I'd like both of these in a remote if I can. What is the best way to go about this that doesnt cost an arm and a leg?

 

unless you've got an automatic, i REALLY advise against a remote start. forget and leave it in gear one time, parking break does catch, start it and the car runs into your garage wall, or the car behind you.

 

Easy way around that: Wire up the system to not send a start signal to the starter unless the nuetral safety switch is on. (IE: its in nuetral)

Thats no biggie. Then it just wont do anything if its in gear.

I'm just wanting the easiest system to install into an FD that includes both of those things. My main concern is the hookup of the power door lock on the drivers side...

 

I highly recommend against trying to hook up a remote start system without experience in mobile electronics. There may be several on the boards that have done it successfully, but it only takes one wrong connection to fry an ECU or a wire, and plenty have done it.

If you are bent on doing it yourself, there are several options that are equally easy to install. I personally like Directed Electronics, anything that you can find among their lines will be the same as the others that have the same features. The MSRP on their site is what authorized dealers will charge you including installation. The actual units are much cheaper and you can find them all over online. It is the holidays though, and mobile electronics shops love to have sales around now, especially on car security.

In addition to this you will need an actuator (or two if you want both doors) if your car didn't come with power locks, and you will need a pair of relays either way. Basically from here you follow your wiring diagram and install instructions. Triple check your wires for either tachometer or voltage sense (for remote start) before you cut and again before you connect power at the end of the install.

Any way you go about this, good luck on making it happen!

 

I'm certain I can wire it after wiring several engine swaps, standalone ecus, and countless other stuff

The actuator part is what scares me most, as I read of people breaking their door locks on FD's for some reason. I never found a very clear detailed reason as to why though, and how to get around it.

 

Well then, sounds like you are qualified! Sorry to assume, but you wouldn't believe how many people would come into the shop that I worked at with their car and a half assed attempt at installing a system, wanting us to finish it for them.

As far as mounting the actuator, the keys are to make sure that the stroke of the actuator will remain within the range of motion of the lock mechanism, and make sure that all moving parts are free of each other so they won't bind up. Basically everything needs to be free to operate. Here are a couple of photos of mine (conveniently not in my car) showing how I went around everything and attatched the rod to the lock.

 

Well if ure manual ur cars probably not parked in gear anyways considering u probably have a turbo timer and the car would stall when u steped out if its in gear

 

i got a remote start on mine. so far so good! got mine installed for 450 ready to roll! i like it cuz u can warm up ur ride while ur still doin **** in da house and then when u need to go u can roll!! haha yay!

 

Putting a remote start in a manual is ludicrous. I install this stuff as my 9-5 and we put one on the bosses car, it was a stick. It was in the bay one morning and someone put the thing in gear and we went to remote start it, of course without knowning it was in gear. Needless to say, we couldn't get the door open in time to hit the brake switch and it ran into a table saw. $500 bucks, a new hood and a destroyed table saw, the whole ordeal was over. Beware, the neutral safety switch wire was installed, and the parking brake was engaged. It drove 15 feet.

 

I've got to question if the nuetral safety switch setup was wired up correctly or not if it still started.