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by Robert Wollenberg » Wed May 03, 2006 10:45 pm

If you were on the East coast instead of the West, I'd offer to help you our with the install.

by NViejeP » Wed May 03, 2006 9:32 pm

Yah I wasn't planning on it. I was just wishing I knew how.

On a side note, I stripped my first wire today. Haha.

by Robert Wollenberg » Wed May 03, 2006 9:03 pm

I wouldn't suggest doing it yourself if you don't know what you're doing. I charge twice as much to fix someone elses installs as apposed to doing it myself the first time. :)

by NViejeP » Wed May 03, 2006 8:51 pm

Haha.. if only I could install it myself, would save me like $200.

by Robert Wollenberg » Wed May 03, 2006 8:42 pm

I've always been a viper fan. I found an online site to get a viper 791xv for $240. I love installing alarms and will do that myself. I wouldn't think of letting someone else install my alarm, or anything else for that matter.

http://www.techronics.com/index.cfm?fus ... ct_ID=1702

I'm still shopping around for better pricing, but this is probably what I'll end up getting.

by NViejeP » Wed May 03, 2006 3:57 pm

So guys, I went to my local shop who does Clifford, Viper, and Compustar. All he had in stock was a 1 way compustar. He told me that he doesnt' like compustar just because there is only 2-3 dealers relatively close and that they aren't too familiar with compustar.

He suggested a Clifford 10.5x or 5.2x or something like that. He quoted me around $450 installed. Comes with everything but remote start.. anyone else have experience?

by NViejeP » Wed May 03, 2006 5:31 am

Thanks a lot guys for the info. It's helping a LOT!

by GlassWolf » Tue May 02, 2006 11:08 pm

two sensors are fine.
"one under dash, under seat, and in the trunk" is a bit silly.

put two in, at opposing corners. all you should need.. although a proximity sensor will protect everything from axle to axle evenly as well.

by Robert Wollenberg » Tue May 02, 2006 11:00 pm

I don't like that fact that the shock sensors tend to be more sensitive in the area they're mounted. If you mount one up under the drivers side dash, you can set it off pretty easily at the drivers door window, but damn near have to break out the back window to get the warning beeps to go off. That's why I like multiple.

One will work. If you mount it in the middle of your car like under the center console. I just like to use multiple. One sub works great but people run two or more all the time. Sometimes it just makes us feel better. :)

by GlassWolf » Tue May 02, 2006 10:54 pm

you only need one shock sensor. it covers axle to axle.
same with proximity.
every car will use a different sensor level, so asking what other people use for theirs is pointless.

the glass bearkage mic is tuned specifically to the sound of shattering glass, which an impact sensor won't detect if someone crushes a sparkplug in a vice, and throws or slingshots a piece of broken ceramic at a window. This will however, disintegrate a window on contact.
It was a way devised in the 80s to bypass shock sensors.

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