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3rd Gen. Remote Starter and Smart Phone App

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Quicksander17, Jan 29, 2018.

  1. Jan 29, 2018 at 2:50 PM
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    Quicksander17

    Quicksander17 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Anyone find a harness / remote start kit that:
    1. You can use the factory fob with
    2. You can use an iPhone/Android app with to start/stop the engine, locate the vehicle etc. (similar to Toyota Remote Connect app)
    3. Doesn't shut off the engine when you open the door?*

      *This might be a way to prevent someone from driving off without their key fob but it seems like this feature/problem could be eliminated if the doors would stay locked upon remote start and only allow the doors to be unlocked with the key fob unlock button or hand on the driver's door sensor with the fob in pocket.
    I'm sure everyone knows it's not good for the engine to shut down then to be started up again that quickly. It also wastes gas.
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    Any help/links to kits, apps, tips is much appreciated, for me and for thousands of others that want a kit that doesn't kill the engine when the driver's door is opened.
     
  2. Jan 29, 2018 at 7:05 PM
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    treimche

    treimche Well-Known Member

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    You still won't find a remote starter that doesn't shut down when you open the door.

    Get the LTE Drone Mobile. It's extremely fast and works with a Compustar remote start brain, which is the best on the market.
     
  3. Jan 30, 2018 at 10:46 PM
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    12vtech

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    Almost any aftermarket remote starter you purchase will shutdown when you open the door. Car manufactures do this to cover their butts from a lawsuit. What a remote starter does is effectively "hot-wire" the vehicle to allow it to start without the key. The reason is shuts down when opening the door is to authenticate the key and that the key is present. When push to start vehicles were new to market, there were some car manufactures out there that did not implement this, and drivers would forget their key fobs on the kitchen counter and drive away which is very dangerous.
     
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