Hi guys, im looking at getting a remote start system for my clio DCi 172 rep, just wondered if anyone had fitted one themselves and how easy they found it, and what makes a good one? Im a mechanic myself but must admit not a genius around auto electrics, wondered if anyone had a wiring diagram of one that I can browse over to see whats involved. Also Ive read a lot of people saying about the insurance implications, which to be honest im not worried about.
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Remote start fitting
- Thread starter Rhughes84
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Mk2 172 Cup
Would be cool the first 3 times you use it but why would u need to start the car before your in it? Unless it's a cold morning and you want to let the car warm up but then your at risk of theft, and I'm sure the cheaper systems all use the same fob
1.2 Clio
Hi, as usual the Nazis with no real idea of how to implement these things reply first.
Remote start can be fitted, however depending on what phase your Clio is depends on how easy it is to do.
I have a Clifford inteliguard alarm, it has the remote start feature, but on a phase 2, to bypass the immobiliser properly you need a breakout chip, which sits from the immobiliser to the obd port. It means that if you need the obd function on your car, its hard to get at. These breakout chips are around £150.
If however you have a phase 1, the immobiliser can be bypassed much more easily, with no cost.
It is possible to get around the immobiliser another way, which I know a lot of people do, you may have seen it yourself but this is why there are insurance implications.
If you can fit an alarm, you can easily add remote start. It's 6 wires or so, requires a little diagnosis of cables and you're away.
If you need help wiring one, pm me and I'll give you a hand.
The other insurance implication is that your car won't be covered as if you remote start it in gear and it jumps its way into something its downright dangerous, that's why these should really only be fitted to auto boxes.
Remote start can be fitted, however depending on what phase your Clio is depends on how easy it is to do.
I have a Clifford inteliguard alarm, it has the remote start feature, but on a phase 2, to bypass the immobiliser properly you need a breakout chip, which sits from the immobiliser to the obd port. It means that if you need the obd function on your car, its hard to get at. These breakout chips are around £150.
If however you have a phase 1, the immobiliser can be bypassed much more easily, with no cost.
It is possible to get around the immobiliser another way, which I know a lot of people do, you may have seen it yourself but this is why there are insurance implications.
If you can fit an alarm, you can easily add remote start. It's 6 wires or so, requires a little diagnosis of cables and you're away.
If you need help wiring one, pm me and I'll give you a hand.
The other insurance implication is that your car won't be covered as if you remote start it in gear and it jumps its way into something its downright dangerous, that's why these should really only be fitted to auto boxes.
GrahamS
ClioSport Club Member
335d
agithegreat Nazi, that's some lovely hate speech. This is not worth explaining when it's been covered lots of times before and as harvsurrey says, leaving your car running unattended is against point 123 https://www.gov.uk/general-rules-all-drivers-riders-103-to-158/control-of-the-vehicle-117-to-126
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But it's OK for the Police to install Runlock.
Why bother ..... most volvos now (mine can) can do that , as did my last lexus .....
The reason they want it is to run blue lights for some time whilst dealing with a situation.
Perfectly understandable reason really
Dan...
ClioSport Club Member
But it's OK for the Police to install Runlock.
Runlock?
I know full well why they have it, but to stop anyone else fitting it is a bit daft. The doors are locked so it's just as difficult to steal as the car without the engine running, plus the second you touch any of the controls it will cut out.
I didn't know any car had runlock as standard though.
Allows you to take the key out of the ignition while the engine is running. Meaning you can lock the car with the engine still going to generate power for blue lights, hydraulics on the fire engines, scene lighting etc etc.
Runlock isnt remote start ..... lots of cars have it as standard eg my lexus did ,my volvo does .... proberbly lots of keyless start cars
Dan...
ClioSport Club Member
I see
I wasn't talking about remote start.
In which case nobody stops anyone fitting runlock .... i shal repeat my volvo has it from the factory
