Factory Remote Start
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A buddy of mine has an 08 1500 mega with the remote start...it seems to work really well.
Nice to start the truck on a cold morning before going hunting and let it warm up a little to take the chill off.
Nice to start the truck on a cold morning before going hunting and let it warm up a little to take the chill off.
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I ordered mine from the dealer it should be here any day. I've always had after market remote start in all of my vehicles. In my 04.5 cummins I had the Viper system it was pretty good.
I choose Dodge's remort start because I have the Laramie model and with the factory remote it has an in cab sensor to determine whether to put on the heat/ heated seats/ steering wheel warmer or the ac/vented seats. No more forgetting to put on the defroster or settting the controls... Same price installed as my Viper system.
I choose Dodge's remort start because I have the Laramie model and with the factory remote it has an in cab sensor to determine whether to put on the heat/ heated seats/ steering wheel warmer or the ac/vented seats. No more forgetting to put on the defroster or settting the controls... Same price installed as my Viper system.
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All my vehicles have remote start and only one is aftermarket. The aftermarket doesn't coordinate with all the stock vehicle options like the factory ones do, so I prefer the factory units. Works great - gotta love having that aircon going by the time you step in when it's 100 degrees outside!
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I think I can... I think...
mine works flawlessly from my living room to the driveway. that's going through 2 walls and an aluminum garage door.
A distance of about 100'
A distance of about 100'
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I will agree that the factory remote start is nice....all the sensors working together and warming things up for you but for me range is an issue. Decided yesterday to install a DRONE in the truck so I can start it from anywhere using my iphone. Nice to have when the truck is parked at work and im too far away to start it. I didnt disable/uninstall the factory starter - just installed an aftermarket unit with the drone module ( easier than trying to wire the drone to the factory one ) and all is good. I can even setup the drone to turn on the seats and heated steering wheel if I want to. And if anyone decides they need my truck more than I do then the tracking feature will show me on google maps where my truck is and the range is unlimited as long as I have cell coverage
Check it out if you are interested :
http://www.dronemobile.com/
Check it out if you are interested :
http://www.dronemobile.com/
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I got my 2011 2500 Mega Cab a couple of days ago and it starts from anywhere in the house. Only thing I do not like is the fact that it beeps twice prior to starting. I understand that the engineers decided to do this so the user knows the function was initiated but its just not for me. Especially since I live by the "Nosy Neighbors". I work on airplanes so today I took it on the flight-line, nice open flat terrain, and measured to see how far it would work. 443ft. was the furthest distance I could get it to work from. "Pretty Impressive"
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