Anyone has the factory remote starter on their mada? how does it work? reasons asking is that I have the sticker that says remote starter installed thanks.

There is no factory remote start. If you have it the dealer ( or another shop) must have installed it.

Hm! That is interesting.
I assume you bough it used?? Have you checked your operator's manual?
Is it a Nissan sticker? Maybe (Hopefully) some of our members from the (colder) North can help with an answer.
Cheer and welcome. :)

Hey, welcome to the club!

I haven't seen any documentation on a 'Factory Remote Starter', but if you got one, take a picture of the sticker or your key fob/remote and post it so we can get a look!

Was Trying to get remote start from Dealer, they gave me Name and # for an Audio and Alarm Installer...

I use to work at a stereo alarm place. All the dealers around there sent there vehicle over for use to do alarms and starter and anything else the customer want pertaining to electronics. At one point (in the late 80s when them 10 disc cd changer was the newest thing, we were doing all day long for the dealerships. Imagine having to go to your trunk just to change out the CDs.:D

Imagine having to go to your trunk just to change out the CDs.:D

Hey! I still do! :rolleyes: At least I gave up the 8 track!:D

Dealers will outsource autostarters, alarms, etc. When I installed, we could buy the alarm components for $120, we charged the dealer (or anyone else who had one installed) $500, and the dealer charged the new car buyer $1000. Same alarm, same guy, but double mark-up.

i have the remote starter (dealer installed) you press the lock button on the key ring 2x fast and it'll start...lasts for about 15 min....then it'll shut off automatically

i have the remote starter (dealer installed) you press the lock button on the key ring 2x fast and it'll start...lasts for about 15 min....then it'll shut off automatically

That's so cool!:) But when u go inside the Armada then, do u have to put in ur key still?

i had the remote start installed on my QX at the dealer ...i paid, i think $350...
it uses the factory key fob...you press lock,unlock,lock....then she starts...i love it!!! it might sound like its alot but i didnt want 2 alarm fobs hanging on my key ring....and i did have to give the dealer the second key so he can bypass the code....


fiddlyD

That's interesting, I wonder where/how that works...

I'm on my 4th remote starter in various vehicles and I've never heard of one integrating so well with the factory systems. Off to investigate.

That's interesting, I wonder where/how that works...

I'm on my 4th remote starter in various vehicles and I've never heard of one integrating so well with the factory systems. Off to investigate.


Please get more info from the deale because circuit city and best buy charge the same thing But I need to buy a 2nd key. I rather use my original.

K

just goto the dealer and ask if they do it....i went to my Infiniti dealer and that was it...


fiddlyD

just goto the dealer and ask if they do it....i went to my Infiniti dealer and that was it...


fiddlyD

Tried that yesterday and the dealer told me that it mut be an aft mrk because Nissan does not sell that. Need to find out what aft mrk can use oem fob!
K

HMMMMMM.... try going to an Infiniti dealer???


fiddlyD

Skip the dealer. No dealer does the work themselves. None. They outsource it all. Go to a dealer that uses a reputable brand autostarter and does high end work. Don't go to Best Buy or Circuit City for example Clifford and Viper are pretty good for a start. I'd get a Clifford for mine if I wanted it. ;)

Tried that yesterday and the dealer told me that it mut be an after market because Nissan does not sell that. Need to find out what after market can use oem fob!
K

This is what I'm curious about too. Anyone with any ideas where to start searching?

I imgine the issue with using the OEM keyfob for remote start is that range would really suck. I know you can get after market autostart systems from CompuStar that will get you 1.25m range. And range is important to me so maybe this is a mute point.

You know, the more I think about it, the more that this system might just be a really cheap (could still be OEM) system. If the autostart doesn't come with remotes and relies on the RF of the stock keyless entry, this must be a really cheap autostart. Sure it works, and it will be handy, but the better aftermarket systems will give you two-way capability, amazing range and a display to tell you if its running or not (as well as incorporating doors, trunk, etc. obviously).

My wifes AstroStart basic install was about $350 in her Maxima and that got basic lock/unlock/trunk/start capabilities on a one-way remote (only one included, by the way). My previous vehicle, a Grand Caravan, I and a friend put in a CompuStar 2000AS which had alarm/lock/unlock/power doors/trunk/start on a two-way remote (again only one included) and that was about $500 installed from local dealers, I believe. I could start my vehicle, parked in the far end of the parking lot (250' from the building), from my desk that was nowhere near windows in the interior of the building. In the dead of winter, it was very nice to not have to go to the windows, squint and see if the parking lights were on...

The one thing that might be nice is that if there is an OEM solution, there would be a nice wiring harness already to go to tap into the locks, ignition, etc so installing yourself would be trivial.

