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my alarms got a inbuilt turbo timer so speaking on personal experience no.

if your using 2 different aftermarket products. the only thing the turbo timer might to is delay the time wen the immobilizer kicks in.

If you get ur immobilizer proffesional installed(which you should, no point risking your car for a few bucks) with the turbo timer, it will have no ill effects whats so ever.

Im running a good alarm (Wont mention brand) and turbo timer, both were installed at the same time.

I can have my turbo timer on for 2 or 3 mins, arm my alarm, and the alarm will activate. If someones breaks into ur car while the turbo timer is on, and tries to drive the car away, the alarm will turn off the turbo timer immediately.

So no, it wont have any effects on ur immobiliser.

However i do recommend you go for a full alarm system rather then just the immobiliser... too many skylines get stolen now a days.

Hope this helps

Brendan

If someones breaks into ur car while the turbo timer is on, and tries to drive the car away, the alarm will turn off the turbo timer immediately.

You will find a properly installed turbo timer will shut down immediately if the handbrake gets removed, or if the brake is applied, these are 2 features that are genuinely associated with the security of a car being timed, so that if someone was to jump into the car and either hit the brakes (usually done when clutch goes in to select gear) or drops the handbrake (again, required to take a car), the timer shuts off.

A decent alarm system should activate, and the turbo timer should be connected in some way to a timed by-pass of the immobilising function of the alarm system for timing down, but not effect the alarm system in it's monitoring of battery drain circuit, vibration monitor, etc.

And if your bothering to install an alarm, make it decent, a $90 'alarm system' from Dick Smith Electronics just WONT cut it, might meet insurance, but anyone with remotely any level of auto-electrical knowledge will bypass the cuts instantly and easily.

B.

i had install the alarm system(Dunno is that good enough or not, Cost-$120) which will immobilize the car when press the lock button recently. Was thinking to install a turbo timer to my car too, which make me free for minutes after i reach my destination. Was thinking to install myself for the turbo timer, since i saw some tutorial is quite easy to install with just plug the hardness.

But since Brenden had said that, dun waste few bucks for the risks, i was 50 50 thinking bring it to pro install. But is that hard or unsafe to apply a turbo timer with current alarm system myself? if someone know the safe ways or safety tutorial to install the turbo timer i'm really appreciate for your help.

Yang

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