Compustar 2W900FM-AS
 

I got a quote for the Compustar 2W900FM-AS w/ remote start installed for $550. Is that a good price?

I have one concern that I can not get off my mind. He is the only certified Compustar dealer in Baton Rouge and the only one that will install it on a manual, problem is he has never done one on a manual before. Maybe ill ride up there and take a look at some of his work and make my decision based on that, i dont know. What yall think?

Thanks for any feedback.

If he's never done one to a manual, then IMO don't do it. Did he mention a waiver of liability? The price seems high for an alarm remotestart, but it could be because it's a manual.

*just reread what you said, so all that i typed below doesn't apply i guess, but i wont delete* Yeah, since he hasn't done a manual before, I can not be assured that it will be done correctly, especially since I have never dealt with this people before.

The alarm is manual transmission compatible, one of the few that are designed for auto and manual. I talked to one of the techs at Compustar and they said built in the brain of the module is what allows it to be properly installed on a manual, as long as they wire it correctly.

The remote start is set before you leave the car. In order to set it, the car can not be in gear and the hand break must be up, if not the car stalls and is deactivated.

They're usually about $650. I got $50 off my install for being a Beyond member, and another $50 off for an unknown reason. I guess they thought it was an automatic which is $50 cheaper. So with tax I paid $595.

wow up here in canada they are much cheaper. thats really wierd.

i think they go for 450 installed tax in

$500 sounds about right for here in CNY. Most guys around here hate programming them so they will sell a DEI unit instead

Hey LuZion: No big, I've done the research on the comustar's. My last car was an auto, and boy do I miss my remote start :_disgust: . I've installed many, (about 5 compustars, and countless others too) and don't think they are that hard. The only things that can get to be a PIA, is the Imobilizer. If your not farmilliar with the systems, or on wiring, then your best bet is to get it installed. The average starter/alarm around here is $199-$250 installed, but thats for autos. Seeing the liability behind the manual, $550 is not bad a all.

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i know its kinda an old thread but im getting the 2w900FM-A installed for a grand total of $450, no remote start but it has everything else

Baton Rouge. You know EJ Brown, homeboy worked on my car. He has a red k20 ek affiliated with Hybrid Racing.

I got it done for 500$. On manual, works no problem, the guy initially installed the one u have even though i asked for SS version (more range, but older alarm).
Should have kept the version u have, it's better, and range is practicly the same. The only complain I have about the alarm is the range. If u live in city all that 3000ft range is bullshit, because it doesnt go through the buildings obviously. So really it's 3000 ft in the open :-bs:
Yeah and that 6000ft range on the SS alarm is complete BS.