towpro
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its not the same as any option that you can buy from factory, its an additional vibration sensor that gets added into your alarm system. I am sure I could get an additional insurance discount but the insurance lady wanted some special paperwork from alarm installer and I did not have it.
its one module. the dealer installed mine before delivery (and they did not give me the install directions, just the usage directions) but I think it came with an extension cable where this plugs into a line of other modules. I thought they had to activate something in the computer so the remote start work work but since I never got directions I really don't know. I could check as built vrs what I see in Forscan but never thought about it.
Mine was also stuffed into kick panel. it is 2 levels, light tap and you get one honk, wack it and you get repeated beeping (last 15 or 30 seconds I think.)
when I first got it I could trigger the single honk pretty easy, even just trying to open a door. Kicking a tire would cause the repeated honks.
Than I realized I would trigger when I rode past it putting my Sportster into garage (stock exhaust on sportster) Since I don't ride with my truck keys on me I had to run inside the get keys to stop alarm so I went about adjusting it.
First I found it was turned all the way up. Next I tried to mount it under the steering column bracket (which is on an angle) and I could not get it to trigger at all, so I stuffed it back into kick panel and it started working again. looking back I like it in the kick panel because all I have do do is pull wire and module comes up enough I can get to adjustment knob. If it was mounted to column support I would need to pull lower dash panel to adjust it, but I have only adjusted it once.
I discovered the last couple weekends it gets triggered every time I park in the boat ramp lot. Not sure if its low life's checking doors after they see you leave in boat, or the fact the last 2 times my truck has been parked in the line that is right up against the Highway (real loud Harley's going past). This weekend I will hopefully get a spot on the lake side of parking and see if it triggers.
to disable the vibration sensor you turn off engine, get out, using remote hit unlock 3 times than hit lock once and the truck will beep 2X telling you its armed without vibration sensor active. So I do this every Wed morning when grass team shows up. ( I really do think you have to do ignition on, off, at beginning or it will not disable sensor.)
for remote start its lock, unlock, lock. it turns on the parking lights when remote start is running.
its one module. the dealer installed mine before delivery (and they did not give me the install directions, just the usage directions) but I think it came with an extension cable where this plugs into a line of other modules. I thought they had to activate something in the computer so the remote start work work but since I never got directions I really don't know. I could check as built vrs what I see in Forscan but never thought about it.
Mine was also stuffed into kick panel. it is 2 levels, light tap and you get one honk, wack it and you get repeated beeping (last 15 or 30 seconds I think.)
when I first got it I could trigger the single honk pretty easy, even just trying to open a door. Kicking a tire would cause the repeated honks.
Than I realized I would trigger when I rode past it putting my Sportster into garage (stock exhaust on sportster) Since I don't ride with my truck keys on me I had to run inside the get keys to stop alarm so I went about adjusting it.
First I found it was turned all the way up. Next I tried to mount it under the steering column bracket (which is on an angle) and I could not get it to trigger at all, so I stuffed it back into kick panel and it started working again. looking back I like it in the kick panel because all I have do do is pull wire and module comes up enough I can get to adjustment knob. If it was mounted to column support I would need to pull lower dash panel to adjust it, but I have only adjusted it once.
I discovered the last couple weekends it gets triggered every time I park in the boat ramp lot. Not sure if its low life's checking doors after they see you leave in boat, or the fact the last 2 times my truck has been parked in the line that is right up against the Highway (real loud Harley's going past). This weekend I will hopefully get a spot on the lake side of parking and see if it triggers.
to disable the vibration sensor you turn off engine, get out, using remote hit unlock 3 times than hit lock once and the truck will beep 2X telling you its armed without vibration sensor active. So I do this every Wed morning when grass team shows up. ( I really do think you have to do ignition on, off, at beginning or it will not disable sensor.)
for remote start its lock, unlock, lock. it turns on the parking lights when remote start is running.
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