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SRT2SLOW

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well i broke down and wanted to put a remote start and gps tracking on my 10....i did some homework and got a viper smart start system....well bestbuy had the best price with free install..i found in south philly area with a certified tech...well the whole thing was fucked up from the start....they said i needed another key to put in a module so i went to a local dealer and got one...$144...i droped the truck off at 10 am....i left and walked around for 4 hours and came back....they could not find the door triggers...so i left and came back at 6pm...they still could not find them and now truck did not start....wtf.....well i gave them 2 more hours to figure it out...i was nice and came back at 830...nothing....finally at 9pm the truck turned on but no power to the windows and heater.....and the brake and abs light was on...again wtf.....i was their with the tech until 1030pm and now the truck didnt start again....the pcm was very hot and under the dash smelled funny....wtf......i said to leave it and take it to the dealer....i just got home from being there since 10am...they gave me back my money for the alarm, a gift card to cover the cost of the key and they gonna pick up the tab from the dealer...what a fucking day....
 
Never go to best buy for installs . I got a guy in Keyport , nj he is one of the best around . Im gonna have him do a remote start in my truck .
 
SRT2SLOW said:
well i broke down and wanted to put a remote start and gps tracking on my 10....i did some homework and got a viper smart start system....well bestbuy had the best price with free install..i found in south philly area with a certified tech...well the whole thing was fucked up from the start....they said i needed another key to put in a module so i went to a local dealer and got one...$144...i droped the truck off at 10 am....i left and walked around for 4 hours and came back....they could not find the door triggers...so i left and came back at 6pm...they still could not find them and now truck did not start....wtf.....well i gave them 2 more hours to figure it out...i was nice and came back at 830...nothing....finally at 9pm the truck turned on but no power to the windows and heater.....and the brake and abs light was on...again wtf.....i was their with the tech until 1030pm and now the truck didnt start again....the pcm was very hot and under the dash smelled funny....wtf......i said to leave it and take it to the dealer....i just got home from being there since 10am...they gave me back my money for the alarm, a gift card to cover the cost of the key and they gonna pick up the tab from the dealer...what a fucking day....
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dammmmm buddy - sorry to hear about this,... just another reason i dont go to best buy
 
I went to a well known local car stereo shop to have my viper smartstart alarm put in. I knew the guy that did the install and this particular installer has been installing alarms for over 20 years. I didn't want any new kid just hired installing anything in my truck. I know there probably are some good BB installers out there, but knowing my luck, they would not be working on my truck. My installer did say that it was a bitch to get it working correctly.
 
man ...i called the dealer and they said they have no parts in stock for the truck....what fucking luck i have.....all i wanted was remote start....lol
 
Aftermarket alarms/remote starts are a nightmare. I've seen soooo many issues with cobbled-up installs that have literally RUINED cars. Whole wiring harnesses needed to be replaced in some cases. I would never, EVER, put a aftermarket device like that on my car.
 
I did car audio and alarms for 12 years. Not once messed up a car. There are proper ways to check for the correct wires.
These days they have printouts to follow. I am guessing something was wrong or they just tagged the wrong wire and smoked something because they didn't check it before connecting it. There is no excuse for damaging a vehicle.
Seems like they are owning up to doing something wrong. Thats good. The tech knows he did something wrong, and probably knows exactly what that was.
Hope they get it corrected for you.
 
that sucks man. I know u dont want to hear it but thats why u dont take it to places like that. My buddy works at Future Shop and installs sound systems and alarms/remote starters...was going to give me a smoking deal but he never touched our type of trucks before. So i called around and found a shop that had done a viper and a srt-10 ram. Got the alarm and remote starter installed in about 9-10 hours.
 
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