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06-15-2011, 06:55 PM
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You know, I didn't think there was a whole lot of reason to have that remote start - but I've discovered that I love starting it up while I'm walking out of the house in the morning just so I can listen to it growl to life. That thing has the best stock exhaust system of any truck I've ever heard. Thank you, GM!
06-15-2011, 07:36 PM
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Remote start is cake. Most aftermarket alarms come with it. It is almost more expensive to get one without it. Any stereo shop can install it for you, professional is a must on alarms, I think. Some people do their own, but if you have any problems you are screwed... Food for thought.
06-15-2011, 08:55 PM
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Or you can buy them directly from GM (http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=17801236). The "Kit" comes with 2 key fobs and a code that the dealership uses to program the computer for the remote start function.
06-16-2011, 08:26 PM
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if the truck has the remote start accommodations package all you have to do is add the remotes and program them to the truck. that's how mine was. dealer added remotes and programmed for free. they did it with out me even asking. you should try to pressure them in to it if you can. it won't say it on the window sticker but whatever the more detailed sheet the dealer has will show if it has it.
06-16-2011, 09:55 PM
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if the truck has the remote start accommodations package all you have to do is add the remotes and program them to the truck. that's how mine was. dealer added remotes and programmed for free. they did it with out me even asking. you should try to pressure them in to it if you can. it won't say it on the window sticker but whatever the more detailed sheet the dealer has will show if it has it.
So what you are saying is, some trucks come with remote start but not the remotes? When I bought my Silverado it had remote start and the dealership gave me the wrong remotes. They didn't even know how to program them, I figured it out. They better program them for free, it only takes a couple seconds. It is an option in the DIC.
06-19-2011, 09:29 PM
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So what you are saying is, some trucks come with remote start but not the remotes? When I bought my Silverado it had remote start and the dealership gave me the wrong remotes. They didn't even know how to program them, I figured it out. They better program them for free, it only takes a couple seconds. It is an option in the DIC.