04 impala and crime stopper

I installed several months ago a Crime Stopper CS2016 and a Databus intregration unit on a 2004 Chevy Impala. This guy seems to think that the install causes all kinds of issues. In some cases it was an issue with unit. For example , I had to replace the antenna one time. The lastest problem is limited response from his remote. I have to hit the lock/unlock button on the keyless entry several time before it works. The battery in the unit is new.

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MEH66
"Car Performance and Mobile Electronic Enthusiats"

I forgot to put the question I was asking. I wanted to know if going thru the the databus makes it intermitent?

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MEH66
"Car Performance and Mobile Electronic Enthusiats"

What module did you use? And please expand on the problems he is attributing to the install. Have you replaced the remote for a new one?

I used the XK01 module. He said the after market alarm will not respond to his two way remote. I tested and it resonds sometime. We replaced battery same issue and I replaced remote it worked well for about a month and than same issue. I will check installation again this week just to make sure.

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MEH66
"Car Performance and Mobile Electronic Enthusiats"

Thanks for your help. I am beginning to think the same thing about crime stopper.

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MEH66
"Car Performance and Mobile Electronic Enthusiats"

that unit sux! lots a trouble w them

i've only installed a few crimestopper units and i think they are awful.  they are a poorly built unit.  i put a two way remote start on a suburban and the guy has had problems with the remote since the day he got it.  rip it all out and use a different brand...lol

seriously, i think its the remote.  if you don't have any issues with any of your installs of any other brands, then it has to be the crappy CS unit

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

What other brand(s) do you recommend?

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MEH66
"Car Performance and Mobile Electronic Enthusiats"

many other brands range from ok to great.  i have installed more brands than i can remember, but out of all i have worked with i like autopage, audiovox prestige, and viper the best.  i have never ever had a problem with any of these three and have installed more than i can count by now.  never a defect (though it could be possible in the future) and never any R&R's.  as a matter of fact i put a viper on my mom's car 3 or 4 years ago and the only thing i have ever had to do is change the remote batteries...and i personally have had the same autopage in 3 different cars now and it's still like new.  only batteries for the remotes for this one as well.

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

i've also heard good things about compustar as well.  i have only installed 1 that a customer bough and brought to me, but i haven't seen him return for problems so far and it was a straightforward install as well.  i don't remember having to do anything abnormal or add a bunch of crap to make it work either.

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

another thing you might consider is where you live.  i worked at a shop that had a lot of people that lived in duncanville/cedar hill, tx and there are a lot of radio towers there and they seem to shorten the range for the remotes a bit because some or most alarms work off of radio frequencies.

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

I never thought about the area I live..good point. I was told from the Crime Stopper rep that they can only get one data module to work consistently for that vehicle.

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MEH66
"Car Performance and Mobile Electronic Enthusiats"

i work with all brands and one is crimestopper there 2 ways are funny some work great then others work not so great but i got to say there 1 ways are great installed a ton of them and out of all of them i had minor issue s  there not the best company out there but there not junk

if you cannot install a product without having problems or even "minor issues"...especially on a somewhat regular basis, then the product is not a good product.

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"If a man made it, another can modify it...it just takes some thinking."
"If you ask questions, you're a fool for 5 minutes; if you don't, you're a fool for a lifetime."

Look into ultra starts 3265 2 way unit, they have been very reliable, range was great and easy to use. Just impossible to get product.