Crimestopper RS4-G5 1-Way Remote Start and Keyless Entry System with Trunk Pop

So far this is an awesome product for the low price! It is definitely not a simple install. If you don't have auto wiring experience and more than general auto lingo, don't even try. I read over the install instructions several times, which are confusing, vague, and out of order. It is an all day project for sure. One major benefit to this unit is it doesn't require all of the relays and resistors that some of the other brands require. I did have to set up a reverse polarity relay for my door locks, and I did do it wrong the first time burning out the actuator on the drivers door. The remote start is such a nice feature to have. I had my son take the Jeep for a ride around the block to test the range of the remote. I'm very impressed with the range! Now that I have installed it once, I think I can do it again in half a day. I will be buying another one of these for my other vehicles for sure. It didn't take much to convince both of my son's they need this too. The remotes are very solid and look like they will last a long time. The immobilizer is required however I cheated my way around that by permanently attaching the head of the only chipped key I have inside the steering column. I have been running the Jeep this way for a while using two regular keys without the chip in them. The biggest benefit is I bought my Jeep without a key fob. Every time I unlocked the door the alarm would go off alerting everyone and their dog that I was getting into my Jeep! Very annoying! This unit has enabled me to disarm the alarm at a fraction of the cost of buying a new fob and having it programed, with the added bonus of having remote start for the hot summers and cold winters!Customer service was quick to answer the phone and my question, I should have used them a few more times.Some of the other features not listed: Wait to start for diesel engines; turbo cool down timer allowing you to leave the vehicle and it stays running for 3-5 minutes extending the life of the turbo; basic programmable start timer; 2 separate vehicle operation from one remote; RPM enabled lock and unlock of all doors; keep running feature, allows you to run into a store with the key and locked doors for up to 20 minutes and the car will stay running, great feature on a hot Arizona day! There are numerous more, but these are things that would have sold me even faster on this product.Overall a fantastic product! Now to see how it will stand the test of time!

This Crimestopper RS7-G5 was a great addition to my 2002 F250 Superduty Powerstroke. My main reason for installing this was to let my truck warm up even on not-so-cold days. The transmission just runs better when the old gal has a minute or two to get her feet under her before I hit the throttle on the diesel engine. The diesel start delay option is built in and easy to set. I've been using it for about a week now and have been very pleased with it's operation. INSTALLATION: I read everything I could find about it before purchasing and there were no surprises for me during the installation. Even though it's a relatively straight forward installation I have to agree with other reviewers in that you shouldn't try to self-install this (or any) system without at least some 12VDC auto experience. Every car has its own nuances so research, research, research and get a good wiring diagram for your vehicle. Don't be surpised if you need an additional module or something to make everything work correctly. You can G**gle enough to figure things out for your specific vehicle but you'll need to appreciate a challenge or two here and there such as locating wires in bundles as big as your wrist. OPERATION: I have been impressed and pleased with the operation of this unit. The range is really very good and I'm starting the vehicle daily from inside an office behind about three walls of brick, sheetrock and glass. If you're a elelctronics geek like me you can integrate a NodeMCU chip and tell Alex to, "Start my truck" when you roll out of bed in the morning and enjoy that toasty cab as you head to work. :) SERVICE: I contacted the manufacturer through thier website to ask a couple of questions during the install and they were pretty quick to respond with tips and such. Very helpful folks. My experience with unit has been great so far. I'll update this review if there's anything worthy to report.

Installed in a 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, using a fortin key-overide-all for the bypass, the install was pretty straight forward, only problem I had was finding the lock / unlock and parking light wires in the drivers kick panel; found them eventually and the rest was easy, I also installed the dome light supervision "you need a separate relay for this that's not included". I have left the remote set to use the tach -less (default) start and had no issues so far, if I start getting any hard / false starts I will use the tach wire, I ran this wire into the engine bay just in case.The range is quite impressive but not quite as advertised; I can start the truck from the bottom of the pasture about 1/4m, overall very pleased.Update: 9-27-17Remote start and keyfobs still working great, have not had any issues with the remotes as other people have reported, but I use a nice leather case for the remote which keeps it well protected, purchased from the big auction website cost $3.00, I also added the Rockford- Fosgate add-on that lets you remote start with your cell phone, simple plug and play, another great feature of the Rockford-Fosgate is it the app has a Google search feature that can locate your car, my insurance dropped by 10% adding this which paid for the unit, also the 1st year is free with very reasonable plans for additional years, the insurance premium dropping with more than cover the cost of the additional years.Up-Date Dec 4th 2018.Well, the LCD remote started acting weird, the lock/unlock buttons worked but the starter button stopped working, I took the remote apart and found that the solder joins had broken on the button from the hundreds of presses, I whipped out the soldering iron and resoldered the joins which fixed the problem, I also set some epoxy around the button to further strengthen it, should last another couple of years.Hope this helps.