has anyone done remote start on a manual mr2

issymr2 · 12-18-2008, 12:44 PM

i was juat wondreing if anyone has done remote start on a manual mkII sence you have to push in the cluch to start it i was thinking that you would have to either disable that or have something push the cluch in

any help would be aprecated

TintedOutDeuce · 12-18-2008, 01:10 PM

Its can be done. You need to always leave it in neutral when parked.

o6spdracer · 12-18-2008, 03:06 PM

Yep...Any reliable shop can do it for you. I've heard good things about the Clifford (better range).

fvillota · 12-18-2008, 03:48 PM

MAKE SURE U ALWAYS LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL!!! haha

mr29180 · 12-18-2008, 03:54 PM

Not every shop could do a auto start on a manual it's ellegal!.
Again always put it on manual LOL

MR2 Drifter · 12-18-2008, 03:54 PM

Actually (in Illinois) they made it illegal to put remote starts on manual cars (because ppl would leave the car in gear and when the car started it would ram the cars in front of it...LOL)

They said there's a new remote start for manual cars that won't start unless the cars in neutral (which I plan to look for because I want my car to be warm when I go outside in the snow)

TintedOutDeuce · 12-18-2008, 05:11 PM

Funny story. My boy who did my install, left my car in reverse one time. U know what happend. Cost me 100 buck to get bumper resprayed. Never let people drive ur car.

masagsxr · 12-18-2008, 05:50 PM

youl'd also have to bypass the clutch kill switch for that to work.. Its good and bad but yeah, remember to always have it on neutral

gordonskatespc · 12-18-2008, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TintedOutDeuce

Never let people drive ur car.

EVER

LoverofMR2s · 12-18-2008, 08:26 PM

Compustar makes manual specific units, you have to place the car in "reserve" mode to allow for remote start, before you shut the car off you pull the ebrake, you then take your foot off the clutch, turn off the key (engine will stay on) and exit the vehicle, once done the car will shut off and be in reserve mode allowing for remote start....

DEI makes a 698M module that is an add on that allows for safe remote start, again this is set up the same as above with a reserve mode.

I've got a FOX 2-way alarm off ebay that does remote start for manuals again using a reserve mode...

This being said it's not fool proof, an installer that is on a forum board I venture who does stealth alarm installs and what not, had his window down, had a kid grab a bag out of the car and hit the shifter into gear (had his proximity sensor off) and it then pocket remote started into the escalade infront of him damaging his bumper, hood and popping loose his intercooler... He has the 698M unit installed...

issymr2 · 12-18-2008, 09:18 PM

how would i go about bypassing the cluch kill swich

standingzen · 12-18-2008, 10:01 PM

I had it done on a civic 5speed I owned a while back, its a pain trying to remember if I left it in neutral. One afternoon my brother (I thought it was in Neutral at the time) took the keys and hit the start button on the remote and the car started in first and luckily it was in the garage and hit up against my workbench... disabled it after that...imagine if the car was on the street?

MR2 Drifter · 12-19-2008, 12:05 AM

Someone at work told me that there was a manual F-150 in the parking lot and the guy that went to go get it pressed the remote start and it almost ran him over and smashed up against a wall....LOL

Remote start is dangerous unless your careful, I don't have 1 but I usually leave my car in neutral unless im parking on a slanted surface, just imagine having your MR2 just start up and run right into a busy street, you better have some good insurance...lol

JDMsw20vs · 12-19-2008, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gordonskatespc

EVER

Never ****ing ever.

328FTW · 12-19-2008, 01:57 AM

A woman over here in New Zealand was killed by remote start. A guy started his 4x4 as he walked up to it and it climbed the curb and crushed a woman against the wall of the supermarket.

Personally I don't like them I think they are near pointless. I always leave my car in gear when I park cause I don't trust handbrakes. When I was 4 I was in a 4x4 and my mum pulled the handbrake and jumped out to talk to my dad and the cable snapped and it rolled down a hill and crashed through an empty concrete water tank, I was alright just covered in glass and concrete chunks. I have had no trust in them since then.

MR2 Drifter · 12-19-2008, 03:57 AM

Remote starts are mostly for winter time use, instead of going outside, starting the car, cleaning all the snow off the car, and then sitting in the car freezing your a** off for 10 mins waiting for your car to warm up

you can press the remote start, go outside, clean whatever snow is left on the car, and jump into a warm car

(and thats just a N/A, I heard with turbos you have to warm them up for a long time to make sure the turbo and engine are both ready)

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issymr2 Detailing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 238 Thanks: 32 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	has anyone done remote start on a manual mr2 i was juat wondreing if anyone has done remote start on a manual mkII sence you have to push in the cluch to start it i was thinking that you would have to either disable that or have something push the cluch in any help would be aprecated

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12-18-2008, 01:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
TintedOutDeuce MR-2 Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NOVA Posts: 297 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Its can be done. You need to always leave it in neutral when parked.

