Car Starter’s FYI: What you need to know.

Posted by on Dec 18, 2011 in Automotive Electronics, Electronics, Featured | 0 comments

Car Starter’s FYI: What you need to know.

Quality Remote StarterWhen considering a remote car starter in your vehicle there are some things you should know to be an informed consumer. Everyone has heard of a car dealer who told a car owner “If you install a remote car starter anywhere other than from us, you could void your warranty”. They may not say this exactly, but they will try to imply this. Know this: This practice is Against the Law! There is a Federal Law, The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act, which prohibits them from them even implying this. Frankly, dealers are just sick of seeing poor installations and problems associated with poor installations. Also in these difficult financial times, they will do anything to make more money. With a little negative persuasion, one can be motivated to spend twice as much (or more) buying a car starter from the dealer, fearing warranty issues, and who knows any better? The truth is, any car dealer has to prove cause and effect. They are obgliated to prove how an added component caused a warrantied part to fail. This is difficult, and if properly installed a remote car starter should never damage anything in your car. A friend once said “I want a factory car starter”. It’s a common misconception that if the dealer installs it, it’s a factory car starter. Not true, if it didn’t come off the car hauler or train with it, it probably is not factory. For instance, many “Ford” car starters are actually made by Code Alarm for Ford and they put a “Ford” sticker on them. One may want to pay double, an advantage is it can be rolled in to your payment. Do the math, it may cost a thousand dollars in the long run. Compare apples to apples: Quality of product, skill level of installers, cost, and warranty. Use the internet: Look up remote car starters, check manufacturers dealer locators, call to compare. No question is foolish. Go to a shop where you are confident of all of these qualitys. It’s yor car, your investment and is an important decision.

Now, one of the most important factors if not the most important is “proper install”. There are many choices when it comes to picking someone to work on my car. Realize that cheaper isn’t always better. We depend on our vehicles every day. I don’t want a trunk slammer (here today, gone tomorrow, working out of their car) to touch my vehicle. I may save a couple bucks but what happens when I need service. How do I get warranty work done if i have any defects? Let’s say someone spent $25,000 on a car. Would one really want a “cheap” remote car starter? A vehicle is an investment, protect it by using only quality products and skilled technicians. A smart consumer will do some homework. Here some things to ask:

1. Is the shop being considered an authorized dealer of that product?
2. Are the technicians trained, or are they just employing a kid who put in a stereo once in a friends car?
3. What is the procedure if there is ever a problem?
4. If my dealer says my car starter caused a problem, will the install shop go to bat for me?
5. Does the shop install a lot of car starters?

At ATM Restyle, we are an authorized Directed Electronics dealer. We sell and install: Viper, Python, Avital, and Smart start. We have trained installers who attend any continued education courses offered by any of our represented lines. We stress quality installations, we know you depend on yor car and will stand behind our work. If your dealer ever has questions on our products or how they are integrated in your car, we will be there. We “have your back”. In the past we have, on or customers behalf, become involved with a dealership to coordinate with the service department to clarify any issues.  We are respected by local dealerships and our reputation often precedes us . We have the authority to warranty defective components, no middle man is required. We will not cut corners, installs are done by trained technicians, products are high quality, prices are competitive. We truly feel we are the best chioce.

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