A remote starter is a device that allows a driver to start her car from a remote location, such as the inside of her house, office or school. The main benefits of a remote starter are to warm the car up and to allow the heater or air conditioner to create a pleasant interior temperature before the car is driven. Remote starters can be an option in some new cars and also can be purchased in the aftermarket. This article will provide detailed instructions on how to install a remote starter in a Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Pull out the fastener pins with needle-nose pliers to remove the heat cover underneath the driver's side dashboard.
Affix the remote starter to the molding inside the heater duct using the rubber cement.
Open the Eclipse's hood and solder the latch pin from the remote starter kit to the top of the Eclipse's battery. It is best to solder the pin to the area where the Eclipse's battery cables connect to the battery, such as in the upper left- or right-hand corners of the battery. If the battery is enclosed in a plastic cover, you will need to remove the cover before soldering the latch pin. The plastic cover will have plastic latch tabs on either side; push these tabs in with your thumbs while pulling up on the cover.
Feed the gray wire (the power wire) from the remote starter through the heat duct and into the Eclipse's engine compartment. You may need to use an unwound wire hanger or a thin wooden pole to push the wire through the duct. Crimp the end of the power wire firmly around the latch pin using your hands. Seal the attachment area with electrical tape.
Thread the red wire (the ignition wire) from the remote starter up to the Eclipse's ignition harness, which is on the back of the steering column. Use the wire strippers to remove some of the rubber covering on the Eclipse's ignition wire, which is the large gauge wire in the middle of the ignition harness.
Solder the red wire to the Eclipse's ignition wire with the soldering iron. Seal the soldered area with electrical tape.
Cover the bottom of the starter antenna with rubber cement and glue the antenna to the driver's side dashboard. Plug the wire from the antenna into the remote starter mounted in the heat duct.
