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Thought there might be at least a couple of posts, seeing as security is something most of us have on our cars  |
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1939 Francis Barnett Powerbike
1971 Honda C90
1992 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.5 GLX
1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
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good and diy fit with no knowledge of car electrics don't go wll together. If you have no knowledge, your best bet is a hidden kill switch.
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Its not broken, its resting!
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xlr8r
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Trunk Monkey ;D
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I want one of them, fantastic solution |
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Trunk monkey ftw. Failing that, have someone fit it for you? That way it can be certified (making insurance cheaper) and isn't likely to have loads of intermittent wiring faults causing hours of headaches.
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Just get a Cat 1 Panda. As said it will be fitted properly and reduce your insurance.
You can get Cliffords fitted for somethign like £160 now. It's not worth bothering with half of these Chinese remote start things on the bay.
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I need your help to get back to the year 1985.
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Maplins do modular set ups, you can buy the basic kit and then add remote central locking, window closure etc etc as you want to. Nothing wrong with DIY stuff as long as you take your time and follow instructions, alarms are not complicated to fit, the complicated stuff is in the electronics and you don't have to touch that.
In my experience the discount you get for a pro-fit Cat 1 alarm is nowhere near the fitting cost and the extra security over a DIY one isnt that great, 99% of thieves wont care what type the alarm is, they'll either avoid any alarmed car or break the window/Hiab the car and ignore the siren.
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and isn't likely to have loads of intermittent wiring faults causing hours of headaches. You forget its a Fiat, so has these to start with  |
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1939 Francis Barnett Powerbike
1971 Honda C90
1992 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.5 GLX
1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
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Thought there might be at least a couple of posts, seeing as security is something most of us have on our cars If by security you mean door locks, then yes! I've never really seen the point of alarms, it's not like people actually stop what they're doing and go to investigate if a car alarm goes off. Immobilisers are okay, but a hidden kill switch does the same job a lot cheaper, and can be extremely effective if you hide the switch and wiring well enough. Having said that I'm too lazy to have actually wired up said kill switch anyway. |
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argos used to do a 2 wire jobbie for about 25 quid., 1 wire to the battery and the other to earth........ job done |
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Surely a hidden kill switch and a pop off steering wheel is going to do a better job than an alarm in keeping your car in one place?
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Great way to advertise on a public forum you don't really believe in car alarms.  Partly explains why the 'stolen' section on this forum does good business. I've only had one car stolen and that was the only one without an alarm. Personally I find a locked garage is an excellent theft deterrent. Theft from cars is much more prevalent nowadays due to the fact more cars are belled up. Sure if they really want it they'll stick it on a lowloader, but that usually happens when people are saying the wrong things round the wrong people at the wrong time and let slip where the cars stored. |
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Someone tried to steal my V8 RV eagle Jeep one night, i was staying at my mates flat in Rainham and when i got up it had been pulled forwards out of it parking space, hardly difficult to break into with a zip up plasit hood and doors. Lucky for me the wiring was knackered when i bought it (hence the super cheap price, the guy couldn't start it so hooked the coil up to the battery and a jump lead onto the starter and drove it away) so i had run my own through switches, sticking the key in only unlocked the steering. must have really curse word the thief off when they popped the ignition out and hotwired it only for nothing to happen.  Sort of sorry they didn't get it started though, would have scared the curse word out of them, a V8 on straight through sidepipes at 3am or so in the middle of a tower block estate, when they were trying to be quiet. All my cars get at least a hidden switch in the electrics, sometimes 2 depending on the car. Still worth fitting an alarm though, just make sure it goes off when the bonnet is opened if your relying on a simple imobiliser on an old car they are very very easy to get running even in the dark. |
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I don't use alarms on my cars, but have cat 2 imobilizers. I think that if someone wants to break into your car to steal something they will do anyway (its happened a couple of times now). The only time Ive had a car "stolen" was when it was impounded by the police for a faulty handbrake. they just removed it on a low loader.
when I was driving my herald, it didnt have an imobilizer, so I changed the spark lead positions so it would fire at the bottom of the stroke. You could steal a herald with a peice of wire 2 ft long and not do any damage to the car.
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I had an Opel Manta stolen and crashed so it's replacement got a full Cat1 jobbie and it was the worst thing I ever did. I'd rather live with the possability of theft than have a car that pisses me off every time I try and use it.
My Silvia has a handy fuel cut-off that I discovered totally by accident.
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Amazo, yes a locked garage is the best way to store your car (plus reduce your insurance premium) and mine lives securely tucked up in one at night.
My lack of faith in car alarms is purely due to the 'boy who cried wolf' effect. When was the last time you responded to hearing a car alarm by going to investigate? If the car isn't yours, you will simply mutter to yourself about how annoying the noise is and carry on with your life. I fail to see how this is an effective method of theft prevention.
I think that vehicle security measures also depend a lot on where you live. None of the cars which my family own have ever had alarms fitted, including cars which we have bought from new. The Nissan which we've had for 20 years has been broken into once, during which the door lock was pried out of the door (needing a new door skin) and a bag was stolen. Apart from that none of the other vehicles in our 'fleet' have ever been tampered with in the last 20+ years, so I think one small break-in during that time is an acceptable risk. Would the fitting of an alarm have prevented that break-in? Not a chance. They were in and out in seconds, screwdriver to the lock, grab the bag and run. Anyone could have heard or seen them in broad daylight and an alarm wouldn't have stopped them from getting away. This also leads into another handy security tip, always keep your valuables well out of sight so that opportunists cannot be tempted.
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Partly explains why the 'stolen' section on this forum does good business.
