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I'm afraid they'll shatter along with my bones. I hate the cold, cold... Above 40 I can tolerate, but single digit temps drive me nuts. |
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Yet BMW themselves sells a remote start that allows you to idle the vehicle to warm up... Odd. Makes you wonder where the disconnect lies.
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Also after the novelty period, I have found it to be mostly useless since it doesn't do anything like start heated seats, defroster in back, etc. I imagine when summer comes around it will be more useless to combat heat since it can run the A/C, but so far in the winter I'm a bit disappointed. And I can't seem to do anything extra on the app hence further disappointment.
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sadly in some regions the device is illegal by their regulations/standards. volvo and lr/rr also state not to idle and to drive off but offer a remote start feature from the phone which does the exact opposite of what the manual recommends. i feel the start/stop feature does more harm on a cold motor and oil than idling.
i agree that on this vehicle the remote start is a novelty. the inability to start the vehicle from office, bedroom, etc is just dumb especially at this price.
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anybody else install this on their vehicles and with what results? |
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6spdcoupe has done an aftermarket install successfully with his X5 50i. Drone Mobile will allow you to remote start/lock/unlock from your phone. Anyone in NJ that wants to get it done I highly recommend you get it done with him. I would if I didn't want a Racechip more :P
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what retailers carry the product? what does racechip and this remote start have in common that you can't both or did you mean because of funds? it's not like they are both using a OBD port or something, right? |
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I just checked this part number 64 50 2 408 984 for the remote start retrofit on realoem and it said " cannot be sold in the USA for legal legal reasons...". Is this retrofit not available for us here in the US?
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He got it done with DEI products (clifford/Viper). You can add SmartStart to so that you can remote start from an APP on your phone. You can purchase that from any DEI installer but they might not be able to make it work with the X5 correctly. In my research, not many people in the USA know how to make it work with aftermarket gear. I mention him because he has personally done it on his own X5 and got it to work correctly. He's a professional installer in NJ but I'm sure would help anyone with info on how to make it work. |
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