Just wondering if anyone has tried having a remote start/alarm installed on their 6MT? Also curious how it's worked out for ya so far...

 

Its very risky and not sure who has remote start on their car from this forum.

 

I have remote start. It's great for the summer and winter. No more waiting while the car warms ups. Make sure you tell whoever installs your alarm/autostart to disable the factory alarm.

 

yes, they have to go through the driver door panel to disarm.
it's not too safe to remote start MT vehicle, but it can be done.
You'll also need an extra key and a transponder.

 

I was looking at getting one too. I've had one on my previous car, as well as on my wife's car. I love using it year round to make sure that the car cools down in the summer, heats up in the winter, and make sure taht the oil is circulating in the engine prior to taking off.

The main reasons I haven't gotten one yet are:
- you have to disable the alarm system
- you need an extra key (which also defeats the killswitch)
- risk with the 6MT. It uses the clutch position sensor and a transmission sensor to make sure that it won't move the car, but that's still a risk.

I'm going to check with my dealer if they have seen some on other 6MTs and what they would recommend...

 

i wouldn't, the 30 secs it takes to warm up a car's engine is not that bad. If you guys are warming up for more than 30secs - 1 min, you guys are not warming up the car right. If you warm up the engine, and not warm up the transmission, you get issues too.

 

I have been debating about doing this for a long time and now with my accident, i got a rental car (a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix) that has a remote starter and it is AWESOME in the mornings and coming home from the train and stuff!! However, i have an 04 AT but if i had a MT, i def wouldn't do it. I have heard horror stories about them. A friends Dad had a remote starter put on his BMW and had it parked via Valet, and when he went to start it, the Valet guy had left it in gear and it car jumped into the wall....lol. Not really funny, but they are still sorting out who's fault it is....cause that is def a touchy subject.

Irregardless, i think i am going to get one when i get my car back. I know a guy that said he can take care of my needs and hook me up with a brand new Autopage RS 1000 which has USB hook up to my computer and i can download runtimes and it can start the car everyday at the same time if i want it to. It is really cool looking but doesn't come out until mid jan, so we'll see!!

 

i have remote start on my TSX, so did my 05 6MT. if you installing in a MT, just use a remote start that is made for MT cars. i use CompuStar, works for both Auto and MT.

 

Don't have a remote starter on the TSX, but we had a remote starter installed on MT cars in the past, and the way a lot of them will work now is that you have to arm the vehicle while it is idling in neutral with the handbrake on. Once you exit the car and close the door, the car either shuts off automatically or you turn it off with the remote. If you open any door without first starting the car, the remote start is disabled. This basically guarantees that the remote start will not happen with the car in gear. The system we used had no sensors on the clutch or the shifter.

In Montreal, we had it installed at Ultracar on Ste. Catherine across from Alexis-Nihon. They get a lot of high end business and work on a lot of expensive cars, so the TSX shouldn't be a problem.

 

Cool, thanks for all the input. I know that installing a remote start to a MT isn't easy, but I wanted to know if anyone has had any probs when they had it done to their TSX. I won't have any probs with other people leaving it in gear, I live in Montana and well, we don't have any valet parking here! lol

 

Most alarm shops won't put an autostart in a MT. Too much of a liability. My alarm guy has done it and been sued by the dip shit that requested it so he won't even touch one again. Dumb ass left it in gear and started it with the remote as he watched it drive through the garage door. Luckily my alarm guy had him sign a waiver or he would have to pay for everything.

The TSX seats warm up fast enough to keep me warm, but then again Nikki has her own warm bedroom to sleep in She's so spoiled.

 

Oh, no worries...it wouldn't be installed by a shop. I was just curious if there were any problems after the install as far as malfunctioning goes and not so much user error. I love remote starts...I will probably never own a car again without having one installed. We have really cold weather here, so it's definitely nice in the winter.

 

Hey, thanks for the info! I'll give them a call! Nice to see a former Montrealer!

 

Another reason is that modern cars only need a minute or two to warm up before you can drive away. If you're going to be idling your car long enough (ie: to let it cool or heat up), then it's recommended to shut off the engine (like when you're waiting for a friend). Otherwise, it's a waste of fuel and adds to the smog.

My accord has a remote start, and it surely is nice. I don't use it anymore though.

 

It's probably different in Cali, but everyone I know who has remote start (up in Canada) has it to warm up the cabin and defrost the windows, not just to warm up the engine. That easily takes a good 5 minutes. (And this is not a waste of fuel, as your other option is to start your car with a key and then sit in the cold cabin and watch your windows defog/defrost. Same amount of fuel..)

 

Any good shop would have used a neutral switch so that it wouldn't start unless in neutral

Well coming from S cali you dont have this issue, but alot of northerners and people need to let their car run for 5+ min just to de ice and defog the windows in the morning. Plus its known that cold motors are less efficient than a warm motor so might as well let it run and get warm. My car idles all day. Its far easier on the motor than to shut it off and restart it as often as i would need to.

 

It is hard from people in South Cali to understand what -30F does to your car! not to mention that, although you can drive off slowly, your oil is about as thick as butter for the first 5 minutes...

 

Remote start installed by dealer. Loved it. A year later I walked out from the grocery store and there she is--- starting and stopping, starting and stopping. Over and over and over until battery dead. Supposed to be some toggle switch to disengage it, but never located it. Dealer said there was no toggle switch and that sometimes it just happens. 24 hours later they said it needed new battery. ????? Too bad I am an idiot and dont know who to believe.