You guys do realize that remote starters on cars like ours that have the chips in the keys for security kind of negates the point of the key-coded electronic systems for security. With a remote starter that requires your spare key to be in the dash, so that it will start (the extra key has the chip in it) any theif can hop in and use a screw driver to start your car!

-mike

You guys do realize that remote starters on cars like ours that have the chips in the keys for security kind of negates the point of the key-coded electronic systems for security. With a remote starter that requires your spare key to be in the dash, so that it will start (the extra key has the chip in it) any theif can hop in and use a screw driver to start your car!

-mike

Yea, but he has to make alot of noise to do it. Then you have to pick which car has remote start to steal. Odds are good.;)

Yea, but he has to make alot of noise to do it. Then you have to pick which car has remote start to steal. Odds are good.;)

Noise? not really, you see, the OEM alarms on our cars don't sense glass breaking so break window, enter car through window, jam screw driver into ignition, start car.

Any thief worth his salt will stake out your house, see you have a remote starter and know instantly that the screw driver method will work.

But hey if you don't mind, I don't mind!

-mike

HAHA, thats good to know. Now I am glad that Nissan doesnt offer factory remote start for the Armada.

Try that trick with an aftermarket system and the noise maker starts making noise. If that doesnt work, its a chance for a newer Mada.:D

HAHA, thats good to know. Now I am glad that Nissan doesnt offer factory remote start for the Armada.

Try that trick with an aftermarket system and the noise maker starts making noise. If that doesnt work, its a chance for a newer Mada.:D

True true, I found out the hard way the alarm doesn't get triggered by breaking glass... The did a smash and grab of my LCD touchscreen for my carputer here in Soprano-Land, they were kind though, they un-screwed it from the dash and unplugged the wires rather than tearing it out and cutting the wires!

-mike

Skip the dealer. No dealer does the work themselves. None. They outsource it all. Go to a dealer that uses a reputable brand autostarter and does high end work. Don't go to Best Buy or Circuit City for example Clifford and Viper are pretty good for a start. I'd get a Clifford for mine if I wanted it. ;)

Not sure if it counts but I worked at a dealer in the Phoenix area who had audio video people onsite whenever the dealership was open. Yeah they were contractors, but they were always onsite and had their own "service bay"

I have a remote start that works with my factory key fob in my Titan. As stated before you hit the lock, unlock, lock and it starts up. There is a key placed in the system, but you have to have a key with the chip in it to drive it. The doors lock as soon as the remote start turns the truck on. You have to unlock the door and put the key in the ignition and turn it to on before you hit the brakes to put it into gear. If you hit the brakes before you have the key in the ingnition it will kill the truck and lock the doors again.

I never really was that big on the remote starts untill my fiancee got me one, and now I don't think I will ever be with out one. True I am sure some thief could break in and drive off with my truck, but they can do that with remote start or not if they really want to. Besides thats what I pay all that money to the insurance for. Just my $.02

I have a remote start that works with my factory key fob in my Titan. As stated before you hit the lock, unlock, lock and it starts up. There is a key placed in the system, but you have to have a key with the chip in it to drive it. The doors lock as soon as the remote start turns the truck on. You have to unlock the door and put the key in the ignition and turn it to on before you hit the brakes to put it into gear. If you hit the brakes before you have the key in the ingnition it will kill the truck and lock the doors again.

I never really was that big on the remote starts untill my fiancee got me one, and now I don't think I will ever be with out one. True I am sure some thief could break in and drive off with my truck, but they can do that with remote start or not if they really want to. Besides thats what I pay all that money to the insurance for. Just my $.02

What brand of system is it? How much was it? Where did you get it installed?

What brand of system is it? How much was it? Where did you get it installed?

I am not sure about he cost, because my fiancee got it for me but it is an audiovox. Not sure about the model either. I am sure there are much better systems out there, but mine works great and I love it. We got it installed at a local shop that does a lot of stereo, sun roof, video, etc installs.

You could just go to a local shop and they could hook you up I am sure. You can find all kinds of systems on the internet. Some allow you to program if you want your vehicle to start every 6 hrs, 9hrs, 12hrs, or 24 hrs. Why you would need that I have no clue. I think mine is just one of the basic systems. It starts the truck up and will run for between 15-20 mins and then shut off if you haven't put the key in. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Here is a link to where I had it on CT. Some of these guys know (or think they do) a lot about them.

http://www.clubtitan.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23719&highlight=remote+start

I wouldn't worry about the autostarter and key inside. There are plenty of ways to get around it. First, most crooks don't stake out individual houses to see if you have an autostarter. Second, you can hide the key module pretty well. Third, any car can be stolen in a minute or less by a prepared and determined thief regardless of the key. And fourth, you can do things to make it harder to take regardless. I know someone who had one with a power cutoff and hidden key pad alarm. He had it rigged that if you didn't punch in the code within the first 60 seconds after you put the car into drive, the motor would shut off, the windows roll up, the doors lock(he removed the door lock knobs and disabled the doors opening with the latch. He then had 5 pain generators (High DB sirens), and a camera electronic flash hooked up that went off blinding anyone in the car and causing extreme pain and disorientation. He was a sick puppy and had 26 different sirens hooked up, one was one of those air raid ones that sounded like a WW2 air raid siren winding up. :crikey:

