Product Description

Bulldog Two-Way Remote Starter with LCD Remote is designed to enable convenient remote starting of the vehicle from home or office. It features a two-way transceiver which works with automatic as well as manual transmissions. This remote starter is equipped with keyless entry for theft prevention and a 5-button LCD remote for easy handling.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9324 in Automotive
• Brand: Bulldog
• Model: Deluxe500
• Released on: 2004-10-01
• Platform: No Operating System
• Dimensions: 10.40" h x 3.50" w x 5.90" l, 3.50 pounds

Features

• Designed to enable convenient remote starting of the vehicle
• Features a two-way transceiver
• Works with automatic and manual transmissions
• Equipped with keyless entry for theft prevention
• Includes 5-button LCD remote

Customer Reviews

Easy to install and well documented
Its the first time I am installing an autostart, that too on my 1984 VW Rabbit GTI. Since there are no adaptors for such an old vehicle, I had to splice all the wires and manually install everything, but thanks to their fairly well written installation manual, it was all done successfully.

I gave it only 4 stars, because the range is nothing like what they advertise. My building is just 400 feet away and it still has difficulty, like if I face towards the direction of the car with the remote antenna pointing towards it, it works, but if I simply turn around pointing the other direction, it does not. Inside building is totally out of question. I have no tested it, but I sincerely doubt their half a mile range even if you are in an open field pointing it towards the car.

I callled tech support to ensure if I mounted the antenna right and there is no problem there. I do not also have tinted glass to cause a reduction in range.

Tech support was reached very promptly and they answered my questions.

Non-existent tech support
This remote starter worked well for three weeks. Then the keychain remote went haywire. Attempts to contact tech support using the phone numbers provided repeatedly failed. There is no e-mail address for contact. The web site for ordering new remote is down for construction. Bottom line is the product is probably a good product; the company deserves thumbs down for their tech support (or lack thereof).

Nightmare product
We have had the worst experience with our Bulldog brand starter. Our car has been in the shop for almost 2 weeks! An adaptor was needed, it came broken, the reorder took days, it still would not work due to a broken transponder, the replacement took more days to arrive! Then to find out the printed instructions from Bulldog were wrong. We are now awaiting a needed part to replace the transponder that we found didn't need in the first place. The shop I am working with to install this nightmare product is frustrated with the lack of accuracte, contradictorary information it has received from the Bulldog people.

This was supposed to be a Christmas gift. I am now stuck with no gift for my husband. I am stuck with a "remote starter" that is 3/4 installed and still waiting and still without a car!! If I knew how much of a problem Bulldog and their products would have been, I never would have used them.