jail for getting within 50 feet of a car with soldering iron & t-taps in hand). I figure if it turns out a POS it wasn't too much money down the drain.

On a manual tranny car, its a bit sketch...fortunately I park my car out behind my house in an alleyway/pipe-stem thing with nothing in front/behind for 50 feet, and I've promised myself I will ONLY remote start it when I can see it (my toasty warm bedroom's window looks out on the backyard :D). I've also got a well adjusted and functioning e-brake...Here's me crossing my fingers!

[coreyw]

Haha, I just walk out to my car and start it if I want it to be warm when I'm ready to drive. Sheesh.

[ChaseN]

Haha, I just walk out to my car and start it if I want it to be warm when I'm ready to drive. Sheesh.

Yeah on those bitter cold 55* mornings? ;) When its in the mid-teens...yeah, I'm gonna have me a remote starter this winter.

[coreyw]

Man up! Hah. I live in the foothills above Sacramento and it gets well below freezing most winter mornings. It aint no -25, but okay.
But anyways, I originally thought the OP was asking if his car would have problems starting in the cold, but now I see he was just asking about install issues.

[ChaseN]

Man up! Hah. I live in the foothills above Sacramento and it gets well below freezing most winter mornings. It aint no -25, but okay.
But anyways, I originally thought the OP was asking if his car would have problems starting in the cold, but now I see he was just asking about install issues.

Yeah not gonna lie, If I lived somewhere that it was -25 at ANY time of day, I'd move.

How long do you have to let a car idle to warm up in that kind of weather?

[coreyw]

Seriously, thats super cold. But it only takes a sec to run out and start the car and run back in. Haha. Sorry to the OP, as I don't have anything good to contribute to your thread.

I just got my e30 in April, so this will be my first winter with it. Right now whens its like 50 in the morning I let it warm up for like 2 - 5 mins normally.
My last car was a 92 4runner and I'd start it like 10 mins before leaving just to let it get warm and let the heater heat up the car. Seemed to work fine.

[fiftytakedowns]

so do them cheap ones work or what lol

[ChaseN]

Seriously, thats super cold. But it only takes a sec to run out and start the car and run back in. Haha. Sorry to the OP, as I don't have anything good to contribute to your thread.

I just got my e30 in April, so this will be my first winter with it. Right now whens its like 50 in the morning I let it warm up for like 2 - 5 mins normally.
My last car was a 92 4runner and I'd start it like 10 mins before leaving just to let it get warm and let the heater heat up the car. Seemed to work fine.

Sure, but I guess I was asking about -25*. 2-5 mins aint gonna work. My guess is neither is 10.

so do them cheap ones work or what lol

Dunno, I'll post up a review when I get mine.

[StereoInstaller1]

Paging Luke.

This really nice, homosexual man will be along to help you shortly.

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OP: PM me. I do a remote start system that is 100% manual transmission safe IF you are not an idiot.