remote start options

avital 4103 is a good piece if your looking to add on to another unit that lacks all features and range.

I've had a Bulldog RS1100 in my car for a few years, it has worked as advertised until a couple days ago.   I want something with door lock and trunk pop features, range up to 100 feet or so.  I'm tired of dealing with cheap consumer-level crap!  What would be a really good one?

LeSandMan wrote: Hi, Can anyone recommend a cheap and desent remote start untit. I need it to have a trigger wire, that can be used to start the car, in addition to the remote. Don't care about range or any other features. Thanks.

I use Audiovox, so that's what I know. Reasonably priced, and some (but not all) have an external start trigger. AS-9075, AS-9076, come with NO REMOTES and can be triggered by either operating your factory remotes in a certain sequence, or by a simple negative trigger. Prestige APS-687 is a full-featured unit with locks, trunk, and panic, and also has a negative trigger input. Prestige APS620, APS57, do NOT have a trigger input. Don't buy either of these as they won't suid your needs. AST (Ultra Start, www.ultrastarters.com) has a one-button that should be quite inexpensive. Not sure if it has a trigger input. I've installed one or two Bulldog units. I think people might be a little overly harsh on them.....but it's true that they're cheaply made, aren't very much cheaper than others, and might not have the negative input you're looking for. Someone here mentioned Avital.....I was thinking the same thing. DEI units usually have both a positive AND a negative trigger input, adding flexibility. And you can set their trigger input to require one, two, or three pulses, whichever you'd like. I think the DEI pieces will be slightly more expensive than the Audiovox, and a little harder to find online, but those two separate trigger inputs might be of interest to you.