Hood Pin Alternatives For Remote Start?
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Topic: Hood Pin Alternatives For Remote Start?
Posted By: muaiad97
Subject: Hood Pin Alternatives For Remote Start?
Date Posted: October 16, 2005 at 8:58 PM
Replies:
Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: October 16, 2005 at 9:55 PM
The hood pin will work till the salt truck come around the second time. After that it's pretty much rusted. If you want a 99.9% fail safe hood pin just tap a toggle switch on to it. And the 0.1% fail rate is when you don't remember to switch it on.
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Posted By: extreme1
Date Posted: October 17, 2005 at 12:35 AM
Posted By: chriswallace187
Date Posted: October 17, 2005 at 4:14 AM
Posted By: mo12v
Date Posted: October 17, 2005 at 8:25 AM
Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: October 17, 2005 at 1:29 PM
I have never been advise that ignorance is an excuse. I have also never been very successful into teaching the value of common sense.
On the user guide of most remote starter manual the owner is advise that they should put the remote starter in VALET MODE if they are loaning the vehicle to someone who is not familiar with the device or when the vehicle is put into a garage for servicing.
I would probably invest much of my time and effort if the marginal benefit clearly outweighs the time and effort in doing so. Yes, I couldn’t agree with you more mo12v that you cannot place a value on safety. However, after countless of remote starter over the years, I have yet heard on the news that a faulty hood pin from a remote starter install has cause serious bodily injuries. I think if there were any serious safely issue concern; I think government inspection would be impose on every install. Personally, I think spending the extra 5 minutes and explaining to your customer what the hood pin does and safety sticker put in place is all that is need to reinforce the safety feature that you have put in place. I am not a licence electrician or a lot of people who change their own light bulb on a regular basis when they are brunt out. However, I do understand the danger of it and will shut the light switch off first before attempting to replace the light bulb. I also do understand not to stick my finger into the socket to see if there is any electricity left in it because I know if I do it can kill me. Also, I do know that there are no safety feature put in place for my idiotic, but yet simple and odd way of testing. That being said, I think most will agree with me that the burden of safety should not be carry only on the the installer, but the end user as well.
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mo12v] wrote:
I can't figure it out........
Rather than spend a $ 1.00 more for the chance at having a Safer, Better, Secure, & Recommended Way of Installation, I see there are those that want to do there own way of install in the name of there own Safety.
What happened to those Hood PIN Switches that are supposed to prevent Remote Start for Safety?
What happened to those ( although many don't notice ) Stickers under the Hood Notifying of Remote Start?
I would NOT like the Idea of a Vehicle leaving the shop withOUT a Hood PIN SWitch of some sort. There are to many types out there that Last as Long as the Vehicle.
The Customer, 2nd Owner, MECHANIC, or who ever raises that Hood deserves to be protected by the INSTALLER of the Remotes Start.
Simply telling a Customer to flick a switch is NOT my idea of Safety................
On the user guide of most remote starter manual the owner is advise that they should put the remote starter in VALET MODE if they are loaning the vehicle to someone who is not familiar with the device or when the vehicle is put into a garage for servicing.
I would probably invest much of my time and effort if the marginal benefit clearly outweighs the time and effort in doing so. Yes, I couldn’t agree with you more mo12v that you cannot place a value on safety. However, after countless of remote starter over the years, I have yet heard on the news that a faulty hood pin from a remote starter install has cause serious bodily injuries. I think if there were any serious safely issue concern; I think government inspection would be impose on every install. Personally, I think spending the extra 5 minutes and explaining to your customer what the hood pin does and safety sticker put in place is all that is need to reinforce the safety feature that you have put in place. I am not a licence electrician or a lot of people who change their own light bulb on a regular basis when they are brunt out. However, I do understand the danger of it and will shut the light switch off first before attempting to replace the light bulb. I also do understand not to stick my finger into the socket to see if there is any electricity left in it because I know if I do it can kill me. Also, I do know that there are no safety feature put in place for my idiotic, but yet simple and odd way of testing. That being said, I think most will agree with me that the burden of safety should not be carry only on the the installer, but the end user as well.
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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Posted By: knucklehead
Date Posted: October 19, 2005 at 5:20 PM
Posted By: knucklehead
Date Posted: October 19, 2005 at 5:23 PM
Posted By: knucklehead
Date Posted: October 19, 2005 at 6:13 PM
Posted By: bassop823
Date Posted: October 19, 2005 at 8:47 PM
Posted By: knucklehead
Date Posted: October 19, 2005 at 10:07 PM
Posted By: bassop823
Date Posted: October 20, 2005 at 7:45 AM
Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: October 20, 2005 at 2:19 PM
Posted By: knucklehead
Date Posted: October 20, 2005 at 3:05 PM
Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: October 20, 2005 at 4:14 PM
Replacing the pins often with a spray of WD40 to it is probably your best solution. The pins don’t cost an arm and a leg to purchase, beside it will give you the added security that you worry about.
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Posted By: mo12v
Date Posted: October 20, 2005 at 4:55 PM
Posted By: knucklehead
Date Posted: October 21, 2005 at 10:35 AM