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Security !!! boring but has to be done
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:24 pm
by adz
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 £100 cheaper the better lol
ive seen a toad one on ebay for £70 :s
please help
cheers in advance
also make sure its easy to fit (whats everyone else got?)
adz
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:59 pm
by polopowah
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-
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:50 pm
by ClublandPolo
ok im goin2 put my name on this list too!
really want sum extra sercurity on ma car - but where to start
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:30 pm
by david burton
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?!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:51 pm
by adz
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
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:22 pm
by ClublandPolo
adz wrote:oh im getting confussed
ur not the only 1, i reckon i'l leave it 2 the professionals
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:33 pm
by bstardchild
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
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:16 am
by adz
you got a point there halfords aint professionals
hmm there has to be sum comapny that are doing an alarm install cheap lol
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:40 pm
by polopowah
"*PRICE*" being my main cause for concern aswell!
-Ben-
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:00 am
by oz
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
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:18 am
by JTLondon
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 £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?
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:51 am
by polopowah
nope..
have yet to get one, strangely body mods are coming first which is bad really.
-Ben-
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:34 pm
by 1litreheater
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 !
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:06 pm
by KITT
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
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:49 pm
by Scorpz
I bought my alarm from Flea-bay for abt £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 £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 £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