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Here is the same ebay seller i bought my alarm from since they dont come up too often i thought i would post it

also since there has been alot of thefts latly you people without alarms need to consider this

i can vouch for this seller 100% legit original packaging all quality

all up alarm and fitting with 3x immobilization cost me $540 and the installer can handle warranty claims local

i would like to see this alarm go to another SAU person but its all up to you

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Do be aware with some alarms your insurance company won't cover you.

When Shopping around for insurance all alarms (bar shannons which didn't seem to care) must be an aussy approved black wire alarm with a minimun 3point immobiliser.

Definitely get an alarm with a hit/knock sensor what ever they are called. :P

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ok picture this my car has an alarm i forget to turn it on for all intensive purposes it HAD and alarm i calim i put it on but now not too sure

get the picture

theres been many times with my old non auto activating alarm this happened to me so dont say it wont happen to you

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I believe it was Just Cars that required a black wire alarm, minimum 3 point immobiliser and the alarm was self locking.

My alarm is all of the above + a heap more.

I always leave self locking disabled as initially I locked my self out of the car too many times. Its so easy done.

Basically what one needs as a minimum:

Black wire

3 point immobiliser

Self Arming

I also feel a hit is a must, without one what stops a theif breaking a window jumping in the drivers seat while the immobiliser is bypassed? Without it your only defence/notification of the person gaining entry to the car is if they go in through the door.

I was very lucky recently to find my car parked out the front with my old mans new Navara right next to it. The old mans Navara had the lock stuffed as some one tried to gain entry. His car has an alarm but no hit sensor; the door lock and door was manged.

They also tied what looked like speaker wire from the letter box to the tap so across the driveway.

Luckly for what ever reason the thiefs didn't even bother with my car?!?

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Alarms are only usefuls in deterring 'smash and grab' style thieves that are just trying to get head units, cash, whatever they can see in your car for a hundred bucks to buy crack

for a pro thief smashing a window will usually just set off a warning beep if it does go off then it prolly takes them all of 10 sec to disable it... nobody is going to risk themselves to save your car when they hear an alarm. I dont know how but most of the cars stolen lately have had immobilisers so they have a way around them to

My opinion is you need to spend most on immobilisers and more than one kill switch, have a pager alarm like me

my 2 cents

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Guy's, dont waste your money on this viper alarm, it is not an alarm but more of a gimmik/toy.

Search the Car Alarm & Audio thread for more information.

One reason:

Most alarms have NO (normally open) relays, and the when the immobilier is disarmed, it charges the relay to allow the car to start. The 791 has NC (normally closed) relays. So cut the one single power wire to the alarm module, and the 3 point immobiliser would be more useful as a paperweight.

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Ive set up a car nail bomb behind the drivers seat... if the de-alarm button isnt set and someone tries to start the car without dealarming it, BOOOOM headshot. I forgot to dealarm it today........... fkn hurts, got a nail wedged behind my ear now :P

meh to car theft. insure the car for as much as possible IMO.

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thats not too hard lol just get a relay thats normally open..... and pager alarms are the bomb for sure

Relays are internal to the alarm. Why stuff around with a coloured-wire alarm, trying to bring it up to standard - just buy a decent well built secure alarm to start with, with a brand name you can trust. If i was to go for a paging alarm, id definatly go GSM (sms), the RF signal ones like this viper have a range which isnt much better than line of sight.

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I'll probly get something like my brother has on his car, if anything moves inside the car with the doors closed the alarm goes off, you open the doors and the alarm goes off, only thing he needs is a kill switch, but he never leaves it anywhere, only a commo so doesnt really matter anyways, these days ppl are after imports i think, but still.

I've seen one when your alarms going off for longer then acouple of minutes (open door, smashed window etc..) your phone rings - comes up saying 'car alarm ringing' or sumthing, anyone heard of these?

+ im going to put in acouple of surveillance camera's.

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im thinking internal screamer is good idea even if the open door and alarm is going off to sit in car and disarm the rest of it there ears will bleed withing 30 secs

Good idea to deter them from sitting in your car ripping ur audio gear out! My last alarm installer suggested an extra internal screemer for my calais. Just make sure you tuck it away somewhere!

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I took everyones advice here and bought this alarm http://www.viper.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=103

I hope it works well. Ill install it sometime this week if I recieve it soon.

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