howie and other uk installers?
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=132807
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Topic: howie and other uk installers?
Posted By: camaro16
Subject: howie and other uk installers?
Date Posted: November 27, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Alright fellas,
I'm looking to install an Avital 4103 on my 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It has an inbuilt immobiliser/alarm but I have a DEI 455T module to bypass this during remote start. Having seen the amount of trouble people on this forum have installing one, I was wondering what sort of money I should expect to pay for it to be installed. A rough figure is fine, all I need is lock/unlock, and remote start - no fancy features. I'm pretty good with car electrics but it's getting COLD at the weekends, and my garage isn't heated, plus I would rather have the backup from a pro like Howie install it. Unfortunately he won't be - he is in England, I'm in Ireland - but there are a good few decent autosparks around here who would do it.
Before I start ringing round and getting quotes from every man and his dog, What Would Howie Say?
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Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 27, 2012 at 6:30 PM
About £150.
The 455T won't get past the immobiliser.
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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: camaro16
Date Posted: November 29, 2012 at 11:50 AM
That seems reasonable enough... and trust me, the 455T get's past the immobiliser just fine - it's already in there as I got fed up having to hit the "unlock" button on the remote before I could start it again, every 30 seconds after turning it off!
Cheers!
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 29, 2012 at 12:17 PM
You could probably add £50 for a shop, especially if they aren't experienced.
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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.
Posted By: camaro16
Date Posted: November 29, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Hmm, would need to give them a ring, I assumed the £150 was to cover overheads like a shop, or the inconvenience of a mobile installer coming out in a van, in the cold. Still, suppose they have to earn a wage like everybody else...
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