I keep reading about all these people cars who have gotten stolen...sorry to all of yall but man it makes me pissed even though I dont know you guys that people would steal other peoples cars! I am so lucky it hasnt happened to me yet...but I want to get an alarm, thinkin about asking the parents for Christmas...what is a good alarm that you guys have? And how much are they?? Help a newbie out here!

Thanx

 

I like the Clifford.

 

-the clifford alarm is great. My friend has the concept 600, man the *beep beep* sound when u set up the alarm is soo nice... expensive though, anyone like the top-of-the-line Vipers?

 

anything from DEI is good or if you're really paranoid...get lojack

 

I've got a really nice Viper system and I LOVE it. never had any problems with it and (what i like most about it) it doesn't go off just because someone else with a loud exhaust drives by (like the cheapie alarms do). very good all around alarm system. i'd reccommend it.

 

which system is this? i would like to know... thanks
-btw i got lo jack, but that covers my car as a whole, not my aftermarket parts i put on there...

 

I just bought the compustar alarm, I love it, works great. many many options...


and the remote pager isnt that much bigger than my old remote

 

I use the compustar as well works great and its saved my *** once already so its payed for itself already

 

I have a viper 550, it won't stop anyone (a pro) from stealing it, but I have remote start. maybe when I move back home, I'll just have to put spider locks on all for tires.

 

How much did the lo jack cost?

 

That compustar alarm is freakin awesome...I would love to have that...how much was it??

 

I paid like $310 plus tax and shipping i think...

 

Wow thats pretty good...I was thinkin that thing would be about $700...well I think I might get an alarm before anything else because that is one of the most important things cuz I really dont trust ppl in my city (Charlotte, NC) cuz ppl give me that "eye" when they see me sometimes...and ppl at my school envy my car (what can I say ) so I gotta be careful...but wow $300 somethin is good...might have to get that soon...how much did it cost for installation?

 

I have a clifford G4. I like it!

 

What's the range on the paging unit?

 

It cost me about $6, for the connectors, and wire tappers......saved myself hundreds of dollars doing it myself, and yes, everything works properly

 

hold up............................

how did you ONLY pay $310 for the compustar?
did you get the top of the line model?
anyway to answer your question I bought a clifford when I got my teg and it has worked well, but like dude said earlier, if someone wants your car, they will take your car.....

let me know if you can get me a compustar if you can get them at that kind of price

 

How hard is that install? I work at best buy and get $300 alarm systems for 80 bucks or i can have them install it for like 80 or so I think they said. I've done work on my car but nothing electrical (cept guages). Anything special I need to know for install or instructions good on that stuff?

 

ill check the credit card bill tomorrow, but im almost positive it was 310, plus tax and shipping (gay cuz i thought you dont ahve to pay tax out of state, but ohwell) its from a place in Texas, i have hte number written down.


Installation wasnt hard, but there was about 30 wires or so......just take your time and be neat......


And yes i have the top of the line compustar....

http://www.compustar.org/products/2WSS.html

They give you a wiring diagram, but its a tad confusing, Ill be glad to help anyone out.......maybe i should start a group buy on them? I should give the guy a call and see what he can do.

Who else would be interested in a Compustar Group buy?

However, the only thing is, compustar being a small company wont warranty the product unless it comes from a dealer, so i dunno if that would effect anything.....ill look more into it.


[Modified by Mase, 1:01 AM 12/1/2002]

 

you're gonna laugh at this

my friend at work, works part-time at best buy here in NYC
he got a toyota matrix and the car audio dept. put in a Clifford Avantguard system with all the bells & whistles for $300
I asked him to hook me up, he starts whining about the managers all getting laid off and he's quitting after xmas.....so I'm saying to myself, well in that case if you're gonna quit definately hook me up (lol) I just want that compustar alarm or the clifford avantguard, I have an installer............
see if you can do anything for me, because my co-worker cant

 

lol...yeah the managers get really ridiclous around the holidays. If they look at your account and see more than 2 items of similarity they will pull you aside and ask what is going on...already had 3+ friends fired for employee purchases Since I'm probably buying mine w/in the month it looks like I probably won't be buying another one for like a year...lol, anyway sry man. I already got 6+ cd decks on my account...get hassled about it all the time

 

I just checked my receipt, the compustar was $337 shipped to my door.....

 

yeah, give the guy a call and see about a group buy
also
if you're calling the company see if Jean Paul can hook us all up with that group buy, he's a down to earth guy

 

Make sure you add a battery backup and a peizo siren to whatever alarm you buy.

 

dei/viper responder 790 <---thats what i have on my car..Love it.. got hood trigger, trunk trigger. Motion sensor, remote start, ignition cut off. LOVE THIS ALARM.