alarm/remote start help
12-21-2009, 05:16 PM
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alarm/remote start help
im wanting to install a viper 5901 with remote start and two window modules in my jeep. Ive installe dplenty of radios and systems, but i have no idea where to start on this thing, if anyone could hel me id appreciate it, or if anyone has installed one adn could help me with wiring locations i would greatly appreciate it thxx
12-21-2009, 08:13 PM
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12-22-2009, 03:06 AM
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Yes Bestbuy will install for "free" but what you dont know is the price of the installation is included in the price of the alarm, they actually charge 200 to put it in. I was an installer for bestbuy for 5 years before i ran my own shop. If you have never done one, do not attempt to try this yourself with out the assistance of a qualified tech. i can give you the print out for your vehicle that lists the wiring colors and locations but there are alot of things that can go wrong and window modules are a pain in the @$$!!! Running Free is correct in that if it has a grey key you will need a bypass, the directed version is called a TBXKEY. It is a transponder type bypass that will make your vehicle think that a key is in the ignition. But only if it is a grey key, if it has no plastic cover or is black no bypass is neccessary. your best bet is to buy one off of ebay, goto bestbuy and tell an experienced tech that you will throw him 50-75 for the installation to do it away from work and that way you will get the alarm cheaper as well as the install.
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12-22-2009, 02:03 PM
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Yes Bestbuy will install for "free" but what you dont know is the price of the installation is included in the price of the alarm, they actually charge 200 to put it in. I was an installer for bestbuy for 5 years before i ran my own shop. If you have never done one, do not attempt to try this yourself with out the assistance of a qualified tech. i can give you the print out for your vehicle that lists the wiring colors and locations but there are alot of things that can go wrong and window modules are a pain in the @$$!!! Running Free is correct in that if it has a grey key you will need a bypass, the directed version is called a TBXKEY. It is a transponder type bypass that will make your vehicle think that a key is in the ignition. But only if it is a grey key, if it has no plastic cover or is black no bypass is neccessary. your best bet is to buy one off of ebay, goto bestbuy and tell an experienced tech that you will throw him 50-75 for the installation to do it away from work and that way you will get the alarm cheaper as well as the install.
The bypass module....i have the chrysler key, but mines black not grey? i know the grey one you're referring to my buddy has it on his JK.
12-23-2009, 12:32 AM
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Yes Bestbuy will install for "free" but what you dont know is the price of the installation is included in the price of the alarm, they actually charge 200 to put it in. I was an installer for bestbuy for 5 years before i ran my own shop. If you have never done one, do not attempt to try this yourself with out the assistance of a qualified tech. i can give you the print out for your vehicle that lists the wiring colors and locations but there are alot of things that can go wrong and window modules are a pain in the @$$!!! Running Free is correct in that if it has a grey key you will need a bypass, the directed version is called a TBXKEY. It is a transponder type bypass that will make your vehicle think that a key is in the ignition. But only if it is a grey key, if it has no plastic cover or is black no bypass is neccessary. your best bet is to buy one off of ebay, goto bestbuy and tell an experienced tech that you will throw him 50-75 for the installation to do it away from work and that way you will get the alarm cheaper as well as the install.
12-23-2009, 03:17 PM
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Yes Bestbuy will install for "free" but what you dont know is the price of the installation is included in the price of the alarm, they actually charge 200 to put it in. I was an installer for bestbuy for 5 years before i ran my own shop. If you have never done one, do not attempt to try this yourself with out the assistance of a qualified tech. i can give you the print out for your vehicle that lists the wiring colors and locations but there are alot of things that can go wrong and window modules are a pain in the @$$!!! Running Free is correct in that if it has a grey key you will need a bypass, the directed version is called a TBXKEY. It is a transponder type bypass that will make your vehicle think that a key is in the ignition. But only if it is a grey key, if it has no plastic cover or is black no bypass is neccessary. your best bet is to buy one off of ebay, goto bestbuy and tell an experienced tech that you will throw him 50-75 for the installation to do it away from work and that way you will get the alarm cheaper as well as the install.
im an electrician so auto electrical systems dont scare me. i know before i started the trade it was like chinese, once you learn how electricity works its so simple.
so without a bypass module and no keyless entry or windows or anything (truck has manual doors and windows
) and an auto transmission, it would be a relatively straightforward install?
12-27-2009, 09:19 PM
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ok well i dont wanna mess anything up so im taking my jeep to a friend i made that owns his own tinting,audio,alarm shop. i had a question though what do you think is a fair price to have this installed, its a viper 5901 with 2 window modules, remote start and all that? he told me he charges by the hour for it becuz its not a system from one of his sponors thxx
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I was looking at this ebay auction which has the instruction for use of the TBXKEY. Is this really the only way to install a remote start to a 2001 Cherokee Sport? My key is not black. I didn't know there was a chip in it. I only have one key. Do I have to get another key just to have remote start? It seems that's optional (note Option B). The thing that's confusing me about purchasing this is from any website is whether you get the large piece and the small piece. I use these terms out of my confusion as to which is the module and which is the transponder, if they are one and the same and the other is something else.
I was looking at this ebay auction which has the instruction for use of the TBXKEY. Is this really the only way to install a remote start to a 2001 Cherokee Sport? My key is not black. I didn't know there was a chip in it. I only have one key. Do I have to get another key just to have remote start? It seems that's optional (note Option B). The thing that's confusing me about purchasing this is from any website is whether you get the large piece and the small piece. I use these terms out of my confusion as to which is the module and which is the transponder, if they are one and the same and the other is something else.
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my dad had one installed in his 04 taco, definitely not something you want to go about doing unless you have....well installed one before, also i would think that if you didnt install the pressure sensors right it would probably get very annoying....as for the remote start, it was installed on a manual(which many places wont do) and the wiring done by these guys for the system turned out to be a good bit of wires or at least enough to make you want to rip your head off if you ****ed something up.....just saying