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both of those ( I sell them) dont have the diagrams in public use and in the case of quiktrak no one knows what the unit looks like or where it is fitted in the car.

for brant try getting a wiring diagram for them. you can't.

I sell viper also

good stuff as well. built more for the US markets tho.

revhead (r33gtst -do a search on here) has a hf1500-python that he is very happy with. been fitted to the car for 3 years now and zero probelms.

all of the ones I mentioned use rolling code technology.

basically the alarm will slow a professional thief down not stop them. the best alarm can also be the worst and easiest to to disable if not fitted properly- food for thought.

I would still use a clublock.

i agree with Chris Rogers.

brant have one of the top alarm systems (the nemesis i believe). 6 point immobiliser, black wiring, key pad pin protection etc... recommended by majority of the insurance companies.

as for quicktrak i thought that it's a satellite tracking system - insurance companies have this as a step up from the alarm system. i'd get both.

get a prolock. make sure you put it on the same way as on the instructions (key hole facing windscreen not the seat) - it makes it that much harder to remove. plus the visual deterrent factor is handy.

quiktrak is radio based. you are thinking of navtrak.

navtrak can be defeated by pulling into a undercover car park.

quiktrak you can do this and still find the car.

there is a reason most insurance companies reccomend brant..

installation depends on the shop and the car.(the quality depends on the shop!!)most of the alarms I sell (mongoose,viper,python,cyclops and quiktrak) start form $390 and go up from there. in the case of quiktrak that one is 2k fitted with one year monitoring.

howhow,

what model was yours? (curious- I did a customer call to a local autobarn here and was told $500 for a hornet system.)

re the brant alarm. I would ring brant direct in your area. (form memory its $1000ish-I haven't got my books in front of me.)

for timers all alarms can be wired around them - dont let any shop tell you they cant be. 3 minutes is plenty of time after a HARD run. 1 min is normal for most of the cars I have seen/worked on.

Brant Nemesis cost me $1098 installed in melbourne - got some other features put on whilst i was having the alarm installed so it cost me a few hundred $$$ more. The extra features aren't really necessacity items (eg. window-up) but they sure look cool :)

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