Hi,

Looking to install a keyless entry in my 84. Anyone have any experience installing one? How difficult and what system would you buy?

Thanks

 

I have one for sale..lol Brand new system, just never put it in the vehicle it was intended for, now that car is gone. It's actually a remote start, but has door and truck lock/unlock funtions as well

 

This is the system I had installed in my '95 LT1 back in October.

http://tinyurl.com/9392ds

Save yourself a headache, pay them the 50 bucks to install it. I have my system wired to lock/unlock the doors and unlock the hatch. Parking lights flash once for lock, twice for unlock. The doors lock automatically when when the igntion key is in the "ON" position, unlock when the key is turned to the "Off" position.

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The Viper Keyless Entry system is the type that Goldcylon uses. The price includes a basic intallation.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1140392383377

 

Had the viper keyless entry system installed and it is awesome. Does both doors and the hatch. I did not want to put the wear on my door locks anymore. Never again will a key touch my door locks. Definitely have it installed.

 

Didn't GM have a kit to convert to keyless entry? Any good?

 

Yes but I think that was for the MY 90s and up and not the 84s. Ive had good luck with the viper remote entry fob system in two C4s. One was a MY 90 and my current car which is a 91. Good luck

 

Yes GM one was the VKE 1000.. it was a universal kit and will work fine in an 84. BUT GM does not make/sell it anymore. the other one posted above the Valet 712T is basically the same as the GM VKE 1000.

I had the VKE 1000 in my 89, I liked it because of the GM remotes.. looked factory

I have the 712T in my 90, works the same and most of the wiring is close, there are a few more features with the Valet 712T..

 

Yep Jeff thats the model last time I saw one of those on Ebay it went for almost $300.

 

That's exactly what I had installed in my '95. The features it offers is almost endless. The thing has about 20 wires coming out of it. This unit offers two auxillary channels. I have the hatch release on one and the horn "panic button" on the other aux button.

http://tinyurl.com/9392ds

The Valet unit and remotes:



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The Viper unit and remotes:



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(Note: The units look the same except for the logos and the shape of the remotes. I wouldn't be surprised if both units are identical.)

The Valet 712T, installation and tax was around $150.00. If Circuit City isn't your style, the Viper kit is sold by Best Buy and its price includes basic installation. I can say that I'm very satisfied with my keyless system. You can spend a lot more for a system if you like a lot of bells and whistles but either the bottom line Viper or Valet keyless system will give you everything you need. For another $50.00 plus installation, you can get a Valet system that you can do a remote start for your car. I personally wouldn't get one - they make stealing the car so much easier. Also, some cities are like my town of Fort Collins - the police will ticket cars that are idling unattended. It's called the "Puffer Law" and a ticket is $35 which doubles if not paid within 10 days of issue. Our cops would rather you drive with a small peephole chisled through the ice on your windshield than to let your car idle in the driveway and get warm enough to melt the ice on the windshield.

I spin my own wrenchs but do take my advice - whatever keyless system you get, let a trained installation person install the thing. That way the warrenty isn't voided. It's easy to connect the wrong wire and damage the system. Also, Corvettes have a funky type of lock/unlock wiring that the installation droids have to work with - since they have the installation manuals and we don't, they have an advantage over us weekend wrenchers.

 

Thanks for all the info. Best Buy has the Viper for $140 which includes the install. Do I need anything else besides the Viper for the factory installed alarm?

 

No not for my 90 or 91. I had the rear hatch release added to the aux function of the remote. Keep in mind you want the keyless entry module only and no part of the viper alarm system itself. On the MY 90 and 91 this module does not interfere with the VATS and the factory alarm portion is retained. I am not sure what this will do to the 84-89 MYs Good luck GC

 

The Valet system will work with 1984 Covettes:

http://tinyurl.com/7c8gz3

Since it appears that both the Viper and Valet are the samesystem, I would guess the Viper will work also. It won't hurt to have the Best Buy droid check it out if the Viper is what you plan to buy.

 

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