Security !!! boring but has to be done

adz · Post by **adz** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:24 pm

ok i need some help with buying and then installing an alarm !!

firstly i dont know what to get and where to get it?

may car does not have central locking,
and i am just looking for something under Â£100 cheaper the better lol

ive seen a toad one on ebay for Â£70 :s

please help

cheers in advance

also make sure its easy to fit (whats everyone else got?)

adz

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:59 pm

was thinking the same thing the other day as mine doesn't have central locking either which worries me alot!
just to bump the thread abit
whats the cheapest and most reliable ppl have?
-Ben-

ClublandPolo · Post by **ClublandPolo** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:50 pm

ok im goin2 put my name on this list too!
really want sum extra sercurity on ma car - but where to start

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:30 pm

I think you're best off getting a fitted alarm rather than one off ebay - fitting will cost a lot even if the alarm is cheap.

meta systems do a pretty respectable alarm setup. I find that insurance doesn't go down even if you fit a CAT1 alarm, as the insurers request a cat2 immobiliser only.

anyhow, these start at about 160 fitted.

the cheapest I have found near Birmingham is

http://www.microtechnics-alarms.co.uk

but the website is down it seems?

Going to get mine fitted soon too - group buy anyone?!

adz · Post by **adz** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:51 pm

fitting is now not a problem a friend knows how fits them at halfords

so next thing is what to get lol

im not to sure i understand how a alarm is set of because latley thiefs have this plan of bending doors and peering in

where are sensors going on most cars?

oh im getting confussed

ClublandPolo · Post by **ClublandPolo** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:22 pm

adz wrote:oh im getting confussed

ur not the only 1, i reckon i'l leave it 2 the professionals

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:33 pm

ClublandPolo wrote:
adz wrote:oh im getting confussed

ur not the only 1, i reckon i'l leave it 2 the professionals

Don't go to halfrauds then

adz · Post by **adz** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:16 am

you got a point there halfords aint professionals

hmm there has to be sum comapny that are doing an alarm install cheap lol

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:40 pm

"*PRICE*" being my main cause for concern aswell!
-Ben-

oz · Post by oz » Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:00 am

man dont skimp on ur alarm system

ur car is looking very nice if thats urs in the sig pic

i would either save up n get a decent system

for me the alarm was another mod and if ur like me u'll always want better

some companys will offer you finance which could mean u could get a better system and spread the payments albeit + interest

clifford 650 with glass break, prox and tilt 'n' motion is the daddy imo

never had any probs with mine n works superbly

JTLondon · Post by **JTLondon** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:18 am

So did any of you guys get your alarms in?

I've been thinking about getting one installed... are they THAT hard to install?

How much would it cost for a fitted alarm?

I see some on ebay for like Â£20-50.

Also might install a cat 2 immobaliser.
Again how much will they cost fitted... perhaps a total alarm and immobaliser package u know of... anyone?

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:51 am

nope..
have yet to get one, strangely body mods are coming first which is bad really.
-Ben-

1litreheater · Post by **1litreheater** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:34 pm

iv got a scorpion alram in my mk4 and its brill, got my sensors just infront of the front two windows so they can look all the way down the car an not miss a trick !
Was in there when i brought the car though, so i can only recommend it as a good alarm, as i dont know how much it cost or how hard it is to fit !

KITT · Post by **KITT** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:06 pm

1litreheater wrote:iv got a scorpion alram in my mk4 and its brill, got my sensors just infront of the front two windows so they can look all the way down the car an not miss a trick !
Was in there when i brought the car though, so i can only recommend it as a good alarm, as i dont know how much it cost or how hard it is to fit !

I have the same alarm (I think). See my post here:

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... hp?t=12200

Scorpz · Post by **Scorpz** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:49 pm

I bought my alarm from Flea-bay for abt Â£45 odd, came with a Shock Sensor and has an Ultrasonic movement detector which is nice.

Main thing is that it works, is cheap and keeps idiots away from my car. What i didn't know was that it costed me Â£130 for the fitting lol.

It can take a couple of hours for the fitting, its not hard if you know what your doing, but you need patience, and you need the right tools. Mines was an all day job as i decided to have central locking motors fitted is well.

The labour for the alarm if i didn't have central locking done would have only cost me Â£65 roughly, which isn't too bad =)

Central locking motor's you can buy from maplins for 20 quid, but they're a pain in the ass to install as it can take several hours to do all the doors. Central locking really makes life alot easier, definately a mod worthwhile