Advice about adding features to old yaris - Toyota Yaris Forums

CrazyCrazy · 12-29-2025, 05:49 PM

I have a 2008 yaris 1.0 manual (KSP90L-CGMRKW(1B))

Right now, the car gets unlocked by physical key and you need to turn the keyyy to start it too.

I'd like to add several features to the car:

- Remote start & shutoff, lock & unlock
- Keyless start

I'd also like to add (if possible) from anywwhere in the world through a phone app or browser:

- Remote start & shutoff, lock & unlock
- Remote diagnostics (like seeing speed, engine codes, sensor results etc. through OBD2 port)

- GPS

What I've found thus far:
https://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24860

I see several 'universal' kits on aliexpress, but I don't know if they include a sim card slot to "control" the car from afar or what the different parts do:
https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/10050...origin_prod%3A

As far as I can understand, i need to buy one of these universal kits and add a sim card / gps myself with a cheap gps/lte enabled microcontroller with which I can communicate with the mainboard of the aliexpress kit.

I don't mind having to code or solder stuff myself.

Any help or pointing me in the right direction appreciated!

komichal · Today, 04:35 PM

As far as I know Netherlands are active salt users during winter and your car is pretty much the same age as mine which is so rusted that in one year it will hit the scrapyard.
I would not spend unnecessary money on anything unless you took extremely good care of her and there are no severe rusting issues.

12-29-2025, 05:49 PM	#1
CrazyCrazy I've made a post! Drives: yaris 2008 1.0 maual Join Date: Dec 2025 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1	Advice about adding features to old yaris I have a 2008 yaris 1.0 manual (KSP90L-CGMRKW(1B)) Right now, the car gets unlocked by physical key and you need to turn the keyyy to start it too. I'd like to add several features to the car: - Remote start & shutoff, lock & unlock - Keyless start I'd also like to add (if possible) from anywwhere in the world through a phone app or browser: - Remote start & shutoff, lock & unlock - Remote diagnostics (like seeing speed, engine codes, sensor results etc. through OBD2 port) - GPS What I've found thus far: https://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24860 I see several 'universal' kits on aliexpress, but I don't know if they include a sim card slot to "control" the car from afar or what the different parts do: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/10050...origin_prod%3A As far as I can understand, i need to buy one of these universal kits and add a sim card / gps myself with a cheap gps/lte enabled microcontroller with which I can communicate with the mainboard of the aliexpress kit. I don't mind having to code or solder stuff myself. Any help or pointing me in the right direction appreciated!

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Today, 04:35 PM	#2
komichal View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2007 1.3 2SZFE 64kW Join Date: May 2012 Location: CZ Posts: 338	As far as I know Netherlands are active salt users during winter and your car is pretty much the same age as mine which is so rusted that in one year it will hit the scrapyard. I would not spend unnecessary money on anything unless you took extremely good care of her and there are no severe rusting issues.