I wouldn't worry about the autostarter and key inside. There are plenty of ways to get around it. First, most crooks don't stake out individual houses to see if you have an autostarter. Second, you can hide the key module pretty well. Third, any car can be stolen in a minute or less by a prepared and determined thief regardless of the key. And fourth, you can do things to make it harder to take regardless. I know someone who had one with a power cutoff and hidden key pad alarm. He had it rigged that if you didn't punch in the code within the first 60 seconds after you put the car into drive, the motor would shut off, the windows roll up, the doors lock(he removed the door lock knobs and disabled the doors opening with the latch. He then had 5 pain generators (High DB sirens), and a camera electronic flash hooked up that went off blinding anyone in the car and causing extreme pain and disorientation. He was a sick puppy and had 26 different sirens hooked up, one was one of those air raid ones that sounded like a WW2 air raid siren winding up. :crikey:

putting cameras, spot lights, disabled doors, and sirens and all that.......... why? I love my truck, but its a truck!!! They make them every day and I pay insurance for a reason. but that just MHO

putting cameras, spot lights, disabled doors, and sirens and all that.......... why? I love my truck, but its a truck!!! They make them every day and I pay insurance for a reason. but that just MHO

Yea, but it sure would be nice to see the look of the thief when he realizes he is fu**ed. :D

Yea, but it sure would be nice to see the look of the thief when he realizes he is fu**ed. :D
Exactly why this guy did it. His thought was he started and unlocked his car by remote from a couple hundred yards away. If someone got in and tried to steal it, they were in for a surprise. This was in a 1984 Honda Civic that was 5 years old at the time. He also worked as a salesman at the car electronics shop that I installed at. Another car we had, had had the radio stolen 3 times. He had us install another one with razor blades epoxied onto the chassis. His thought was that if the radio was gone, but there was blood in the car, he'd feel satisfied he got his money's worth. Another guy had us cover the radio in vascline and tape a note on the back that said, "You have now touched a contact poison coating my radio. You will feel heat and iching in your hands within a few hours and will be seriously ill or dead within a couple days. You can turn yourself in and ask the police to contact me for an antidote or take your chances. I don't care. You started this."

Good stuff. ;)

Oh man! Thats funny yet messed up. My crazy uncle is like that, he has a cadilac and modified the front emblems so they contain cut down razor blades so if anyone tries to steal the emblem they'll get a suprise, to much time and effort for no good thiefs if you ask me, I'd uch rather put my efforts tword positive things.

Yes, if someone really wants your truck it's simple to come with a flatbed and drag it away, 3 min and it's gone... Or a repo-man-special, I've actually seen NYCTraffic tow trucks yank a car out of a parrallel parking spot while sitting at a long light w/o ever getting out of their tow truck, now that is talent!


-mike

Yes, its a month late from the last post but I just couldn't let this one slip by. If you worried about losing your key fob or having two then your not looking hard enough. DEI has many lines (viper, clifford, etc) that have the awsome customizability to allow it to work with all of your factory perks as well as many more (vent sunroof, turn on heater, etc.). As far as the key goes. The bypass box that contains the key can be hidden anywhere in the car. ANYWHERE! Plus if you filed the key smooth then it won't help them if they find it anyway. Don't be afraid of a good alarm/autostart system and DEFINATELY don't rely on a stealership to install one for you.



P.S. I found this thread cause I wanted to share my success at yet another ebay puchase.

http://stores.ebay.com/MyKeyless

This guy sold me two chipped keys that were programmed no problem, by the stealership, for less than $40. 2!!! Less than $40:awesome:

Perfect, DEI 561T is the way to go. It uses your own keyfob to start and you dont lose any factory functions.

I agree, get a spare key from ebay, take all keys to "stealership" to get repeogrammed, then file one for the bypass box.

Like many have said here and most already know, if a thief wants your stuff, its gone.

We have the Valet 561T in one of our veichles, has one thousand foot range. Cost $175.00 installed. If you touch the brake or steering wheel before inserting key will shut engine off. You can have it set so it will start the veichle every two hours and run 15 minutes for six cycles. If it is really cold outside or really hot to run the A/C.it will keep it warm untill your ready to drive it. Or you can brake the cycle if you don't want it to start that many times.

mich05,

Where did you get your Valet 561T done at? Electronics shop, Best Buy,...?

Also, did you need to get a by-pass module? http://www.autotechs.com/items/item1268.htm