Bought a engine remote starter from Canadian Tire, where to get it installed?

[etkuo]

I bought a engine remote started from Canadian Tire for $49.99. However, they do not offer installation service. The guy there told me that I can get it installed in Future Shop for $175... I went onto Future Shop website and it said $100, but it's still double the value of the remote starter.

So I am wondering whether there are other places that can install these with a cheaper price. I am located in London, ON.

Thanks.

[maritime_storm]

If you insist on installing one of these evil enviromentally and vehicle unfriendly devices on your car, find the best electrical shop in town and give them your business regardless of price. If it is installed wrong will cost a fortune to fix and amazing amount of heartache as a result.

[95pathfinder]

Environmentally unfriendly? 

Anyways, yes go to a place that has a good reputation. It cost me 250 to have one installed in my 95PF. But then again they had to remove the old one that was in there when I got it. I got one for christmas and it was one of those prostart keyless/alarm/remote start/immobilizer/trunk opener(in my case hatch glass)/make you breakfast machines.

IMO they are only vehicle unfriendly if they are installed incorrectly. The prostart ones have a lifetime warranty, as did the work the shop did on mine. Most good places will warranty their work for as long as you own the vehicle.

[maritime_storm]

Yes Enviornmentally unfriendly. They promote excessive idling causing large amounts of air pollution for no reason. Idling is also hard on engine, low pressure causes excessive main bearing wear. Their is nothing good about the devices.

[Shnak]

These remote starters should have a built-in limit of 5 minutes idling IMO. If you still haven't driven off after 5 minutes, it should shut the engine down.

[95pathfinder]

These remote starters should have a built-in limit of 5 minutes idling IMO. If you still haven't driven off after 5 minutes, it should shut the engine down.

They do have a limit. Mine shuts off after 10 minutes. According to the manual you can change it to 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes.

I can't say anything about the bearing wear as I'm no mechanic, but come on. I'd rather idle my vehicle for a bit and warm it up, rather than jump in, crank it over and tear down the highway.

[Shnak]

It's illegal to let your car idle for more than 3 minutes here in Gatineau... and I'm perfectly fine with that by-law.

[rrocket]

It's illegal to let your car idle for more than 3 minutes here in Gatineau... and I'm perfectly fine with that by-law.

Yea..the more laws, the merrier, eh?

[johngenx]

Personally, if you want a remote starter, then don't scrimp on it.  A poor unit will not have on-board relays, and if your installer quotes you a low price, then he's probably not using any either.  Nice, having a hot 12V direct line running though the firewall.  Even fused, you've got to be very careful.

When I was in the biz, we never sold units cash and carry for DIY install.  I learned the hard way when one of the first ones we ever sold that way ended up with a customer's car burned up.  Though he installed it, he sued us, we won, but what a pain.

Also, on modern cars, many of the SRS and other systems are pretty sensitive.  Go poking arond in wiring harnesses looking for tie in points with a non ECM safe tester, and you can wreck thousands of dollars in stuff.  A cheap installer might not have experience with the systems present in your car.

If you think that paying $100 for an install is too much, then I hope your car is a total POS.  As the OP is long gone, this is advice for others.

[etkuo]

Personally, if you want a remote starter, then don't scrimp on it.  A poor unit will not have on-board relays, and if your installer quotes you a low price, then he's probably not using any either.  Nice, having a hot 12V direct line running though the firewall.  Even fused, you've got to be very careful.

When I was in the biz, we never sold units cash and carry for DIY install.  I learned the hard way when one of the first ones we ever sold that way ended up with a customer's car burned up.  Though he installed it, he sued us, we won, but what a pain.

Also, on modern cars, many of the SRS and other systems are pretty sensitive.  Go poking arond in wiring harnesses looking for tie in points with a non ECM safe tester, and you can wreck thousands of dollars in stuff.  A cheap installer might not have experience with the systems present in your car.

If you think that paying $100 for an install is too much, then I hope your car is a total POS.  As the OP is long gone, this is advice for others.

I have been searching and reading on the web and I do see people having problems with installations not done properly.

In this case, then would Future Shop/Best Buy be a good place to install it?

[bestdeals4u]

I bought a engine remote started from Canadian Tire for $49.99. However, they do not offer installation service. The guy there told me that I can get it installed in Future Shop for $175... I went onto Future Shop website and it said $100, but it's still double the value of the remote starter.

So I am wondering whether there are other places that can install these with a cheaper price. I am located in London, ON.

Thanks.

The Best installation bay for remote starter with canadian tire customers is Car Fashion in North York  we had all our cars done by them,They have a website as well or you can call them canadiancarfashion dot com  416 434 6557

[slybry]

Personally I would not buy a unit in one place and have it installed somewhere else. I would not have bought a unit from CT unless I had the skill and knowledge to install it myself.

If you have a problem with it CT will blame the installation and the installer will blame the product. In the end you are saving nothing.

You should buy and have it installed by same place that will provide you a lifetime guarantee for the work. Here in Quebec there are lots of specialty shops that will install. Auto accessory and performance shops abound here.

PS: I would not let Future shop touch my car.