Viper Remote Start and Alarm Systems Compared: 2103V, 3108V, 3308V, 5308V, 5908V and SmartStart

Viper is the alarm line we install

Viper is the only alarm brand we install, every remote start system on our listings is Viper too, and every system here is on our listings. For a plain-language look at 1-way, 2-way and smartphone control, see our Viper 1-way vs 2-way vs smartphone guide.

We install Viper systems in our own bay at 22025 S Avalon Blvd Ste A in Carson. Push-to-start and key-start cars need different bypass parts, per the 5308V listing, so bring the year, make and model and how the car starts.

Side by side

This table is built only from our own product listings.

A 1-way remote sends commands to the car. A 2-way remote also shows what the car did, like when it has started, locked or been disturbed, per the 5308V listing.

Viper alarm, keyless entry and remote start systems compared, from our product listings.

Keyless entry and security

The Viper 2103V is keyless entry: two 4-button remotes with up to 1/4-mile range, panic/car locator, flashing parking lights, ignition-controlled door locks and an impact sensor. Its listing calls it a simple way to add remote locks to an older vehicle or one that lost its factory fobs.

The 3108V and 3308V are full security systems with an impact sensor, six-tone siren and starter interrupt. The 3108V comes with two 1-way remotes, and the 3308V adds a 2-way LCD remote that confirms alarm alerts right on the remote.

Remote start and security

The Viper 5308V combines remote start with a security system: a siren, a shock sensor and a starter kill, with a 2-way LCD remote that confirms when the car has started, locked or been disturbed, and range of up to about a quarter mile.

The Viper 5908V steps up to a 2-way color LCD remote with USB-C charging and up to 1 mile of range, with remote start for warming or cooling the cabin, keyless entry, an impact sensor, six-tone siren and starter interrupt.

Phone control with SmartStart Pro

The Viper VSM550 SmartStart Pro is a 4G LTE GPS module that controls a compatible Viper system from your phone: start, lock, unlock and trunk with range wherever there is cell service, plus location on demand, trip history, SmartFence geofence alerts, speed and tow alerts and alarm notifications. A service plan is required.

The 2103V, 3108V, 3308V, 5308V and 5908V listings each say they can work with SmartStart, so you can start with a remote and add phone control later.

How to get one put in

Text us with your year, make and model and whether the car is push-to-start or key-start, and we will quote the full install.

Everything is bought and installed at the shop at 22025 S Avalon Blvd Ste A in Carson, and you can ask about our Payment Plan. Stock moves, so call us to confirm the system is on the shelf before you drive over.