Best Alarm for the money?
10-04-2004, 07:21 AM
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It really depends on what you want the alarm to do. Try taking a look at DEI alarms and see what kind of features you want. As for installing the alarms, if you are new to it, you should get it professionally installed.
10-04-2004, 12:52 PM
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10-04-2004, 07:47 PM
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im just looking for something rather cheap, that will protect my car against theft....i dont want the top of the line thing that gunna cost me a ton! but i want some sort of alarm on my car so i feel more secure!
10-04-2004, 11:04 PM
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Installation is the key. A $1000 alarm can only be as effective as a $100 if the install isnt done right. Spend your money on getting it installed correctly and wisely..
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10-04-2004, 11:29 PM
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For the money, go with a DEI product (Viper, Python, Clifford Matrix, etc) A regular Clifford alarm is your best bet, but gets you out of the low priced market. As far as installing it yourself, I would say if you have to ask how hard it is to do, don't do it.
10-06-2004, 01:03 PM
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it all depends on how you set up your car....
I got an alarm with my tint for $250 installed. I also removed my door locks.
its not the greatest alarm (autopage), but it has a motion sensor, and its set at a good level (not too sensitive).
basically, the biggest thing to worry about is if the theif has access to the hood to disconnect the battery. There's a few ways to deal with this, the main being to rig up a back-up battery. My car was broken into once, because the person managed to pop my hood release cable, disconnect my power, and break a window and unlock a door manually.
without door locks, there's no way to enter the car if the power is disconnected. The only way to unlock the doors is either a key or the power turned on, but if thats the case, then the alarm will be blaring... I hope this makes sense
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I got an alarm with my tint for $250 installed. I also removed my door locks.
its not the greatest alarm (autopage), but it has a motion sensor, and its set at a good level (not too sensitive).
basically, the biggest thing to worry about is if the theif has access to the hood to disconnect the battery. There's a few ways to deal with this, the main being to rig up a back-up battery. My car was broken into once, because the person managed to pop my hood release cable, disconnect my power, and break a window and unlock a door manually.
without door locks, there's no way to enter the car if the power is disconnected. The only way to unlock the doors is either a key or the power turned on, but if thats the case, then the alarm will be blaring... I hope this makes sense
h: