Which Alarm

[Restless 33]

hi guys just wondering wat brand alarms work best n wat kinda stuff u guys have on ur cars to stop people getting in...so basically just brand names and models..wats good bout them and how much would be awesome thanks guys

[Restless 33]

hey i realise people may not wanna say wat alarms thay have but could people jsut tell me a few brands they know are effective and if not maybe just the sort of setups ... like 2 way fm remotes n things like that...thanks

[wrxhoon]

pay a little extra and get a tracker instead , no one takes any notice of sirens going these days , an alarm provides no protection at all , its the imobiliser that provides some protection especialy one thats well fitted and hard to find .

a tracker if its self monitored it costs almost nothing after instalation and gives you the best protection ,you can imobilise the car at any time with any phone and you know if anyone is tempering with it ,it calls you .

[Restless 33]

do you have any brands u'ed recommend for this and wat sort of money u looking at for buying and installing it and monitoring and everything ...thakns for the help

[wrxhoon]

i dont know anyone in melbourne but i have a ezitrak in mine and i do the monitoring myself ( it rings my phone ) so it costs nothing , i have a vodafone sim in it and only pay if i do any calls , if someone steals it and i have to track it it costs 1 cent per second for the call .

you can buy this unit here for just under $1000 , i fitted it myself but you can have it fitted here all up $1250 .

it uses gps to track the car so it works everywhere unless its underground it will call you if anyone tempers with it and it will tell you what they are doing ( like door open , battery cut and so on ) it will then give you the location and if moving the direction and the speed and if you have your laptop with you and the software you can actualy see your car moving on the map with street names . you have the option of imobilising the car at any time from your phone .

a forum member that fits these things was booked by the police for doing 85 k in a 60 k zone , when he got home he recalled the log in his computer and it clearly showed that he was only doing 58 k . so he is going to go to court if he has to to prove that he wasnt speeding . thats another way you may benefit from the tracker , dont waste your money on alarms they are useless . a top of the range alarm will set you back say $800 for a little more fit a tracker .