Remote Start
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Anything is possible but not always practical. In this case I'd say forget about it. You would at least have to leave it in neutral and leave a fob in the car at all times.
Last edited by EVRose; Aug 5, 2018 at 01:03 PM.
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From: Redondo Beach SoCal & SoJerz
Not sure about leaving a fob in the car, as I’ve had a few vehicles with remote start. I’d definitely have a dealer do the install, just drop off & pick up & it’s ready to go. I’d recommend Viper Smart Start, I have it tied into my phone & does much more than just start.
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From: Crowley Texas
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It is possible to do, but you will have to do it yourself. No reputable shop will install Remote Start on a manual transmission vehicle because of the liability. I thought I read about someone doing this to a Corvette, but it also required a Tech II to reprogram some things to make it happen.
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How in the hell are you going to do a remote start on a manual trans, when common sense is that you leave the trans in Reverse when you park it?
So forget about the remote start having to bypass the clutch switch, and even having a fob as part of it, but what is going to take the car out of gear to allow it to start and the car not lunge in gear instead.
Also, leaving a manual car out of reverse when parked, relaying on the parking brake to keep it from moving when parked, it not common sense. Hence E brake cable or mechanism could break, allowing the car to free move isntead.
So forget about the remote start having to bypass the clutch switch, and even having a fob as part of it, but what is going to take the car out of gear to allow it to start and the car not lunge in gear instead.
Also, leaving a manual car out of reverse when parked, relaying on the parking brake to keep it from moving when parked, it not common sense. Hence E brake cable or mechanism could break, allowing the car to free move isntead.
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I had an 02 Z once that had remote start. There was a sequence to shutting the car and exiting it so it would remote start. Neutral obviously was one. Not sure how the installer did it, but was pretty cool to remote start a head, cammed, supercharged car!
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not at all I had this done on my Manual Vauxhall Calibra in the UK. I used a Clifford Inteli start system.. You would have to have the car running while you excited the car. Then shut the down and press the arm button.. The engine would then shut down.. The system would know it was in neutral as you had already opened the door and closed the door and armed the alarm.... So to do a remote start you just pressed two buttons on the Clifford remote and it would start the engine. If you had disarmed the car or somehow opened the door before disarming the alarm the car wouldn't start
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No, no and no!
Not advisable what so ever! Not even in your dreams.
The manual transmission is a huge no-no and let alone finding someone that would do it right. A coworker had a manual transmission car. She left it in 1st thinking she left it in neutral. It shot across the parking lot and hit a bunch of cars. Yes, an oh crap moment for sure!
I could not find anyone that would not splice the crap out of the wire on my automatic. Then you have a problem and then they have closed up shop. You're left with a huge mess. Life time warranty? Who's lifetime?
Skip the headache and start it the old fashion way!
Not advisable what so ever! Not even in your dreams.
The manual transmission is a huge no-no and let alone finding someone that would do it right. A coworker had a manual transmission car. She left it in 1st thinking she left it in neutral. It shot across the parking lot and hit a bunch of cars. Yes, an oh crap moment for sure!
I could not find anyone that would not splice the crap out of the wire on my automatic. Then you have a problem and then they have closed up shop. You're left with a huge mess. Life time warranty? Who's lifetime?
Skip the headache and start it the old fashion way!
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not at all I had this done on my Manual Vauxhall Calibra in the UK. I used a Clifford Inteli start system.. You would have to have the car running while you excited the car. Then shut the down and press the arm button.. The engine would then shut down.. The system would know it was in neutral as you had already opened the door and closed the door and armed the alarm.... So to do a remote start you just pressed two buttons on the Clifford remote and it would start the engine. If you had disarmed the car or somehow opened the door before disarming the alarm the car wouldn't start
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How in the hell are you going to do a remote start on a manual trans, when common sense is that you leave the trans in Reverse when you park it?
So forget about the remote start having to bypass the clutch switch, and even having a fob as part of it, but what is going to take the car out of gear to allow it to start and the car not lunge in gear instead.
Also, leaving a manual car out of reverse when parked, relaying on the parking brake to keep it from moving when parked, it not common sense. Hence E brake cable or mechanism could break, allowing the car to free move isntead.
So forget about the remote start having to bypass the clutch switch, and even having a fob as part of it, but what is going to take the car out of gear to allow it to start and the car not lunge in gear instead.
Also, leaving a manual car out of reverse when parked, relaying on the parking brake to keep it from moving when parked, it not common sense. Hence E brake cable or mechanism could break, allowing the car to free move isntead.
