did i get shafted?

so you're saying that before i start my car i have to disarm, then start it? i'm guessing this will also lock the doors after it has been started.  it also sounds like there is no way to go around this step. if i were to have gotten the 790xv or whatever, the combo RS and alarm, would i have had to worry about this?

would it even be worth it to visit the shop and ask them about it, or could this be something i could handle over the phone?

sorry about the two posts, try to stop before it posted the first but no such luck.

Remote start install should come with the hood pinned!  What happen to safety??? that's the question that you need to ask the shop. 

i really have no clue, and since i have never installed an alarm i'm lost (and you really don't have to explain since i probably won't install alarms, i'll stick to audio  ) but anyways, as far as the shop knowledge, i'm really really dissapointed i went with this shop to install my alarm. after i got it installed i talked to people in some of my classes and they were like "you didn't go there did you?" turns out they have had problems with alarms installed there too. oh well i learned my lesson. if i were to go back and explain the deal to them, i would like to know what to say in terms of installation about bypassing the locks or something (that's what jimmeezgolfvr6 made is ound like) please correct me if i'm wrong. all i'm trying to do is get my money's worth and have my alarm/RS perform like it is supposed to, making the shop look stupid is just a perk.

just to be clear with jimmeezgolfvr6, the shock sensor does not go off during the start up of the car. it is after the car has been started that it starts to go off.

OK, update time, i went back to the shop today and told them the problem. it turns out the shock sensor was set so light that when the engine was running it would trigger it. now it works perfectly. i still think though that this will be the last purchase i make from them, not very knowledgable, VERY (almost too) relaxed staff, they lack professionalism (seeing how i'm almost 21 i like to be able to relate to people, but they do not have to go around talking in slang that i don't even use, maybe that's just me though). anyways, for now the problem is solved. as i always do, thank you guys for all your help.

anyways, as always, i greatly appreciate all of your guys' help

we dont install hood pins here based on the climate.  they cause more problems than its worth.  we do install the toggle switch for th RS so customers can manually turn it off.  we write the location down in the owners manual and show them during demonstration.

on an alarm/RS, we can install a merc switch for about $25.  trunk triggers, switch or rear light, start off at $15.99

sroth,

Would you please elaborate on this?  Where are you in the US?  I am in Maine, we get pretty cold weather.  Is it cold, hot, dry, humid, or something else that causes the problems?

I ask because I recently put in a RS on a friend's car, but have not wired the hood switch yet.  Now I am wondering if maybe the toggle is the better way to go.

Thanks.

Jim