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1viapig1 Rookie

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Before anyone goes further, please provide a bit more info:

- Where you are

- What brand turbo timer you have

- How much you are looking to spend

- Are you looking just for an alarm, or immobiliser too? If you have insurance, what are the minimum requirements?

I daresay a lot of packages will meet your requirement. Just remember an alarm / immobiliser is only as good as the person who installed it.

hey, i got a 96series 1, and i have a hks turbo timer which isnt installed also i have the wiring harncing thingy, and looking to spen about $500 fitted wit my turbo timer, can some 1 tell me wat sort of an alarm i should look for and wat options does it have?

im located in perth. cheerz

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Hey, has anyone here heard of Extreme Tracking (ET)?

Basically, its a GPS tracking system and you can use your mobile to lock/unlock your car, get alerts, etc. you pay about $700 to install it and about $200 a year to get access to the site where you can track your car. Looks pretty nifty, you can zoom in on your car in real time (updated every 30secs) so you can actually see the surrounding buildings n stuff. Also allows you to slow the car down and stop the engine (but i think you can only do this once you have contacted the police) then you could lock the dipshit in the car. Its got loads of other features I can't remember but I was wondering if anyone here has ET, and what their thoughts are on it.

Thanx

Chris Rogers Grand Master

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hey, i got a 96series 1, and i have a hks turbo timer which isnt installed also i have the wiring harncing thingy, and looking to spen about $500 fitted wit my turbo timer, can some 1 tell me wat sort of an alarm i should look for and wat options does it have?

im located in perth. cheerz

find an autowatch dealer. (if you cannot find one let me know and I'll point you in the right direction.) look at the 456RLI. that will keep the insurance company happy andcan be fitted for around that price.

Chris Rogers Grand Master

Chris Rogers

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Hey, has anyone here heard of Extreme Tracking (ET)?

Basically, its a GPS tracking system and you can use your mobile to lock/unlock your car, get alerts, etc. you pay about $700 to install it and about $200 a year to get access to the site where you can track your car. Looks pretty nifty, you can zoom in on your car in real time (updated every 30secs) so you can actually see the surrounding buildings n stuff. Also allows you to slow the car down and stop the engine (but i think you can only do this once you have contacted the police) then you could lock the dipshit in the car. Its got loads of other features I can't remember but I was wondering if anyone here has ET, and what their thoughts are on it.

Thanx

sounds like one here in qld. uses a map on the net to do the mapping. watch the legal side of things with that one though. if memory serves correct only the police can shut the car down in a controlled situation.

the UTRAK one I'm referring to does a few more things (geofencing for one.) but works on the same idea.

if you take the mapping out of it then autowatch CATE unit will do the same thing.

wessa02 Community Regular

wessa02

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Wessa you talking to me?

I'd have to agree Chris, I looked a basic mongoose and it was up around that then the add ons come in to play, glass breakage etc etc.

Like I said dont quote me on it but it was to far off that mark. When I checked with the mongoose reps on da coast they would only give me the alarm for that price no fitting hence why i jumped at the chance

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find an autowatch dealer. (if you cannot find one let me know and I'll point you in the right direction.) look at the 456RLI. that will keep the insurance company happy andcan be fitted for around that price.

I've quoted the wrong person - sorry...

In Perth - my R33 is getting a Autowatch 456RLI put in it at Autoworx... while I'm waiting for the compliance plates so it can be licenced.

I don't know what the RRP price is, but I'm paying next to nothing for it because they have a special on - "free immobiliser with every car sold in October". I think he said $475 installed, but he's taking the cost of the free immobiliser off it.

Anyway, I only wanted an immobiliser, but Paul seemed to think that this was the best alarm for a skyline and that linking existing TT to an alarm/immobiliser was asking for trouble when you could just have one built in. He seems to think it's the duck's nuts of alarms and says that he has the same one on his 300Kw monster and his wife's too.

That's my 5c worth.

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Rekin Grand Master

Rekin

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sorry to hijack this thread?

researching some keywords being thrown around.

We have UTRAK (http://www.utrak.com.au/) - QLD?

and

Extreme Tracking (http://www.et-tracking.com.au/) - Perth?

Both offer gps/sms function on your current alarm.

Then there are the Rhino GSM unit and mongoose gsm unit.

What is the cheapest gps/gsm sender on the market? If this will be bundled with a good alarm, for example; mongoose M80, i doubt the quality of the gps/gsm unit will be a major factor in prevention as its only a method of sending a warning.

Ive seen similar gsm/gps units going for $1000 and was wondering if the above two are cheaper? or there is an alternative brand.

Thanks

Baysidebluebnr34 Rising Star

Baysidebluebnr34

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There is lots of ways for alarms, My favrote is mongoose, but you could always get a gsm immobliser and or finger print id immoblsier, no reason why you can't use these systems together.

with the Gsm immobliser you can stop the car via sending an sms to the car. The finger print can store up to 30 prints and maybe abit $$ at the moment around the $440 mark of the top of my head.

But it can still be towed away, in the case of organised crime not joy riders.........so the best way I belive is

A: Mongoose M80 (3point) or M60 (2point) and Insurance

Chris Rogers Grand Master

Chris Rogers

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the utrak system is being revised again ( I know the fellow designing it VERY well.) when its done you can track the vehicle in real time via GPRS.

two things to consider here - you asked for cheap and good in the same phrase.

if that is the case then its not going to happen,

for GSM paging - GiSMo + mongoose M80G

if the car is sneezed on you will know. I can get the GSM unit custom programmed to tell you EXACTLY what has been tripped on you car of if it is being towed.

total bill $1350.

have done 3 like this now and it makes for some piece of mind.

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