Car Alarms

[Mat]

Could someone recommend a decent car alarm for my ibiza! been meaning to get one for a few years now. Was once quoted about £500 at a local electrical place for a "top of the range" alarm system, with mircowave sensors, automatic text sent to ya etc etc

back then i thought cool. but now i'm just after a basic alarm really! Tried searching ebay, and seems like they all come with remote start and ****! that would be good, but don't really need it TBH!

Anyway, just after a simple alarm system, maybe with microwave sensors (i'll be fitting myself BTW)

What would you recommend? How much? And where from?

Cheers all

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Anything but a Clifford lol

 

[Mat]

one guy on another forum swears by the clifford on his scooby! someone just suggested the Toad Ai606

 

[Mat]

oh, would also like something that is thatcham approved or whatever (bring insurance down if pos)

 

[Craig Senior]

oh, would also like something that is thatcham approved or whatever (bring insurance down if pos)

I don't think that it will be Thatcham approved if you fit it yourself. It has to be done by an approved installer.

We had a Toad Ai606 fitted to one of the works vans for £245 a while ago.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Yeh you want a Thatcham cat 1 alarm/immobiliser.

Toad are a very good company and id rate them very high. Ive got a Clifford Concept 650 on mine, not by choice (was on it when i bought it) i cant wait to get rid of it but got more important things to buy for the car than a new alarm.

Clifford have been bankrupt loads of times thats why i dont like them

 

[Mat]

I don't think that it will be Thatcham approved if you fit it yourself. It has to be done by an approved installer.

We had a Toad Ai606 fitted to one of the works vans for £245 a while ago.

why can't you fit yourself? thought you'd just get a certificate with it

doh: just thought! anyone could get a certificate and then not fit it )

 

[Mat]

Can anyone recommend somewhere good around Chesterfield (or nearby - Sheff, mansfield etc) that supply and fit alarms at a decent price

 

[Fl@pper]

why can't you fit yourself? thought you'd just get a certificate with it

doh: just thought! anyone could get a certificate and then not fit it )

plus certificate needs to be franked/stamped/signed by a qualified installer

that way then know its fitted and done properly

 

[Mat]

been told could get it done for about £140 but dunno where

 

[ChrisGTL]

Have you tried ebay for mobile fitters?

There are a couple up here that will come to your place of work and offer very good prices for a Cat 1 alarm and fitting included.

Toad
Clifford
Gemini

In that order too

Had a Clifford on my old Pug, never played up, never went off when it wasnt supposed to (we have a double decker bus go past the house every 15mins so was important the sensors could distinguish between traffic and thieves)

Toad offer a very good alarm for cheaper than paying for the brand 'Clifford'. With a TOAD you should be able to get alot more addons for cheaper than a std Clifford.

 

[Mat]

there are a few on there. but wasn't sure if to trust them or not

 

[ChrisGTL]

there are a few on there. but wasn't sure if to trust them or not

I think you can ask them if there a approved installer.

They should have some paperwork to say they are trained up etc, other than that search their feedback and see if anyone has complained.

 

[Sharky_82]

ive got the viper one - the key fob itself vibrates and beeps if alarm is activated - although only works if your within certain distance (not sure how far) but does have a fairly good range -

also tells you if the boot/bonnet is opened when alarm triggers -

Can add auto start/window closure if need be - cat 1

I payed £300 -

might get the auto start of i still have car next winter

 

[Mat]

i was thinking of possible autostart

 

[Sharky_82]

i was thinking of possible autostart

wished i got it before the winter season as always spent about 10 mins ro so waiting for car to warm up and windows to be clear -

i think the guy was looking at an extra £100 for the auto start

http://www.drdetailshop.com/V5002.htm - this one

 

[Icecavern]

Toad are a very good company and id rate them very high. Ive got a Clifford Concept 650 on mine, not by choice (was on it when i bought it) i cant wait to get rid of it but got more important things to buy for the car than a new alarm.

Clifford have been bankrupt loads of times thats why i dont like them

Complete tosh... Clifford make the best alarms of any of the companies selling them. Almost every case of a Clifford causing problems is down to bad installation. I think in the 5 or 6 I've had over the years I've had 2 problems and one of them was me being a bit ham fisted with a remote changing the battery

In fact the C650 is the best of all the Cliffords made if it is installed properly. I have one myself.

Oh and Clifford have never gone bankrupt, the company that owned Clifford went down the pan and they were bought by Directed Electronics due to it being a multi-million dollar making company.

Pete

 

[DallanTan]

Complete tosh... Clifford make the best alarms of any of the companies selling them. Almost every case of a Clifford causing problems is down to bad installation. I think in the 5 or 6 I've had over the years I've had 2 problems and one of them was me being a bit ham fisted with a remote changing the battery

In fact the C650 is the best of all the Cliffords made if it is installed properly. I have one myself.

Oh and Clifford have never gone bankrupt, the company that owned Clifford went down the pan and they were bought by Directed Electronics due to it being a multi-million dollar making company.

Pete

who can argue agianst the ica cavern man eh!?

i have a clifford concept 650 mk2 and its bloody awesome!!

 

[Icecavern]

Yeah I have the Mk1 in my Cordoba, but I'll be fitting a Mk2 to my LCR eventually when I get around to it.

Pete