Viper Directed Audio Essentials 7254V Responder LE 2-Way LED Remote

Easy replacement for one that stopped working. Pairing & activating was a breeze.

I bought a Viper 5701 alarm a year or so ago and needed to replace the 2-way remote. The one included with the alarm was the older two-tone silver and black style (pn 7251). This is a huge improvement from the original, fixing my two biggest problems. It works flawlessly as a replacement to the original 2-way responder and I had no problems programming it. The first thing they did to improve the design was do away with the easily broken and ineffective backplate / battery door design which didn't actually keep the battery in place. On this one, the whole shell snaps together securely. Admittedly, the design makes it slightly more difficult to change batteries, however I would say that's an improvement over the previous design. The second issue they fixed was making the buttons a little more difficult to press, so you no longer accidentally hit the lock button getting the keys out of your pocked. Best yet, I can press only the unlock button even with gloves on, so in the winter I no longer hear the annoying screeching warning noise from slightly pressing the unlock button when I'm trying to lock. The button press has a nice firm click action that feels much better. Additionally, battery life seems improved as well, but that might just be from not having all the errant button presses and random battery door getting loose and having to go through the remote startup sequence jingle when it gets power again.

Ordered this to replace a dead key fob, rendering the alarm system useless. It took a few tries to pair with the vehicle but, has been working flawlessly since getting it paired.

A bit expensive but works well. Very easy to synch to my remote starter, but use a YouTube video, not the box instructions to do this.

These worked for my fob: 1. Push F button until the red transmit button lights solid ~10s 2. Push remote start for 1.5s until you get 3 flashes. 3. Car door open key on accessory, not started. 4. Press windshield button once and release then once and hold ( get a single chirp) while still holding button push lock button on fob ( get brief alarm). 5. Release the windshield button ( get brief confirmation alarm). These units are better than the original one I had. Case can be a bit tricky to split open to replace battery is the only down side.