Bulldog Remote Start - bad range

[Byrd91]

My Bulldog/Remote Start is rated at like 400' and no matter what I do I can't get over 40 or 50. The antenna is only like 2 feet long, so I mounted it as high into the dash as possible, but range still sucked. I pulled it out from the dash, still bad. Even with the door open in a perfectly clear line of site, no windows or anything, range isn't over 50'. I don't know if the transmitter has a battery or what, but its brand new so I don't think thats it. If I can get it figured out I'm going to splice another piece of wire so I can at least get it up to the windshield so the signal has to go through glass, but right now thats not the problem.....Any ideas or experiences with bulldog.

 

[Jason_25]

It may have been sitting on a shelf for a long time. It wouldn't hurt to change the battery in the transmitter and see if that helps.

 

[rhyno]

I installed a bulldog remote start last week and I certainly get more than 50 feet. I dont know about 400 though. Try a new battery. It is very easy to pop the transmitter open. Sorry I cant really help.

 

[jssong]

try going up high in a building.. like 5 or 10 stories up.. then try.. i heard higher elevation with nothing in the way helps. i can remote start my car from 10 stories up and 500 feet from the building. mine a audiovox though

 

[daniel cauchon]

change the batt my fiend ...it`s not normal ! mine works at over 1000 feets !

 

[black02]

The 97 explorer i just bought had a bulldog remote start already installed. I put a new battery in the remote and i still can't get it to work farther than 20 feet away. Any suggestions? I am definitely planning on trying to find the antenna and move it soon though.

Thanks,

Ev

 

[Byrd91]

Thanks for the replys fellas. I will try a new battery.

 

[XLT Xtreme]

buddy of mine just had the Viper system installed on his and he has 1/4 mile of range that we tried.

 

[Xlt-RATED]

black02
Thats what I would do your antenna is prob in a bad spot.

 

[alphabets13]

i just got a bulldog for x-mas. not installed yet but i hope i have no problems w/ it.

 

[Byrd91]

Got a new battery, extended the antenna, still ****ty range, no idea what to do now.

 

[alphabets13]

matbe it's a defect. is it possible for you to return it for a new one? hopefully.

 

[MO_GUY]

directly from the instruction manual "do not place antenna near any metal parts or near the main computer control"