hey guys, I heard this from my brother in Hong Kong.. and it's a good point..

when you guys install your alarm, you ususally just install those lights wires to your signal lights (corners), right??

don't do this.. this is what I heard...

some thieves would take out your corners, which is very easy..
they take the power wires to the lights out and tap them together
so once your alarm goes off, which the lights will turn on, it will short your alarm... you alarm's fuse would be fried....
then they can do whatever they want on the car...


Now correct me if I am wrong, probably now, the new alarms had fixed this problem..

good luck guys

 

I think they fixed this over 10 years ago, basically just put a fuse on the parking light wire.

 

not necessarily true!!! unless you pick up an alarm made back during the stone ages, you don't have to worry about this. any decent alarm installer will tap the parkling light wire after the fuse box, plus there is a fuse hooked up for that wire to begin with. if a thief were to do that, it would burn the fuse for the parking lights only. also, the alarm module is isolated from the parkling light wire for the alarm.

i wouldn't be concerned with that....i'd be more worried about where the brain is, plus where the siren is located.

 

dont worry about it..just like he said, there are fuses that will blow first.. dei must not have a big market in japan..

also hide the brain the best you can, and put the siren where the theif cant see it. backup battery is also good, as well as a good install.

 

whats a good recommendation for siren placement, then?

 

I suggest getting a backup battery powered siren and installing it somewhere as hiden as possible and then drilling out the screws so that you can't remove it with a screwdriver.

 

yea that would work.. i suggest putting the siren in the fender wheel behind the parking light. well hidden and hot easy to get to.. as for the backup battery siren leave under the hood somewhere, if they dumb enough they will cut the wire thinkin it will shut it off and the siren still be sounding and possibly scare them away!

 

keep your siren high up in the engine compartment, try to keep the wires as short and hidden as possible.

 

yeah just put an inline 10a fuse in with the parking lights and it wont reach your brain

 

Uh, I think behind the fender is a much better idea. One good whack will disable a siren.

 

A thief would have to have go-go gadget arms to get to it if you do it right.




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