As the title says. If U go to a mobile electronics shop they'll tell U they have the best on the market alot of times just to sell U 1 of their alarm systems. I know there are several brands out but just wanted to know some of U guys opinions. Thanks!

 

Clifford Avantgard 5.. BUT.. an alarm is only as good as the installation.

$100 alarm installed by a professional > $1000 alarm installed by some circuit city / best buy "lets put the brain right underneath the dashboard in plain sight" crap.

 

there is no such thing as the best alarm... they can all be easily bypassed... with all the countless ITR owners and Countless thefts ... the best of the best alarms have been gotten around ... there is NOTHING to stop your R from getting stolen except one thing... TIMING , if its ment to be it will be if not then your R will be gone. I had mine for 3 years and sold it never had 1 scare, while others have bought theres to have it stolen only 2 weeks after owning it.

My advice, a decent alarm, kill switch, and a club... dont go to crazy because no matter what if its gonna happen they will get it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mikestypeRR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there is no such thing as the best alarm... they can all be easily bypassed... with all the countless ITR owners and Countless thefts ... the best of the best alarms have been gotten around ... there is NOTHING to stop your R from getting stolen except one thing... TIMING , if its ment to be it will be if not then your R will be gone. I had mine for 3 years and sold it never had 1 scare, while others have bought theres to have it stolen only 2 weeks after owning it.

My advice, a decent alarm, kill switch, and a club... dont go to crazy because no matter what if its gonna happen they will get it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Any clifford with wireless immobilizer, fuel cut, pump relay and wireless siren.

As stated above, any shitty install will negate the purpose of an alarm.

 

I like compustar for its range and 2 way remote.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ixislikixi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> thats what u learn from livin in NYC with a honda. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Fortunantly I live in the middle of nowhere. Most people who follow me to my house for the first time (especialy @ night) wonder if I'm taking them to a place never to be found again. For 1 an alarm is only as good as the install & the precautions to go w/ it to make it as difficult as possible to get the car w/out a roll-back tow truck. Bit like my dad always said, "if they want it bad enough they will do whatever it takes to get it". This remains true today.

 

A garage will also help

 

boot it or loose it
and sleep tight every night

 

i agree a alarm is as good as the installer. i have the compustar 2w900fm. has not failed me yet. i love the range on this thing. pretty far. parking in a garage is also very helpful. then i have a couple of other things on top of that also. your asking about an alarm? get outta here and go get one. any alarm is better then no alarm.

 

hey tim, this is shawn from autolabz. i'd recommend the nicest clifford we stock. it's the same one i have on my R. it's got the 2-way pager, and it's like $449 installed. if you want us to put it on, i'll also share with you some of the things i've done to my car to make it as hard to jack as i could.

if they want it, they'll take it, but a really good alarm, garage, big dog in the garage, fuel pump cutoff, distributor power cutoff, etc. make it a pain in the *** for thieves. I've got all of these things on mine, so all i can do is keep my fingers crossed and be aware of who is around/knows what i have.

I guess i could call myself lucky to be inthe center of the import scene in bham, workin where i do, so i'm prety sure i'd know who broke in/stole something if it ever happened.

i try to stay on top of the shady people around here. my shop and a couple others in town stay in touch with each other about what customer cars have been messed with, and who's selling what, so we keep the import crime to a mininum around here.

if everyone knows everyone, like we pretty much do with as small of a scene as birmingham has, it realy doesn't pay for the theives to take from anyone.

oh well, back to the story, just let me know if you want DEI or Clifford anything, because I'll get you a really good deal on it, and i won't share with anyone what we do to your car.

 

compustar 2 way... good friend of mine is an installer and did it right

 

Mine has a pretty basic alarm... I may upgrade.

Two way remote pager: worth it or not?

 

definitely worth it IMO. i'm pretty paranoid about my car (as i'd assume most ITR owners are) and i love knowing when someone's messing with it. every now and then i'll let my battery go dead, and i'm freakin out about if my car's safe or not.

ok, well my post makes me sound like a psycho, and i'm not, but ya know..... whatever

anyways-- 2-way-

 

2 way well worth it.... especially if you go with an autostart.

 

hell yeah 2 way pager with remote starter

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vi3tboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">your asking about an alarm? get outta here and go get one. any alarm is better then no alarm.</TD></TR></TABLE>I have a Clifford. So far, so good.

 

Thanks Shawn. I've got my R in the body shop @ the moment. I should get it back soon. I'll be up there soon to chat.

 

12 guage and lots of rounds.

 

I'll just chime in, 2way pager. NO remote starter.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ixislikixi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">padlock ur steering column, get a clutch lock and put it on ur clutch and ur gas pedal, relocate ur ecu, add a backup battery, get an alpha lock for ur wheel, take the lug nuts offa one wheel and place them on and dont screw them in, take out ur battery and padlock ur terminals together. thats what u learn from livin in NYC with a honda. if they want ur car, itll take em a long time. hopefully long enough so that someone passes by and stops the thievery.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's too much work just to save a car, and it's just a car.

But even with all that I could have your car in 30 seconds anyways.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HYREV2NR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a Clifford. So far, so good.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have an old clifford intelliguard, works good minus the brain dying twice. Has clifford's quality control gone up or down after they were bought?

 

Any one with the remote start feature.

 

i was thinking about getting the Viper 791XV.. is it work it? i can get it new for under/around $300

also the remote start, i had my crx so i can start it without needing/bypassing the clutch, do people do that with their R as well?