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remo88

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Hey guys,

I've recently imported a '94 R32 GTR, its finished its compliance process and its soon to be roadworthy and registered.

I have the car insured with Just Cars and it specifies that I need an aus standard immobiliser to be covered by theft, currently my car has nothing.

I know this may sound stupid but what I was looking into was a Viper alarm as i can get remote start and what not. I talked to a just cars rep and asked if an alarm/immobiliser meets the aus requirements will the car be covered for theft, they said yes. but what confuses me is some of the things I've read here and heard from others that it won't be covered unless its aus standard approved or something.

Now I don't know what to do. I'm looking at getting either the Viper 5901/2 or the Mongoose M80 range.

Any help will be appreciated, Thanks

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The Viper does not meet the Australian Standards requirements, which stipulates the following:

All black wiring, minimum of 2 onboard immobiliser circuits (recommend 3), passive immobilisation after engine is turned off, code hopping remote controls and the immobiliser should not be able to be bypassed by just removing the fuse.

All Australian Standards Immobiliser's and Alarm's need to have passed stringent testing and certificates are issued for each product.

Insurance companies may want to see proof that you have an Australian Standards immobiliser ie Invoice or Receipt from where you buy it, which they can check with a list they should have of all approved immobilisers.

There are a large range of Australian Standards Alarms and immobiliser's around that you can choose from but none of them will have the remote start feature, so you will need to choose between Security and Convenience.

Have fun... :cool:

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Thanks Leon,

It looks like I'm going to go for the Mongoose M80AU and get my sister to be the remote start for the car in the morning lol.

I was wondering if I can get a rough indication on an installed price.

I've been quoted about $600, thats apparently with something for keyless hook up as well. Is that a fair price or excessive?

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