My experience installing an ebay keyless entry kit

[Jay 535i]

There's been a lot of talk around here lately about the kits offered by BMWAlarm.com. I bought one, and here's my (brief) story.

Rather than installing it myself, as I'd planned, I paid an installer to do it for me. I was just too lazy. FWIW, he told me the instructions that came with the kit were all wrong, and that it was a good thing he knew his stuff or it wouldn't have worked.

My kit, BTW, does not include an alarm. It's just keyless entry, and it came with two flip-style keyfobs:



The kit works great. The doors and trunk all lock and unlock as you'd expect, and the parking lights flash accordingly to confirm your button presses. Sometimes the system gets a little confused and the functions of the buttons can get transposed. That wouldn't happen with an OE system, but it's never very difficult to sort out. It happens generally when I press one or more buttons in quick succession, which there's no need to do anyway.

The keyfobs look great, but they feel a little cheap. Someone familliar with BMW quality will spot them as fakes, but they otherwise do the job well. The BMW logo on them, in particular, could never have come from BMW -- the roundel logo is printed off-center (that's a flaw, not a feature) and isn't raised. It's just a cheap sticker.

Not much else to tell. The product does everything as advertised, for the most part. I haven't had the flip key cut yet, but I have found a locksmith that will do it for CDN$50.

Questions?

[Tiger]

So what did the alarm installer have to do differently from the included manual to make it work? How is your remote distance sensitivity in high interference area like bank? This is where BMW alarm suck... in such place, you can't disarm your own car!

[Jay 535i]

So what did the alarm installer have to do differently from the included manual to make it work?

Sorry, I didn't ask.

How is your remote distance sensitivity in high interference area like bank?

Gee, I dunno. It seems to work pretty well everywhere, so far.

This is where BMW alarm suck... in such place, you can't disarm your own car!

I haven't had that happen yet. In any case, there's always the key.

[mattyb]

thats sounds like a good idea and the right price for anyone who does not have this feature. good for you!

[Qube]

Hey Jay! Where'd you find a smithy that will copy the key?

[McWatters]

and does that free ipod **** actually work?? lol



J.McWatters

[Jay 535i]

and does that free ipod **** actually work?? lol

Yes, dude!! Check it out.

Qube: ASAP Locksmith; 416-347-1981; 5461 Yonge Street.

Are we gonna hook up for the drive to Chicago?

[Rob]

I'm seriously thinking of getting one of those keyless entery systems for my E34. Are they easy tyo install? in general i mean. not this exact system.

[Incantation]

hey dude does it deadbolt the doors and trunk when you use the lock function? you can verify this by sitting inside the car, locking the car with the remote, and then trying to pull up the lock pin on the window sill..

just curious, i installed my own keyless however it does not use the deadbolt function so i lock with the key .. when you deadbolt it's not possible to open the car from the inside, so i'm not worried about some crackhead smashing my window, pulling up the pin and having an early christmas by going into my trunk

[Lee in Ottawa]

Yes, dude!! Check it out.

What website should i sign up for??