Astro Start

i'm new to this forum as well as installing...I have a 95 Monte Carlo that i just bought and was wondering how hard it is to install a command start, also is Astro start a reliable and common command start.

You have to bypass the VATS system in the M.C. but it's easy with a bypass module. Astro Starts are not very good from what I've heard of them. Stick with more reliable companies like DEI, Command Start, Direct Starts or Ultra Starts. Here is the wiring diagram for the car :

|              12V|red                 |+  |ignition harness            |

|          STARTER|yellow              |+  |ignition harness            ||         IGNITION|pink                |+  |ignition harness            ||  SECOND IGNITION|purple              |+  |ignition harness            ||        ACCESSORY|orange              |+  |ignition harness            ||       POWER LOCK|lt. blue            |+  |either kick                 ||     POWER UNLOCK|white               |+  |either kick                 ||       LOCK MOTOR|gray                |   |drivers door boot           ||     UNLOCK MOTOR|tan                 |   |drivers door boot           ||    DISARM DEFEAT|tan                 |   |passengers door boot        || PARKING LIGHTS +|brown               |   |headlight switch *1         ||       HEADLIGHTS|yellow              |+  |headlight switch            ||     DOOR TRIGGER|blue                |-  |headlight switch *1         || DOME SUPERVISION|use door trigger    |   |                            ||  TRUNK/HATCH PIN|RED / black           |-  |trunk light or switch *2    ||TRNK/HTCH RELEASE|black or blk/wht    |+  |trunk release switch        ||       TACHOMETER|pur/wht or white    |   |ignition coil *3            ||      SPEED SENSE|dk. green           |4  |ECM                         ||       BRAKE WIRE|white               |+  |brake switch                ||     HORN TRIGGER|black               |-  |steering column             ||           WIPERS|purple              |+  |wiper switch                ||  LF WINDOW UP/DN|dk. blu - brown     |A  |drivers door motor          ||  RF WINDOW UP/DN|lt. blu - tan       |A  |in drivers door or dkp      ||  LR WINDOW UP/DN|dk. grn - purple    |A  |in drivers door or dkp      ||  RR WINDOW UP/DN|lt. grn - purple    |A  |in drivers door or dkp      |

Notes:

*1 Also found low in the drivers kick panel.  *2 Only found on some models.  A pinswitch must be added on all others.  *3 Also located at the ECM at right inner fender forward of the strut tower.

Jeff

Velocity Custom Home Theater

Mobile Audio/Video Specialist

Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Thanks for the abundance of info Jeff...what's the best remote starter you've found or use?, and what kind of starter has the best range?keep it real...