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i been looking into a anti theft system for my SRT jeep just cant decide which route to go anyone have any recommendations, currently debating between RAVELCO & IGLA
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I'm looking into Ravelco myself.
IGLA for sure plus you can retain your factory remote start with it unlike Ravelco where you'll lose it.
I just had a revelco installed this morning in my hellcat durango. Contacted them direct and made an appointment and someone came to me at 8:30am. He was done roughly at 10:15. Did it in my driveway. Didn’t take long. Clean install. Keyless start doesn’t work when it’s not plugged in but that’s a trade off I will take all day vs my car getting driven away. Even with the key fob in the car or a thief duplicating the fob it will never start. After everything the total for someone coming out to me to install it was $754. I think it’s worth it with the reputation of the company and how no vehicles with it installed have been started with one installed so they claim.
came with two plug things on quick disconnect keychains. And a paper card you leave at home with info/serial number if they ever got lost revelco can make a new one.
came with two plug things on quick disconnect keychains. And a paper card you leave at home with info/serial number if they ever got lost revelco can make a new one.
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Another owner here with Revelco. Love it.
Remote start? Never used it.
Same with the “paddle” thingies.., 🤗
Remote start? Never used it.
Same with the “paddle” thingies.., 🤗
If the IGLA uses a stock key, how does it keep a thief from duplicating the key and driving off?
What stock key? IGLA has a little separate key fob and a pin code system. Without either, the car cannot be started. Also the system is advanced enough that a thief won't be able to duplicate keys or hack into it or whatever.
IGLA also has a Hi-jack mode. If someone were to Hi-jack the car and drive off, the theif will only get so far as the car will eventually shutdown since it will keep asking for the pin code and the thief obviously won't know it and will probably have no choice to leave the car.
I misread it. It said retain factory remote start, not factory remote.
I just had a killswitch and alarm installed and the kill switch is connected to the starter itself (not the ignition button, which I've also seen work as well).
On my '22 JB Charger I have the following line of defense:
1) Kill switch
2) Compustar alarm w/drone (GPS tracking via my phone) and utilizes the factory keyfobs and doesn't affect the factory auto-start
3) Additional wired-to-my-battery extra GPS system (this is about $100/year for the phone app w/GPS tracking, phone alerts, etc...just like the drone that's installed with the extra alarm.
4) Air tags (2) hidden in the car and trackable via my phone
5) u-Connect Guardian service...currently using the free trial, which I think is a year...
6) Neutral strap blocker (simple install)
7) brake pedal lock, which I keep in the trunk if I ever feel like using it. Seems like if you really wanted to, though....just twist the thing to the side, even if it results in the pedal-arm being bent...it could likely still allow the usage of the pedal
On my '22 JB Charger I have the following line of defense:
1) Kill switch
2) Compustar alarm w/drone (GPS tracking via my phone) and utilizes the factory keyfobs and doesn't affect the factory auto-start
3) Additional wired-to-my-battery extra GPS system (this is about $100/year for the phone app w/GPS tracking, phone alerts, etc...just like the drone that's installed with the extra alarm.
4) Air tags (2) hidden in the car and trackable via my phone
5) u-Connect Guardian service...currently using the free trial, which I think is a year...
6) Neutral strap blocker (simple install)
7) brake pedal lock, which I keep in the trunk if I ever feel like using it. Seems like if you really wanted to, though....just twist the thing to the side, even if it results in the pedal-arm being bent...it could likely still allow the usage of the pedal
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Ravelco on multiple cars. I am a fan. I like the IGLA product for sure - it’s solid and has great potential - but it needs more support in the States before I would pursue it personally. I never use remote start since my car ends up a garage queen 6 months of the year.
Support as in, it needs more availability for shops to install it because it's hard to find local shops to install it?
Or do you mean since it's new it needs more support as in proof it works effectively?
Simply curious to know your thoughts as I'm soon wanting to get it installed.
What is the
Why did you feel like the new deluxe security system from Dodge along with the hub lockout was not enough?
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I am fairly comfortable it works - it’s been in the EU for some time. My concern is limited number of installs and places to install / get data here in the states. I would like to see more of both for a bit. Access, longevity, volume will just take time - being in the tech field - I am just not an early jumper on some of this. It’s a good blend of a physical and software solution…it’s the software side that I want to see play out a bit. Too many people with too much time and nothing to lose…
Do you have it on your car? Which model did you get?
I don't have it installed on my car yet since I'm out of town but I will have it installed ASAP when I come back as I plan to road trip the Cat quite a bit.
Here's the model I'm getting from this shop which is local to me and the only model I see from them.
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Agree on the limited installs which makes it harder for people trying to get it installed. Only thing I don't like about the IGLA is that it's pretty costly at $1200 while Ravelco is half that and the kill switch being cheaper as well. It's the cost I'm willing to pay to keep that dam remote start since I use it often.
Anyone with a revelco have any side effects after install? The first time driving my hellcat durango after the install yesterday the SRT button on the center console no longer works. (The first thing I do when driving away is change it to my custom set up I made)
You can also get to that page another way and see all the srt performance pages from the u-connect screen, which now when you hit the srt page tab, it’s mostly blank and only has a tab for vehicle settings which has nothing to do with performance… How can a kill switch effect this?
I called the installer and he said sometimes dodges get check engine lights after the install and usually goes away after you drive it or disconnect the battery which I did and nothing. Started checking fuses and all seemed fine.
wtf
You can also get to that page another way and see all the srt performance pages from the u-connect screen, which now when you hit the srt page tab, it’s mostly blank and only has a tab for vehicle settings which has nothing to do with performance… How can a kill switch effect this?
I called the installer and he said sometimes dodges get check engine lights after the install and usually goes away after you drive it or disconnect the battery which I did and nothing. Started checking fuses and all seemed fine.
wtf
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I personally have not had any issues with my installs (one is an SRT Durango). To your point I am not sure how the install would impact the performance pages? I would stay close to your installer and, if needed, have him check everything over again. But there could be something else going here?
if you try to start the car or truck with out the Ravelco plug in it will throw a couple check engine codes, but they will clear after a couple normal starts. right after my install and a few days away from driving, I thought something was really wrong with my car, went thru all the trouble shooting I could think of, even as far as reloading the tune file onto the PCM........then I remembered I forgot to put the plug back in......doh!
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