my friend's friend told me about this anti-theft thing called BLACKJACK, its suppose to kill the motor if the switch is not turned off within 10 sec after starting the car. anyone got more info on this?

 

I never heard of a black jack, ive heard of a low jack.. which is a tracking device for your car.. I have heard of alarms that you have to enter a code after 10 sec or the car turns off

 

Yup, made by Clifford in all their higher end alarm. You bascially have to punch in a code EVERYTIME you open the door or else the engine will die in like 30secs. It's use to prevent carjacking, allows the owner to get away safely.

But it's ANNOYING and DANGEROUS, especially if more than one person has access to the car equipped with the blackjack. Even though you may give the code to the valet out, that person might not always enter the code correctly every time he or she opens the door, thus causing the car to shut down. Sometimes in heavy traffic areas....

I know it happen to someone I knew...

 

yeah Cliffords black jack is in their higher end alarms (I think the Intelliguard 900/9000, Concept 60/6000, etc.. alarms has it)... if the door is opened while the car is on and the driver doesnt enter the secret code it kills the motor and blares the siren and lights I think..

 

its this blackjack worth buying? how much do they go for? where can i get it?

 

i had BlackJax in my Clifford Concept 400. the first time i forgot to enter the code, my car gave like 5 warning blares [u still have a chance to enter the code] if you dont, the motor shuts off, the siren wails, the lights flash and u CANNOT start the car again until u enter the PIN. IMO its a worthwhile investment, but as Teken stated, u MUST make adjustments to your lifestyle. forget to enter the PIN and it WILL bite u in the butt.

 

do the black jack systems have remote start? how does that work together?

 

What????? Mine shuts the engine down and set the alarm off as soon as they step on the brake. After the intial 30 sec of theft.

 

i have no idea

 

uh ohh... i think teken is slipping!?!?!?
there is a first for everything...

 

Can someone tell me how much these usually cost? Sounds like a worthwhile investment and a little better than just an alarm. Please let me know, thanks.

 

I bought a clifford AG4 for around $550 with the extras sensors and misc parts that i needed, the cheapest shop around here that i would trust doing my install wanted upwards of 11 hundred.

 

the blackjack is not a system is a feature on many clif alarms..........
you can add the remote start to many concept systems.............


[Modified by denieone, 6:34 PM 9/24/2002]

 

Blackjack is a game played with cards in which you try to achieve "21"
BlackJAX is a feature made by Clifford that prevents CarJacking.......hehhehe

There was a post a while back about this in which I explained in futher detail about how it works........I'll try to find a link for you.