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ok. i used to have a clifford alarm. after 3 years, is broken for some reason. i was stupid enough to throw out the brain. after the that, i found out it's life time warranty

but anyway. since i had 2 break in before. i want to get AT LEAST SOMETHING for my ride right now. i was on ebay and found this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=14934
i know this is sh*t. but i am out of cash. that;s all i all i have at the moment. my MIAN QUESTION is how hard to install it myself. i know i know this is a stupid question. but i just want to see if anyone here could give me some good advice before i mess up me car.........

 
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I work in a car electronics store, and believe me, alarms are not easy to install. It will usually take a professional 5-7 hours to install and alarm/keyless/remote start. Installing the alarm will mean you will have to cut into your ignition/power lock wires. Unless you have a fairly good knowledge of what you are doing, I would not go into this having never installed an alarm before. How much experience do you have with car electronics?

 
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not too much actually. done 2 things so far, vafc and after market radio. that's it. anyway thanks for your advice. i will fine a pro

 
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If you have the skill to why not

 
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Don't do it. Have it proffesionally done.

 
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yeah, not to mention you might mess up the electrical wiring and who knows what could go wrong next.

 
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Go get it done... not worth it man... headache and backaches...

 
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i was gonna write up a DIY for alarms on 7thgens, but i asked around and no one was interested, so i didnt bother. if you already had an alarm in the car, the hard part has already been done for you. it would just be a matter of figuring out the differences in wire colors between the clifford and your new alarm.

i know my stuff, im a MECP certified installer, and if it takes 5-7 hours to do a remote start/alarm in a civic....you should consider your career choice a little more carefully.

 
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Alarms are very tricky, I helped install one in a buddy's integra and it took us 5 hours to find out that one wire was causing us problems because of a bad connection. Just go get it done so that you can have somebody to blame if it decides to mess up.