Cold? Viper 5701 2 way car alarm $102 Reg $499! I GOT ONE !

[Narco]

where are you going to have it installed? where do you live again?

 

[TunasTwins]

Thanks to DenaliAK for a bypass module.

 

[DenaliAK]

You're welcome.

Any problems with it, let me know. It is brand new, though, so I don't expect issues.

 

[Xav8r]

Hey, for you guys that have the 5701 ...

Question on the LED and confirmations ... Is the lock and unlock on the remote a toggle of the same key (in other words, do you hit the button once to lock and again to unlock)? And secondly, how do the LEDs on the remote next to the keys work? When you hit lock does it somehow let you know it's locked as opposed to unlocked? Same with the remote start ... how do you know the command was received and executed?

Thanks for the feedback ... I'm trying to decided between the 5701 and the 5901.

 

[Narco]

its got separate lock and unlock. the led next to the button you hit lights up. once its sent back from the car to the remote a main led light above all the keys lights up to confirm the car got the command

 

[DenaliAK]

It also has what has to be one of the most god-awful noises you could come up with as a confirmation "chirp" from the remote.

I imagine you'll join the club and turn the audio part off ASAP.

 

[Narco]

yeah, one of the guys described it as a buzzard mating call, lol

 

[Xav8r]

Thanks narco ... my question is because of an old Alpine alarm remote. Basically you could accidently disarm/unlock without knowing it and had no way of "seeing" on the remote what the status of your system was. Does this LED response eliminate this possibility? Are you guys ever worried that your truck is accidently unlocked?

Thanks again

 

[DenaliAK]

Other then the confirmation when you do it, I don't know if there is any way to tell the status later. Probably is, I just haven't needed to figure it out.

Basically, everything turns off after a couple of seconds. You have no visual or audio cues.

 

[Xav8r]

Cool ... Thanks Scott. I'm thinking about joining the ranks of the 5701 owners, but am wondering about getting the 5901 instead. Guess I'll call the local installer/dealer here and make a final decision soon. Thanks again for the feedback.

 

[DenaliAK]

No problem.

Another cool feature of this is the ability to park, keep the car running, take the keys with you, and lock and arm the system. This is great if you're just running in and out somewhere and want to keep the HVAC going until you get back.

 

[DenaliAK]

Narco, or anyone else with an answer, is there a panic button/mode on these? My wife really likes that option, but I cannot find anything about it. Car finder does very little and is not the same thing as a triggered alarm sound.


Also, for anyone looking, gooddeals18 has them for $109.00. Only a couple in stock, though.

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[Narco]

not sure...havent checked the manual

 

[DenaliAK]

I finally found it in the "notes" section of the remote functions.

Hit and hold lock and it'll go off after a couple of seconds.

 

[Riff Raff]

Narco, or anyone else with an answer, is there a panic button/mode on these?

if i can recall you hold down the lock button to kick it into panic mode

 

[yukonjacks]

No problem.

Another cool feature of this is the ability to park, keep the car running, take the keys with you, and lock and arm the system. This is great if you're just running in and out somewhere and want to keep the HVAC going until you get back.

Am I reading this correctly, How did you get it set up, also how do you get the motor to shut down, other than tap the brake

 

[DenaliAK]

If you do everything normally, like turn it off and take the key out, it turns off.

It's called "Valet Takeover." It shouldn't require any special setup, it's a built in feature.

With the engine on and the key in the ignition, press and hold the start button for about 2 seconds. Then wait a few seconds, until the lights on the remote stop flashing. Then take out the keys. The car will stay running.

You can then exit the car, lock and arm it with the lock key. It will still run until the programmed run time runs out or you turn it off with the remote. Or you can unlock and disarm, get back in, put keys back in ignitiion and take off...all without ever shutting the engine down. Pretty much every cop car has something like this built into it up here so they can respond to calls and not get back into a freezing car(not sure if it's just here or everywhere). It's pretty nifty when you're still trying to warm the car up and stop for morning coffee.

 

[Riff Raff]

sweet i gotta try that tomorrow

 

[yukonjacks]

Thanks for the info I'll have to try it tomorrow, seems pretty cool, BTW we're still getting snow here in PA. I'm ready to say **** it and pull up stakes and move to Naples FLA. or somewhere on the FLA gulf coast. I'm already hinting at work to transfer there. Then again Alaskas weathers lookin pretty good right now also.

 

[DenaliAK]

Thanks for the info I'll have to try it tomorrow, seems pretty cool, BTW we're still getting snow here in PA. I'm ready to say **** it and pull up stakes and move to Naples FLA. or somewhere on the FLA gulf coast. I'm already hinting at work to transfer there. Then again Alaskas weathers lookin pretty good right now also.

Yeah, the weather here has been pretty mild for us. Temps have been higher then normal, mostly above freezing during the day for weeks. We got kind of a surprise snow yesterday morning, but that's not a big deal up here. Just dig out and keep going as normal. But it was half-melted by the end of the day.

Gotta admit some tropical weather sounds pretty damn good right about now, though.....