Z3 newbie

[floridakids]

My wife just bought me a 2001 Z3 with the sports package. This is a great car (and my first BMW) with hardtop, luggage rack, heated seats and mirrors, fog lights...boy it is loaded and only 17,000 miles.

Problem, with all the great stuff it has, it DOSEN'T have a keyless entry and alarm! I am looking at kits that will go into the existing wiring and have seen this one for about $275. it is by Autoloc

(http://www.autoloc.com/detail.lasso?itemid=BMWSTX)

and I was wondering if anyone has tried this out? does it seem ok, should I just go with the factory alarm/keyless entry?

Please take a minute out...I know this question has probably come up many time before, but being new here, could you possibly answer this question one more time?

Thanks in advance,
Steve Grabowski
Orlando...the Mouse Trap

 

[Big Daddy]

Welcome Steve, nice to have another Z owner aboard! I have the BMW keyless/Alarm on my 98 M roadster and I have had a few problems with it. It is still not 100% so I mostly just use the key. Someday I will get around to checking her out and fixin it. Again welcome and enjoy!

 

[floridakids]

Hi Big Daddy,

Thanks for the welcome and the info. I take it that you have the factory alarm/keyless entry system and, if so, I am thinking about having that installed because of reduced problems over a commercially available one that might work/might not. Now, I am not so sure!

By the way, beautiful Dinan model "3" you have there. What kind of horsepower are you estimating is under the hood? Although the 230 or so horse is nice on my 3.0i, I would like to boost it to the 300 area.

Any info would be great.

Thanks again for the welcome.

Steve

 

[Tom]

Welcome aboard Steve and congrats on the new Bimmer.

 

[///M SPEED]

Welcome Steve to the boards. You must have a great wife to buy you the car. I had to beg, scratch, and claw to trade in my 328i for the M. Good luck with the alarm. I too need to install one.