4 the Canadians astrostart or compustar?
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Topic: 4 the Canadians astrostart or compustar?
Posted By: mybimota
Subject: 4 the Canadians astrostart or compustar?
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 3:54 PM
I am deciding on paging unit either astrostart 5204u or compustar 900mhz(newest one).
I know both of them are top of the lines units but what is the best one for our winters?
and whats easyer to install?
thanks
guys and gals
Replies:
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 4:09 PM
I have not installed the AstroStart 5204U unit yet, but with my experience with the Compustar, I would say that it is very installer friendly and also the range would be very beneficial in Canadian winter's. I live in Manitoba and I have installed other compustar units before with no customer comebacks on any of the remote starter units that I installed.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 4:17 PM
Compustar has been great, love the new units. ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: jkyliej
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 6:06 PM
The Compustar I installed was very solid and relatively easy. With the spread spectrum technology the range is unbeatable. I wasn't a big fan of passive arn\ming untill I had one of these. You could disarm it from so far away that I became worried I would by accident and not know it. With the passive arm set to on its a little more peace of mind. I would buy this unit again anytime. ------------- JKJ
Posted By: Justaguy
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 9:06 PM
I've installed lots of both except for the brand new compustar Astrostart is easier to install, built-in doorlock relays and such. Astro has prob twice the features and much less problems then compustar, but not as popular or easier to get parts. Their warranty is fantastic, where I have had alot of problems getting replacement parts for compujunk. Compustar is alot cheaper(my cost anyway), and u don't need an extra module for a manual, and better range. Both pretty good. But my choice is Astrostart by far. IMO Canadians know how to make car starters. -------------
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 9:12 PM
Hmmm, I for fact have got a 2k range on my compujunk...... Never have had a warranty claim or the need for parts either. The new model will do both manual or automatic. ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 9:15 PM
Justaguy wrote:
..........and u don't need an extra module for a manual, and better range.
The Compustar doesn't require an extra module for the manual transmission mode. Just leave the jumper wire uncut. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: mybimota
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 9:46 PM
ok.....next question
what will I need for a compustar install in a Mazda 3.
so far from all the reading i have done is a ford om3 bypass module.
Is there anything else?
I read about the factory neuteral saftey switch.
thanks again you guys are very helpfull!!
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 10:05 PM
The universal type module where you loose a key to the ignition system is available or the PKU-F2 where you program two active keys to the module to bypass the EPATS. Also, with the Compustar you don't need to hook up any nuetral safety wire because you can not operate the remote start sequence without going into ready mode. Ready mode ensures that the car is in nuetral before exiting.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: Justaguy
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 10:22 PM
forbidden wrote:
Hmmm, I for fact have got a 2k range on my compujunk...... Never have had a warranty claim or the need for parts either. The new model will do both manual or automatic.
Compustar has always worked on a manual or auto... not just the new ones. -------------
Posted By: Justaguy
Date Posted: November 02, 2004 at 10:42 PM
Velocity Motors wrote:
The Compustar doesn't require an extra module for the manual transmission mode. Just leave the jumper wire uncut.
I thought that is what I just said...? -------------
Posted By: BrandonClaps
Date Posted: November 03, 2004 at 1:53 AM
only problem i've found with the 2WSS models (the spread spectrum 1.25 mile range) is that if your close to the vehicle, sometimes i was unable to disarm/arm the car. This happened to ALL of the compustar alarms/starters that I have installed with that technology. I called compustar, we went over diagnostics, everything was perfect. They said it could be the atmosphere here in syracuse,NY..... WTF!?!?!? I just changed the antenna and remote for the FM one, which I have not had one problem with.. Only difference between FM and the SS is the remote and the antenna, the brain is exactly the same. So they are interchangable
Posted By: BrandonClaps
Date Posted: November 03, 2004 at 2:12 AM
hmmm can't edit my post i wanted to say, that its VERY frustrating when you are at the mall, doing some x-mas shopping when you come out with all your bags, its 10 degress out and snowing, and you goto your car and it won't disarm, and you have to walk 10 cars away from the car to get it to unlock... grrrrrr
Posted By: jkyliej
Date Posted: November 03, 2004 at 11:19 AM
I had a similar problem with mine when I was in the garage trying to program it after the initial install. As soon as I took it outside though it worked just fine. I can be inside the truck or out of sight and it seems to send and recieve signals perfectly. Also as a consumer that has had both Astro Start and Compustar I will take the Compustar anytime. The Astro Start was very good but still not equal. ------------- JKJ
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