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Old Nov 5, 2003
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Question what is a good car alarm

aright guys i dont know if this is the correct place if so, im sorry

i need to vent im mad about my car cause someone had the nerve to break in and steal my whole instrument panel and stuff including my pioneer head unit

so i need suggestions on car alarm whats good out there???

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I know how you feel, damn bastard fvckers. When I was picking my alarm I searched here and there is a shitl0ad of info on that stuff that was really helpful.
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find a good alarm ($400 - $500) then find a BETTER installer.

its all about the install. if he can change the place he puts the box, good. makes it harder to find and cut wires. also, get a back-up battery jus incase they disconnect your battery, the alarm will still go off.

a 2-way LCD pager system is nice and has a lot of advantages.
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who installs them good cambo cause the last place that did it was this audio shop here in woodbridge, im thinkin bout gettin best buy to do it. and ya they said somthin bout gtetin a back up thing
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hey man i gotta Autopage alarm cost me 350 installed...comes with remote start/pop trunk/all that good **** and it's an LCD monitor to. if you go to www.autopageusa.com it's model number 750lcd !! hope that helps. It actually really works cause once someone was trying to break into my cr and i caught them before they took anything cause my pager started going off.
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hah. dont goto best buy. NEVER GOTO BEST BUY.
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hey if you really want a good quality alarm system go with viper alarm. however if you have a few extra bucks and want the best of the best go with Clifford alarm systems with a motion sensor combo. Trust me you cant go wrong with Clifford
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get some good repore with an installer. see if they'll let you watch and make decisions on where you want things.

you just have to find an installer that likes you and is willing to work with you.
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haha an installer that likes me hmmm yea i "had" a viper alarm but they got in anyhow "sigh" it was prob more than 1 person cause they laid the sub/amp wire in a perfect str8 line
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Clifford is a long standing great name brand with lots of options.
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yeah someone once told me there is about a one second delay if they get your hood open where they can cut the power to your battery so they can disable the alarm. My advice is to get a back up battery like i did so in case they cut the primary alarm they cant cut the secondary because its hidden. Also usually if they knew which alarm you had they you probaly know them and they know you (unless you have a sticker on your car saying VIPER ALARM)
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theives these days...at least they coulda put a new window in for you if they put ur cables in a straight line. jeebus.

i'd say try and do it yourself. We have a wiring diagram/database on the site anyways. go slowly, be careful, and be creative.
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i hate thiefs because they suck major a$$ they cant just go out and get a job and buy it themselves they want to steal it damn criminals they all should be lined up and shot by a firing squad DEATH TO CRIMINALS
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u know wut cambo, im gona come to ur college and let u do the install how bout that
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too bad we need criminals in our society.
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u know wut cambo, im gona come to ur college and let u do the install how bout that
hah...you could..but i wouldnt advise that. haven't installed one in a 7thgencivic yet.
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here is the alarm wiring chart for 7thgen civics.

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grrr im not inclined to do that

my car could be ur project car, i dont many other things can go wrong with my civic
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haha you guys are cool its nice to meet ppl on here that dont chew your head of for voicing your opinion
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im just strange like that and i have yet to meet cambo but he's really cool i can tell

btw welcome to the site, you should check out the mid atlantic section nova we are having a meet this sunday in tysons corner va

sorry i had to put that info in i hopefully will have my civic back then
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hah yea..i'm a busy guy. if u were here a 5 months ago i woulda been in No VA still. i used to work on everyone's car in my area. i was the guy to come to.

import, domestic, lawn mower...if it had an engine..i probably worked on it for someone.

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grrr i was around
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you live in VA cool i live in maryland
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ya i live in prince william county right near potomac mills mall

omg my parnts say car alarms arent a neccessity
especially since my car got broken into and it had a car alarm
uggggg all they do is bitch at me
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u know that means you just have to bitch slap em. imp:
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lol yeah parents will be parents. Hey if you really want a good alarm combo go with Clifford with a motion sensor combo
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dont have that much money
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our you could get a clifford alarm from ebay then get someone you really trust to do the install a motion sensor is 80 bucks they work really well
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check this out a guy from here is sellin that gona sell it to me for 120?
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thats not his but his is identical
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