Electronics upgrade report

[todesengel]

Originally Posted by GTOger

I thought about remote start but couldn't think of a good way to get it done SAFELY. How did you handle the transmission issue so that you can be certain that, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, the car will not start in gear?

There is a sequence you have to go through prior to shutting the car down. The car has to be shut off in nuetral with the e-brake on. If you do not follow the steps the remote start will not work

[GTOger]

But somebody could later put the car in gear after the shutdown sequence has been done? Just speaking for myself here, but I can't take the risk that maybe I'll unwittingly forget, or that somehow - however unlikely - the car could be placed into gear. That's why I decided to forgo the convenience. It's not like I'm leaving it out in the cold winter and need to warm it up for 10 minutes in the morning while I have my coffee.

[todesengel]

Originally Posted by GTOger

But somebody could later put the car in gear after the shutdown sequence has been done? Just speaking for myself here, but I can't take the risk that maybe I'll unwittingly forget, or that somehow - however unlikely - the car could be placed into gear. That's why I decided to forgo the convenience. It's not like I'm leaving it out in the cold winter and need to warm it up for 10 minutes in the morning while I have my coffee.

well if the door is not locked the remote start will not work anyway. If someone unlocks, then locks it back it still will not start.

I am different than a lot of you in I drove my vette everywhere, in all weather (except snow). There is something nice about being in a shopping mall in July and starting it before you get out and the car being cool. Guess I am just too much of a pansy.

[GTOger]

I'd never say pansy to a guy that drives the car. The wife & I traded the '69 Z28, which was cool but we NEVER drove, for the ZR-1. A/C, power steering, halfway decent seats, overall drivability won out. We use the ZR-1 as a daily driver. The beast was meant to be driven, so who are we to out-think the engineers?

Sounds like you've taken good precautions on the remote start. I still wouldn't do it because I'm sure I could find a way to have the car remote start its way into a brick wall. I'm really good at stuff like that.

[EvanZR1]

Cool, I've been looking for somebody in N. Dallas to do my 91 ZR-1. Want the keyless, and full stereo setup, so it looks like I've found the source now.

[GOLDCYLON]

Looks great another option is the Viper 211HV. Ive been running that on two C4s now for about 5 years. No issues

[GTOger]

Originally Posted by EvanZR1

Cool, I've been looking for somebody in N. Dallas to do my 91 ZR-1. Want the keyless, and full stereo setup, so it looks like I've found the source now.

Talk to Steven over there. He's a good kid and treats the customer and the car with respect. You know some places just look at the car as an "old Corvette" and roll their eyes. Steven took the time to walk through what the goals were and then made some recommendations based on what the wife and I told him. I'll say this: we took the car to a bunch of other shops as well, big and small. The pricing at Earmark was right in line and we had a good feeling about the people there. I hung around while the installer built the sub box and got the car buttoned up. They're good guys.

If you want me to answer any specific questions about what I had done and what it cost, probably best to PM me.

[GTOger]

Here's what I got the boot screen to do:


My phone doesn't take such great pics so here's the original image:


And this is what I'm going to put in as the new background that goes behind all the radio etc stuff: