viper 160xvl and best buy, problems

It is on a 24 minute timer, wasn't that.  The engine check was not and still is not on.

there are plenty of small specialty stores out there that are just as bad as best buy or circuit city.  I don't have either of those stores here so i cannot comment on installers at them, but i'm sure some stores have inexperienced installers.  I've taken out many many remote starters coming from the lower48 that were an abomination.  Every install coming from the states has been horrible from the units i've seen.  maybe you should just come to alaska where we do it right.

anyway, the antenna cord should never ever ever be ziptied in a coil.  the zip tie pinches the wires inside the antenna cords and can severely limit range.  any excess slack on the antenna should be strung across the top of the windshield under the headliner to get maximum range.  also if you have tint on your windshield, even the eyebrow, you should have the antenna mounted below that line.

re-ground that unit. 4ohms is high. a good ground must be on a painted surface (with the paint scuffed away) so that you can make a good electrical connection to it.  it also must not be on a secondary body surface, such as a brace that is spot welded to the body.

extreme1, you can goto the crank positioning sensor for tach on the newer ford diesels.

I stretched the antenna wire out straight under the kick panel, will try to get it in the headliner when we get another nice day.  As far as the ground, there is nothing else under there I can see to ground it to.  Again, when w get a nice day, I will have to dig around more.

I could just bring it back to BB, but honestly, I am sick of them (this store not all).  It was a sloppy install, unit just zip tied in place to the wire harness, antenna wire, service, ground, etc.  At this point I will just work on finishing it up myself.

I am going to take pictures hopefully tomorrow and try to get my money back, or at least a partial refund.