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Review on MPC 2380 Factory Fob Activated Remote Start Kit for Ford πŸš— & Lincoln Vehicles [2011-2016]: Enjoy Hassle-free Installation with Preloaded Firmware & T-Harness Included! by Scot Hughes

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great product and good tech support - a very affordable remote boot solution!

EVO-ALL (MPC 2380) WORKS as advertised and installed fairly easily on my 2013 Ford Focus SE (I estimate 1.5 hours for hookup and 1 hour for mechanical/software steps). (1) I had to figure out what size Torx screw I needed to remove the hood/ignition/steering cover. (2) I had to make two simple rotary/solder connections to the OBD-II socket as expected. It's important to get them right. Then I connected a tee (very simple) to the ignition. I then had to plug in and follow the explicit programming instructions and (3) update the firmware with the FLASHLINK I bought (temporarily I plan to return for a refund) with several options: Installed the Fortin Flashlink Manager software, connected the EVO- ALL up my home PC via Fortin FLASHLINK-4. Click the Options tab. Turn on C1-D1-D1.6 and save. I then flashed the firmware using the version listed on the back of my EVO-ALL and ran the decrypt to program the EVO-ALL as my key. I know it sounds complicated, but it really isn't. The guide is very good and the only missing part that I needed tech support for was the options (C1-D1-D1.6 "on"). Technical support responded quickly with a cycle time of less than 24 hours. I'm delighted with the result. It would cost $4-500 to go to Geek Squad and they are 1.5 hours away. THANK YOU MPC for the help! ADDED: MPC provided a paid postal envelope for the Flash Link Updater which I needed temporarily to help with the installation. Incredibly nice touch from a quality seller!

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