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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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Im sick of the alberta cold already and its only -4c lol I still have another
-35c to go. sooooo, I decided I will be putting a compustar 2 way Alarm starter in on my nice monday off tomorrow to give the finger to mother winter. Should only take me about 4 hours at most good thing the folks have a heated garage i can use
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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gl w/ the install.. seems like ur pretty handy diy guy..
60 to 70s here btw..
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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The weather is starting to get cold in the Mid-West as well.......I hate these winters.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by -the.k.w.c
Im sick of the alberta cold already and its only -4c lol I still have another
-35c to go. sooooo, I decided I will be putting a compustar 2 way Alarm starter in on my nice monday off tomorrow to give the finger to mother winter. Should only take me about 4 hours at most good thing the folks have a heated garage i can use
I've installed a rremote starter before, however it was not a car with a FOB. I was thinking of undoing the battery in the FOB and running juice into it from the alarm / starter so that when the starter goes to start the car, it also powers the FOB and it tricks the ignitiion and it all starts. I assume nowadays, there must be a simpler way of doing it. But with this, you would not have to shut the car off when you get in and restart with the FOB.....and I go on and on ....LOL
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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You will need a special module and sacrafice a key. good luck
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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Yea its cold in Phoenix too. We are in the mid 80's during the day and low 70's at night Brrrrrrr
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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When it was record breaking cold here last year (around -10*C ~ 14*F), I thought it was taking forever to warm the car up (which is in below ground parking that is way warmer). I could only imagine how annoying that must be at those temperatures.
How well does the car drive at -35*C???
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 01:25 AM
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I moved to Phoenix from Boston and it was a HUGE difference. I refuse to ever look back. If I leave AZ I am moving to Hawaii. Seriously
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
I moved to Phoenix from Boston and it was a HUGE difference. I refuse to ever look back. If I leave AZ I am moving to Hawaii. Seriously
hahaha right on
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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This is the weather up here today.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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Only good thing about winter is snowboarding, everything else sucks.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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I understand that Al Gore was visiting the midwest preaching about warming, and sure enough the warming went away.

Getting a wee bit chilly in the Pacific Northwest too, down below freezing last night. Will have to look at tire sales soon and replace the OEM run-flats with something a bit more suited to the local roads. Thinking of going with the Michelin Pilot A/S for our AWD.

Where's all that global warming when you need it?!
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
Yea its cold in Phoenix too. We are in the mid 80's during the day and low 70's at night Brrrrrrr
Winter in Phoenix isn't bad, but the summer is almost unbearable!
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by GS350Lexus
You will need a special module and sacrafice a key. good luck
no you dont no key loss
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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^ I agree because I already have this I didnt loose or have to buy an extra FOB

Works like a charm in the cold windy days in Chicago
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