fix ignition OR install keyless remote Iphone start? anyone done it?

[ponytl]

OK I hate giving/rewarding toyota by buying a $170 part that they should replace for free (they do in many high volume sales cars like the Avalon) I could buy the overseas $25 pot metal part, or I could.... install a viper remote start / push button start system that connects to her Iphone ect... less than $200, button goes where key was and looks pretty factory... to go back to OEM just reinstall lock & cam

 

[Julian Stead]

I bought a turkish copy of the cam, it lasted 7 months, ended up buying OEM in the end. I think toyota are taking advantage of there own mistake, they could at least sell the cam separately. How does the steering lock work with the remote start?

 

[hoser]

For the aftermarket "push to start buttons" I looked at before, install required bypassing both the steering lock and the OE immobilizer. Is it the same with the system you are considering?

Personally, I'd just pay the $170. It's an updated/strengthened part. Should be trouble-free after that. Has anybody broken version 2.0?