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Window Tint and alarms
Thursday, March 31, 2011 11:36 PM
I think I know how most of you will answer this but since I have had my windows tinted...I have a heck of a time getting my car alram to work. I am told that it could be because It cannot read the sensor through the tint. Its hit or miss usually. Sometimes i just have to walk around the car and wave my hand up and down and SOMETIMES...I get lucky. Anyone else have this issue? What did or do you do??

Re: Window Tint and alarms
Friday, April 01, 2011 4:52 AM
seems like a poor excuse. my old alarms the sensor was in the engine bay with the alarm. you'd think if a remote can read thru hunks of metal a newer one should be able to read thru tint.

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Re: Window Tint and alarms
Friday, April 01, 2011 8:52 AM
yeah, sounds more like the battery is on its way out. on a side note, i had a similar issue, if i was more than 10' away from my car, it wouldnt work unless i held the fob to my chin. come to find out the antenna came unsoldered from the board. fixed it, and tested it from the sixth floor of a raddison, and it works perfectly from farther away than i could get to the car to stop someone from stealing it.



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Re: Window Tint and alarms
Sunday, April 03, 2011 6:34 PM
also depends on where you are as well. when im at work. i can be on one end of the building and remote start my car from the other end (300+ feet) when im at home sometimes i will need to go into the garage to get the car to start (10-20) so could be something like maybe your homes wifi. or someones security system or who knows what waves are floating thru the air disruppting the signal.

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Re: Window Tint and alarms
Sunday, April 03, 2011 7:33 PM
Are you talking about the proximity sensor?
Yes window tint will effect that, but they're also pretty hit and miss innately. Can you turn up the sensitivity?



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