by JeremyC » Thu Mar 24, 2005 1:53 am
My sugestion to you is save up about 200 to 250 and have a profesional shop install it for you. I have a few reasons why I sugest this to everyone in your situation. The first is the install itself. I work on the wiring and computer systems in the F16, and I would rather work on it, than install an alarm. I am not saying they are impossiable to do, or really that hard. However there is alot to them, and if they are improperly installed they can cause quiet a few problems. My second reason falls right in line with the first. Most name brand car alarms come with a life time warranty (if installed by a professional). Most people will never have a problem if the alarm is installed corectly, but I would rather pay a little extra, and know if the brain goes out, remote gets wet, or the siren stops working, I can get it repaired for free. My last reason is the options you get with a higher end alarm. How many times has one of your neighbors alarms went off during a storm? If he had a clifford, he could sit in his living room chair, press a few buttons on the remote, and turn off or down the shock sensor. Thats just one of the many options you have with some of the nicer alarms. Clifford even has a program called the cliffnet wizard ($40 retail). If you have one of cliffords G4 or G5 alarms, you can load this program into your laptop and adjust basically anything on the alarm with a simple key stroke.
If that is out of your price range then that is fine, and I am sure someone in here will have another sugestion more suiting to your situation. I just wanted to give you a heads up on some of your other options. So you didn't spend money on something and regret it later.
My sugestion to you is save up about 200 to 250 and have a profesional shop install it for you. I have a few reasons why I sugest this to everyone in your situation. The first is the install itself. I work on the wiring and computer systems in the F16, and I would rather work on it, than install an alarm. I am not saying they are impossiable to do, or really that hard. However there is alot to them, and if they are improperly installed they can cause quiet a few problems. My second reason falls right in line with the first. Most name brand car alarms come with a life time warranty (if installed by a professional). Most people will never have a problem if the alarm is installed corectly, but I would rather pay a little extra, and know if the brain goes out, remote gets wet, or the siren stops working, I can get it repaired for free. My last reason is the options you get with a higher end alarm. How many times has one of your neighbors alarms went off during a storm? If he had a clifford, he could sit in his living room chair, press a few buttons on the remote, and turn off or down the shock sensor. Thats just one of the many options you have with some of the nicer alarms. Clifford even has a program called the cliffnet wizard ($40 retail). If you have one of cliffords G4 or G5 alarms, you can load this program into your laptop and adjust basically anything on the alarm with a simple key stroke.
If that is out of your price range then that is fine, and I am sure someone in here will have another sugestion more suiting to your situation. I just wanted to give you a heads up on some of your other options. So you didn't spend money on something and regret it later.