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Does anyone have this installed? Or something similar


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PAMOC LCD Smart Key RFID PKE System (Alarm & Starter) | RPM Electronics

What is your experience?

Looks pretty sweet, and $350 for a alarm/starter it looks like a good buy

The shop charges 50/HR, Total + install would probably be less than $600

Just not sure if its reliable or not

this looks epic!

are there any comparable devices on the market?

Looks like the typical Chinese branded alarm/starters you get on Ebay. We have installed similar units with mixed (mostly negative) results. I would wait until Compustar or another quality alarm company develops their own version.

I see that site sells Compustar alarms as well! And they cost more than ours do. :)

I guess I will for a bigger name to have something similar. Thanks

There is another similar product, Welcome to Advanced Keys

What kind of negative results have you guys encountered with these types of units so far? Have the ignition starts failed to work properly or is the alarm/remote start that fails to work properly?

Look carefully at that remote and the operation of it. I'll wager its based on older (roughly) three-four year old Compustar architecture. They had the proximity based arm and disarm and with simple protocol changes a push button starter utilizing the negative starter trigger input this could be achieved.
The biggest negative I could see to this system is the remote battery dying every week due to the proximity function (the remote is constantly transmitting) leaving you screwed to start your car without having a key as a backup.

Yea, battery going to drain like crazy.

I wonder if you can have second remote, and turn it off.

It probably comes with a companion remote. Do you want to carry two remotes with you at all times lol

haha but works sort of the same : )

if you lost your car key, you gotta go home and get the spare key

if your battery on the remote ran out, gotta go home get the spare remote

but if you carry a charging cable you can charge it if your battery ran out (but I can see this happening a lot more than rarely loses your key)

altho Toyota has the push start engine starter technology, if your remote ran out of battery, just put the remote against the start button, it will temp charge the remote and you are able to start your car

I got the polarbear 2 way alarm/remote starter installed at this shop a couple months ago. works fine besides crappy shock sensor.

There are a lot of alarm/remote starter

But not many smart key where when you get close, the door unlocks itself, when you go away, it locks itself

"if you lost your car key, you gotta go home and get the spare key

if your battery on the remote ran out, gotta go home get the spare remote"

Except there is no more key tumbler by the looks of it unless this is just a stick on button that goes over the tumbler but I doubt that as the tumbler would need to be removed to disable the steering wheel lock.
Also if your in the middle of BFN how you gonna get home for your spare remote. My point is I doubt this system is as unreliable as some might suggest but I will say it is very unpractical and will lead to future problems.
Push button starters are great but there has to be some sort of backup plan or you will be calling a tow truck.

push start with a BCAA membership ;)

Too much risk IMO if you want something reliable and by-passable.
If they made a super solid unit out there, I would already have it. :)

So atm, are there good remote engine / alarm brands have something like unlock itself when you go near, and lock itself when you go away?

I really don't care about the push start

That smart key system pamoc's website, and it is a China Brand

PAMOC

Older compustars did that and the fuction sucked it was a pain in the ass.

How reliable are the OEM keyless systems, specifically on the Subaru BRZ Limited? Would remote start work with push-button start cars?

Yes, we've done dozens and dozens of push button start cars so that's not a problem.

Advanced Keys - AK-104B Smart Key with Push Start System

been contemplating on this for a while. look halfway down the page, at the second bullet after the picture of the "fob" diagram, it shows a "bypass transponder card" in case the fob runs out of battery or you lose it. it looks like you can just place the backup card in your wallet or something. pretty decent price too.

Actually Compustar has a similar system called the EZ-GO you can add to your Compustar system that will disarm upon walk up, but not arm when you walk away, the RFID chip is tiny, it doesn't draw power.