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ORIGINAL: Jason1114
I had one installed at the dealer yesterday. They put in the bypass with an uncut key that is "keyed" to your car. I had the dealer do it as it is now covered under my factory warranty. Paid close to 600 but it was worth it in my mind not to save a few buck only to have an electrical problem and have the dealer blame the autostart
$600 WOW. Mine only cost $216 installed. Again this is my 3rd one and they do not void warranties.
I think there is something to be said as well for the type of remote start you pick. some are just a remote starter. while some include the functions of the key fob as well....door lock and unlock, trunk pop, etc ( in which case you have to link into the lights and stuff for flashing lights to show it is activated, etc. and when you ad those in and an alarm also, that can make the install more difficult. so this may play into the decision making process for self install vs. pro install. just something else to consider.
I would agree with the manual comments. It can be done, but is highly unrecommended.
Last time I was at bestbuy, I think it was 200 and something for the starter and the install. This is where I will most likely get it done, since I have a 100 dollar gift card there.
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