So this morning i came out to find My 07 civic and my 06 IX MR had been broken into. consoles ransacked in both cars, and my evo had its radio destroyed, ****er couldnt get it out of the dash. lol. All in all they didn't make it out of the cars with anything important. My radio is toast, but the idiot dumped out my tool box with 300 bucks worth of tools and didn't take a thing.

Anyway this is the second time my car has been broken into and i figure its time to get an alarm system. Preferably one with a flamethrower option or like a in-dash self targeting .45cal pistol, but being that those are illegal and nonexistent what do you guys suggest for a good quality setup.

 

A lot of people may say Viper is the way to go bro

 

viper eh?
any others got some input

 

well the best place to find these conversations would be https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-security-180/ there is a few good alarm threads to be read...

 

I picked up a Clifford 2-way alarm earlier this year and I love it, not too badly priced at $600 installed either

 

Bringing this back from the dead.....Clifford is the best as far as alarms go!

 

I've been using this alarm kit for all of my cars..

http://www.viper.com/P-5704V/Viper-5...e-Start-System

Get the additional:
Field Disturbance sensor
Tilt motion sensor
and Backup battery

its all worth it..


Before, Viper offers 60k insurance if your car gets stolen or someone manages to break in to your car and not setting off the alarm.. lol

 

I have a Viper system which I prefer to my father's similarly priced Compustar system. But they are all going to do pretty much the same thing as long as you get a decent system.

 

Layers of protection are your friend. A professional car thief will get your car regardless of what you do but you can make it an unbelievably huge pain in the @$$ to steal. They would just as soon move on to a easier car.

 

viper makes a fantastic alarm system

 

Exactly!
And keeping your car in a place where time is critical and make them work for it. With unlimited time anything is possible but the more work they have to do will tend to make them move on to an easier target.

Vipers are ok, the OP asked for what the "best" is and Clifford is the best, ask anyone in the industry. You might hear something different from people who don't sell Clifford and may not even know the difference. Go to any higher end security/audio shop and ask them whose alarm is the best. All alarms do most of the same things, it is how they do these things that make one better than the other. Some alarms are easier to "bypass" for the pros.
They can also do much more in most cases.

 

Found this in another thread, I agree with this 100%.....I do security work for a living and have installed a few car alarms in my day. This is the best post I have seen, it is about all you can do to deter someone. It would take them a long time to figure this stuff out, 99.9% of thieves would move onto an easier target.

Install your own alarm and solder every connection, no wire taps and harnesses and hide all of the components and try to make them look as factory as possible. Having an ignition fail NO is great but not if there are 2 wires hanging out of the harness staring at the thief.....they can figure that out in 2 seconds and jump the circuit bypassing some of your deterrent systems.
I think his magnetic hidden kill switch is a great idea.

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OK, so here's the deal...

20 years ago, I ran with some sketchy people, and let me give you some simple facts.

1. If they want your car bad enough... they will take it.

2. The Club DOES NOT WORK... Modern steering wheels are designed to bend during an accident, So you can easily bend the steering wheel around the club. Go ahead and kick your expensive MOMO steering wheel, and it will turn into an egg with one good kick.

3. Time is a crooks worst enemy. The longer he has to stay in a compromising situation, the less likely he's going to steel your car.

4. An alarm installed by a "professional" can be disabled and bypassed in under 2 minutes. (professionals make their money by being quick in the install, which is why 99% of them are all installed in the same place with easy quick disconnects)

5. Nobody listens to car alarms anymore... they hear them, and ignore them "Oh John, that damn kid's alarm is going off, a garbage truck must have gone by again"

6. Anything posted in this forum about stealing a car is already known by a car thief. AEM for making plug and play computers that bypass the transponder.

7. LoJack is a great thing (IF INSTALLED IN A RANDOM LOCATION AND NOT ADVERTISED) The cops will find your car in some crack-head's garage, or in some out of the way public parking spot (professional car thieves will leave the car in a lot for a day or two before taking it to a chop shop)

8. kill switches are great... if they are used and they are hidden. I personally like magnetic switches hidden behind a pannel.




Want my recommendations... Install a good alarm with the brain in a hidden location. Wrap the wires to the ignition switch to look like a factory harness. Use a battery backup siren mounted in a hard to get location under the hood. Use a kill switch in a hidden location. Use a digital tilt switch. Have the alarm fail to NO on the ignition harness. Make sure your hood has a trigger switch. Use LoJACK. Park in your garage at home, or in a very visible location when in public. And lastly... carry full insurance coverage.

 

compustar

 

Try Amazon i got a $700 2 way Viper alarm system for around $320 cam with all the bells and whistles...

 

By the way it was band new too...