# Remote Starters

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remote-starters/200750
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [November 19, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remote-starters/200750 "2008-11-19T18:45:45Z")
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### Author: ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remote-starters/200750/18 "2008-11-22T13:00:36Z")

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> [@Hey guys!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-guys/38788/52):
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> So sneaky… lol
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> Well, ive got to drop my 2cents
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> Ive been using DEI along time now, and I have had tons of good luck with the units and the bypass modules, I seriously believe taking your time and installing the products properly eliminates 95% of the problems that customers will incur.
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> Now Ive worked along side a few guys that could, and did install the units at a rate of 2-3 to my 1, but the fun part was watching as their units came back for repairs, or re-programs because they forgot or skipped something. When a vehicle came back for return, and it was installer error, the employee had to drop a 10 in a jar, i cant tell you how many pizzas and cases of beer those guys bought, but i can say i pretty much ate for free during remote start season…
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> Now i left that 5% window open because i have had issues with some parts, but ive got to tell you, DEI spends a ton of loot making parts, and doing R&D, Ive had fortin units malfunction too though, but then again thats where the warranty comes in.  
> So if you think about it, there really is no 100% perfect product out there,  
> whats more important than brand, price, etc.  
> is service, installation, and experience.
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> Do you really want some guy installing this into your $20,000 car in a parking lot at your work, or installing from a van, or even worse a high school student crawling around your car installing electronics that he has never seen before over at the box store, or do you want to go with the a place down the road that sells and installs these units every year, year after year, and has a vast knowledge of the systems how they operate, and a true interest in the work, rather than a minimum wage pay check to save up for prom.
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> -Chaz
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> btw: i know and understand that there are a select few employees of the box stores that are phenomenal installers, and probably know more than i do about ohms law, and such, but as I have stated before, they are few and far between, and usually the guys with the most experience and know how at those places, are the guys sitting at a desk crunching numbers, rather than stretching wire.  
> -Chaz

Agreed 100%

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