Compustar's Canadian distributor doesn't allow dealers to show PRO pricing online. Our whole business runs through our online store, so we can't meet that condition and we don't carry the PRO line. Here's what PRO actually is, what it adds, and what we'd suggest instead.
Most people asking about PRO really want a good two-way remote with long range. These are on our shelf, with prices you can see.
Closest to PRO
The top of Compustar's remote range: a rechargeable two-way LCD remote, plus DroneMobile so you can start the car from your phone.
$578 CAD
Best value 2-way LCD
A two-way LCD remote that shows the car started without you walking back out to check.
$318 CAD
Adds proximity unlock
Keep it in your pocket and the doors unlock as you approach. It adds proximity unlock alongside your remote kit rather than replacing it.
$178 CAD
The name suggests more than it is. Compustar PRO is not a separate class of remote starter. It's two key fob kits, the PRO T13 and the PRO R5.
Both are well-built remotes and we have no criticism of them. They pair with the same Compustar control modules we sell and install every day. The remote starter under the hood is the same hardware either way. What changes is the fob in your pocket.
Proximity lock and unlock. Walk up to the vehicle and it unlocks; walk away and it locks, without pressing anything. This is the only capability the PRO fobs add over the standard Compustar range, at least built into a single remote. Range, remote start, trunk release, alarm control and two-way confirmation are all available on fobs we do sell.
A longer warranty. PRO fobs carry a two-year warranty as standard, which becomes three years if the remote is registered online within ten days of purchase and installation, with a valid receipt. That's a real advantage and we're not going to pretend otherwise.
Compustar's Canadian distributor sets the terms dealers have to meet to carry the PRO line, and those terms include not publishing PRO pricing online.
We're an online store first. Our Shopify storefront also runs our in-store point of sale, so our shelf and our website are the same system. There's no version of our business where a product sits in the building without a price online. Rather than carry a line we could only sell by phone, we left it alone. We'd rather tell you that plainly than pretend the product doesn't exist.
In the United States, Compustar PRO is sold openly online with visible pricing, by a range of retailers. Same fobs, same platform. The restriction applies here and not there.
We're not going to speculate about the reasoning. It's simply the situation, and it's why a Canadian buyer researching the PRO T13 will find US prices easily and no Canadian ones.
A few honest options, in the order we'd suggest them.
Proximity unlock is a convenience feature, not a security one. Most people asking about PRO really want a good two-way remote with long range, and that we can sell you today.
If the extended warranty matters to you, and it should, buy through a dealer who can register it properly. We're not that dealer for this line, and we'd rather say so than have you lose coverage on our advice.
We install customer-supplied equipment. Hardware bought outside Canada usually carries no Canadian warranty support, and PRO coverage depends on a registration you may not be able to complete. We'll tell you honestly before you buy.
Our anti-theft systems use Bluetooth tags and smartphone authorization that work on proximity. They solve a different problem, stopping the car being stolen rather than unlocking the doors.
Everything else in the Compustar range: remote start and security systems, one-way and two-way LCD remotes with range up to three miles, sensors, sirens, antennas and replacement fobs. Well over a hundred products, all with prices you can actually see.
We also fit DRONE smartphone control, which gives you unlimited range from your phone rather than from a remote. For a lot of people that turns out to be what they wanted from a premium fob in the first place.
Yes, from an authorized Canadian dealer, but you won't find Canadian PRO prices online. The Canadian distributor doesn't allow dealers to publish them. In the US, PRO is sold openly online with visible pricing.
Two things: proximity lock and unlock built into the remote, and a longer warranty. Range, remote start, trunk release, alarm control and two-way confirmation are all available on standard Compustar fobs.
Two years as standard, or three years if the remote is registered online within ten days of purchase and installation, with a valid receipt. Registration needs proof of purchase from an authorized channel, so where you buy it matters.
Yes. The EZGO-II adds proximity unlock alongside your existing Compustar remote kit. It works with current Firstech control modules, except the FT-DC3, which doesn't support proximity unlock.
Yes. We install customer-supplied equipment, and we're happy to fit a PRO fob kit to a system we install or one you already have. Hardware bought outside Canada usually carries no Canadian warranty support, so ask us before you buy.
Tell us what you drive and what you want out of the system, and we'll tell you what fits, including when the cheaper option is the right one.
