ok i know that there is way to wire a remote start to a manual vehicle so that not the question. my question is is there a way to wire the remote starter so that if the car wasnt left in neutral it will not start? cause i really dont want to hit the starter button and watch my car leap forward into someone elses car.
so if anyone knows how to do this please help.
Purchase a remote start designed for a manual transmission.
makoreactor7 wrote:is is there a way to wire the remote starter so that if the car wasnt left in neutral it will not start? cause i really dont want to hit the starter button and watch my car leap forward into someone elses car.
so if anyone knows how to do this please help.
i need the same info
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RedDevil wrote:Purchase a remote start designed for a manual transmission.
I didn;t know they made one.
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2010 Ford Explorer
2006 Ford Ranger
2004 Chevy Cavalier
The Compustar one works like this... you put the car into 'reservation mode' which is basically... you stop the car, pull up the ebrake, then turn off the key (without touching the brake). The car will actually stay running until you get out of the car and you hit "arm"... when it shuts off. This tells the alarm that you're in neutral.
You can only remote start it after you've done that.... it won't function otherwise.
so really theres not very many good options for a manual remote start. id like to have one but god knows that as soon as i get it id end up hitting it at the wrong times.
I don't know of any other options... mainly because I didn't research any. I knew the Compustar brand pretty well, and liked it.... so when i switched to a manual car, I just bought another one.
It's simply not possible to "hit it at the wrong time", because of the reservation mode.... so nothing to worry about.
yeah but sounds like alot of steps just for remote start. how much does it cost.
Just don't put your car in gear when you park. If you have a good hand brake you don't need to, you can leave it in neutral and you can use any remote start you want.
Toj Martin wrote:Just don't put your car in gear when you park. If you have a good hand brake you don't need to, you can leave it in neutral and you can use any remote start you want.
bingo, just don't be a retard, make habits and you get along fine
i had the same prob so what i did was took of my center console and put a spring along the front and back of the shifter and USING a remote start for an automatic, i just connected the "park" wire to one spring and the wire that goes back to the alarm to the other spring, when in neutral the springs touch letting the unit start, when in a gear the springs spread apart and it wont start.. works like a charm no promblems YET!!! (6 months later)
send me a pm with ur email and ill give you a pic.... its simple to do but can take a bit a playing around till you get it to work right!!!!
not understanding how a spring causes it to start or stop. must be electric currents....
ok i'll try to explain it a little better, an automatic remote start has a wire that goes to the "park signal" wire, basically when an auto is in park this wire is grounded.
plus below sign is a screw holding the spring in place
wire from alarm spring
------------------------------------------+oooooooooo\
shifter shaft in neutral ----> ( ) =
(-) -------------------------------------------+ooooooooo/
wire grounded
this pic above shows the shift as it would look in neutral. the spring tips (the = sign) are touching and the remote start wire is also grounded therefore the car will start
oooooo\_
wire from alarm ooooo
---------------------------------------------oooooo ( ) <- (shifter in 3rd)
_
(-) ---------------------------------------------oooooooooooooooo/
wire grounded
in this pic the shifter moved to a gear in this case 3rd, it pushed the spring in front forwards breaking contact with the spring at the rear, therefore the remote start wire wont be grounded and it will not start!
grr damn spacing messed it up