12-18-2008, 03:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Yep...Any reliable shop can do it for you. I've heard good things about the Clifford (better range).

12-18-2008, 03:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
fvillota Did you just press that? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 2,539 Thanks: 73 Thanked 52 Times in 52 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	MAKE SURE U ALWAYS LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL!!! haha

12-18-2008, 03:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
mr29180 Cage fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Frisco (bay area) Posts: 1,368 Thanks: 7 Thanked 42 Times in 37 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Not every shop could do a auto start on a manual it's ellegal!. Again always put it on manual LOL

12-18-2008, 03:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
MR2 Drifter No Drifting Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 948 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Actually (in Illinois) they made it illegal to put remote starts on manual cars (because ppl would leave the car in gear and when the car started it would ram the cars in front of it...LOL) They said there's a new remote start for manual cars that won't start unless the cars in neutral (which I plan to look for because I want my car to be warm when I go outside in the snow)

12-18-2008, 05:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
TintedOutDeuce MR-2 Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NOVA Posts: 297 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Funny story. My boy who did my install, left my car in reverse one time. U know what happend. Cost me 100 buck to get bumper resprayed. Never let people drive ur car.

12-18-2008, 05:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	youl'd also have to bypass the clutch kill switch for that to work.. Its good and bad but yeah, remember to always have it on neutral

12-18-2008, 08:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
LoverofMR2s Some Skills Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 92 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Compustar makes manual specific units, you have to place the car in "reserve" mode to allow for remote start, before you shut the car off you pull the ebrake, you then take your foot off the clutch, turn off the key (engine will stay on) and exit the vehicle, once done the car will shut off and be in reserve mode allowing for remote start.... DEI makes a 698M module that is an add on that allows for safe remote start, again this is set up the same as above with a reserve mode. I've got a FOX 2-way alarm off ebay that does remote start for manuals again using a reserve mode... This being said it's not fool proof, an installer that is on a forum board I venture who does stealth alarm installs and what not, had his window down, had a kid grab a bag out of the car and hit the shifter into gear (had his proximity sensor off) and it then pocket remote started into the escalade infront of him damaging his bumper, hood and popping loose his intercooler... He has the 698M unit installed...

12-18-2008, 09:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
issymr2 Detailing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 238 Thanks: 32 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	how would i go about bypassing the cluch kill swich

12-18-2008, 10:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
standingzen satori Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: fairfield, ct Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I had it done on a civic 5speed I owned a while back, its a pain trying to remember if I left it in neutral. One afternoon my brother (I thought it was in Neutral at the time) took the keys and hit the start button on the remote and the car started in first and luckily it was in the garage and hit up against my workbench... disabled it after that...imagine if the car was on the street?

12-19-2008, 12:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
MR2 Drifter No Drifting Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 948 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Someone at work told me that there was a manual F-150 in the parking lot and the guy that went to go get it pressed the remote start and it almost ran him over and smashed up against a wall....LOL Remote start is dangerous unless your careful, I don't have 1 but I usually leave my car in neutral unless im parking on a slanted surface, just imagine having your MR2 just start up and run right into a busy street, you better have some good insurance...lol

12-19-2008, 01:57 AM	#15 (permalink)
328FTW Crazy Nasty Honey Badger Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,236 Thanks: 24 Thanked 266 Times in 239 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	A woman over here in New Zealand was killed by remote start. A guy started his 4x4 as he walked up to it and it climbed the curb and crushed a woman against the wall of the supermarket. Personally I don't like them I think they are near pointless. I always leave my car in gear when I park cause I don't trust handbrakes. When I was 4 I was in a 4x4 and my mum pulled the handbrake and jumped out to talk to my dad and the cable snapped and it rolled down a hill and crashed through an empty concrete water tank, I was alright just covered in glass and concrete chunks. I have had no trust in them since then.

12-19-2008, 03:57 AM	#16 (permalink)
MR2 Drifter No Drifting Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 948 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Remote starts are mostly for winter time use, instead of going outside, starting the car, cleaning all the snow off the car, and then sitting in the car freezing your a** off for 10 mins waiting for your car to warm up you can press the remote start, go outside, clean whatever snow is left on the car, and jump into a warm car (and thats just a N/A, I heard with turbos you have to warm them up for a long time to make sure the turbo and engine are both ready)