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 Post subject: anyone know car alarms ?
PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:41 am 
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does anyone ohere on the forums know their stuff about the car alarms ?

as i cant decide which one i want to get...

Mongoose M80G - http://www.mongoose.com.au/products/veh ... /m80g.aspx

=$585 Installed

or the

Dynamco P385
http://www.dynamco.com.au/products_prev ... model=P385

=$179 + $200installation (+$70central locking)
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:14 pm 
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$70 to fit central locking.......On a mini.................I'd like to see that..........bet nothing ever works after its fitted.....................Good luck............. :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: am I cynical or what......... :roll:
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I fit central locking to my mini for less than $40.
It's a fiddly job but do-able.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:56 pm 
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Davo111 wrote:
$70 to fit central locking.......On a mini.................I'd like to see that..........bet nothing ever works after its fitted.....................Good luck............. :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: am I cynical or what......... :roll:


no thats $70 to connect the car alarm to already existing central locking.. (or thats how i understand it anyway), i intend to buy a kit from Brickworx.. if im getting an alarm installed might as well go the whole hog...
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 Post subject: Brickworx
PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:08 pm 
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is Brickwork still around, I have sent a few Messages and never get a reply, thought he was all shut down.
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apparentally yes he is but they are doing BINI stuff now?

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 Post subject: Re: Brickworx
PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:49 pm 
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im not saying anything haha, but your best to speak to steve himself about that..
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 Post subject: Car alarms
PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:56 pm 
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In my openion car alarms are the cause of a lot of problems in cars. Get a Rotty instead and chain him near the driver's door.

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 Post subject: Re: Car alarms
PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:18 pm 
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Convertible Mini wrote:
In my openion car alarms are the cause of a lot of problems in cars.


Why is this so?
A good car alarm wired in correctly shouldn't cause any problems :?

Or are you talking about a dodgy installation? I have had a dodgy installation before. When I inspected the work I was not happy, they used the super cheap crimp connectors and made a huge mess of my wiring loom... :evil:
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 Post subject: Car alarms
PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:25 pm 
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I get cars coming in too often with problems like not starting due to voltage drops caused by the weak wires and components used in these systems. They will work Ok if every circuit they interrupt was run through a relay which can carry enough current. I just disconnect them and put them in the bin . where most of them belong. They only keep the honest ones out. Dodgey installations too as most times they ar not installed by a professional Auto Electrician. There are many simple ways one can immobilize a car. The simpler ways are more effective as there are no Manuals for them and how to get around them. I do not give my secrets away on this one. Sorry guys.

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I had an alarm in mine, years ago, I tossed it when it started arming itself whilst driving dow the freeway. :shock:
I agree with CM, simple immobilisers are better. And they don't flatten your battery when parked for a week or two.

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A home made immobiliser is the best way to go IMHO.
You can hide a switch anywhere inside or outside the car. Or both!
But stopping f/wits from vandalising and/or damaging your car to gain entry is unavoidable. :(
But atleast with an alarm it will help in scaring them off quicker.

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I have the mongoose M 80 and Its F*cking Great....
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yeah the mongoose looks good.. but i know more people that install the dynamco.. so im leaning towards that atm.. had a guy quote me $650 installed with central locking as well
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