which alarm/remote start?

ncollins64 · Nov 29, 2013

Alright guys, I've searched and couldn't find anything so I'm asking for your thoughts. I'm wanting to get a remote start/alarm for my truck this week. I've looked at viper, avital, clifford. I liked the vipers 1 mile range but everything else seemed the same. What have y'all used and what are the pros and cons? Any other brand I should look at. Thanks

ncollins64 · Nov 29, 2013

The ones I've looked at so far is the Clifford 5904x and the viper 5906v if that helps.

bigaF250 · Nov 30, 2013

I have always been told to stay away from the snake names with alarms. Good systems but to touchy and you always wind up with dead batteries. The Clifford system is really nice and with the money and I have also ran auto page.

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HeavyAssault · Nov 30, 2013

I like Code Alarm myself.

stereodesigner · Nov 30, 2013

Viper and Clifford are the only ones I run

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DEEZUZ · Nov 30, 2013

No problems with prestige. Most issues you have are when the systems are hacked in. No solder, no crimps, just twisted wires and black tape... Thats when you get issues

ncollins64 · Nov 30, 2013

I'm gonna look at the Clifford system a lil more today as well as the code and prestige. Gonna try and have one by the end of next week. I'm tired of have to get up early and walk in 20 deg weather to let it warm up lol

O2ShootTheJ · Nov 30, 2013

Viper and Clifford are both made by DEI if I'm not mistaken

smokinstroker · Nov 30, 2013

O2ShootTheJ said:
Viper and Clifford are both made by DEI if I'm not mistaken

This is correct

ncollins64 · Nov 30, 2013

Do y'all prefer any over the other. I called the dealer today. Hes suppose to be getting prices on the Clifford system for me

smokinstroker · Nov 30, 2013

Clifford and viper are both good alarms. I ran an autopage at one point it wasn't bad but I like my viper better

JMart · Nov 30, 2013

I had a Viper installed on my 08. The two way paging remote broke within 6 months. Well the remote still worked but the screen was worthless. And it went through a battery a month at least. Everytime I drove past the airport(which was almost daily) I would get interference and the light on the window would start blinking and my remote would start beeping.

I installed a Code alarm in my 05 in February right after I bought it. I have changed the battery in the remote once. NO other issues. Cost me $200 less and came with a spare remote. Now some of that saving came from me doing it myself, but I wouldn't go back to a Viper after all the trouble I had before.

alradco · Nov 30, 2013

I have a Clifford in mine.

ncollins64 · Nov 30, 2013

How do you like the Clifford? Which model do you have?

alradco · Nov 30, 2013

Its been on the truck for a ling time so I'll have to look up which model it is. Been great. Remote start is is nice especially summer time so ac can start working.

ncollins64 · Nov 30, 2013

I think I'm getting a price on the Clifford 5904x. Also looking at the prestige aps997c. Do they really have a 1 mile range or is that pushing it. Also that Clifford piece doesn't take battery's. It has a mini USB charging port. Any problems with that?

JMart · Nov 30, 2013

ncollins64 said:
I think I'm getting a price on the Clifford 5904x. Also looking at the prestige aps997c. Do they really have a 1 mile range or is that pushing it. Also that Clifford piece doesn't take battery's. It has a mini USB charging port. Any problems with that?

That 1 mile is if there is nothing between you and the truck. Its overkill to me.