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Hi all. New to this forum, as I spend most of my time on other Audi forums but this one seems to be the most active for d3's, so here I am.

Any of you have remote start in your vehicles? While I am building my c5 s6, the garage is tied up and my wife is forced to park the a8 outside. I'd love to put a remote start in the car but am having difficulty finding appropriate parts to install a remote start. For what it's worth, I am a professional installer, but the interface companies I use list "interface module required for remote start" but none of the modules they sell do anything bedsides integrate with convenience features.

If any of you have remote start, would you mind listing what product you used to make it work? Thanks

Also attached a picture of the car for reference. It's a 2005 with 38k on it, peanut butter(amaretto?) interior, and factory wood wheel.

drago_o

Why you like to install this? To warm up the car? Maybe should think about aux. heating?

cstarky15

A lot of times you are putting in your valet key into the module to override what audi did at the factory. Also you sometimes lose your keyless entry as it is now rerouted to the remote starter. To me it isn't worth the $$$ or hassle to put one in.

Can it be done....Sure it can. But if you are a professional installer and can't figure it out then maybe you should leave it alone. I'd hate for you to start cutting wires and the f-something up all for a little convenience.

What kind of products/brands do you install?

drago_o

It will be hard to do this. Key recognition and immo... I think it's not worth...

8520

Yes, to warm up the car in the morning.


Keyless entry on audis is typically disabled on audis when the car is running, but with an aftermarket remote, this is easily over come. Newer remote starts have very small one button remotes than can be used to both start and unlock the car. Money isn't really a huge issue for this as parts are cheap, it is typically the labor that is expensive. Being that I'm doing the work myself, the cost is insignificant.

This is the system I would be installing.

Clifford - 4115X

The immobilizer bypass is actually the easy part.

drago_o

I will tell you best option will be aux. heating with engine heater. You heat the car, windows and engine. You can set a time to automatic run, how long should it work or just use remote controll to set it on when you sit in kichen eating your breakfast.

And big plus the engine get his temperature faster even you dont use aux. heating. Heat engine automaticly when you start. But its my opinion When you put remote start you make easyer to still your car.

the_duke

Keyless entry works fine when car is running. I use it all the time. Press the lock button on the door handle, go in the store, come back out an put my hand near the door handle and it unlocks. The only difference is that the alarm doesn't beep when you lock it while running.

8520

I'll have to look in to that and see how feasible it is to retrofit. Sounds cool, albeit expensive.

Also, remote starts do no make cars easier to steal. They shut down if the brake pedal is pushed before the key is turned, and the doors remain locked during remote start process.

You have keyless start though right?

Being that I have a 2005, I still have a standard switchblade key.

drago_o

Yes you need to have keyless start Cant close car with key inside

About aux heating? Dont knwo US prices but here you can buy a used Webasto for 250-300$. Yeah new parts in dealership are expensive

8520

Found something when researching the keyless go retrofit. Looks simple

http://www.xpresskit.com/DocumentDow...irmwareid=9844