Alarm Choice

[Regie]

Gday fellas

im new to the MX scene and was looking to upgrade the standard immobaliser to an alarm with motion sensors etc etc.

Do you have any recomendations on brands/models? also roughly the prices installed etc?

Also any recomendations as to where to shop for alarms in Sydney?

Cheers in advance

[TieNN89]

first of all are you wanting the alarm for insurance purposes?

If so steer clear of Viper as they are not up to Australian Standards which requires black wiring and automaticly immobilizes the engine after 30 seconds

I've got a Mongoose unit with a lot of add ons to it
Its brilliant with a bit of fiddling around and adjusting mine doesn't randomly go off anymore except for when my workmates kick my tyres

[Regie]

nup not for insurance purposes. but then again i should ring up my insurance company and see if they will offer a discount with an alarm. apart from that its just for my peace of mind and a little more secruity.

any ballpark figures for one installed?

[GP]

I bought a VDO one as it's a pretty common brand in Australia

[TieNN89]

Mongoose M80 installed for $499 is the price around here

has dual stage shock sensor

microwave sensor

door, bonnet, boot sensor

triple immobilizer

backup battery siren

....

[Regie]

sweet looks like i may settle on the M80. looks like a pretty good deal

any comments on this system that people have?

[TieNN89]

have never had a problem since my 2nd unit

as my 1st unit was faulty it was replace and since my 2nd unit its been great since

my 1st unit the microwave sensor and shock sensor didn't work


just wondering where do people stick there microwave sensors? in there mx-5

[Regie]

how big are they? where do you have yours?

[silvermiata]

i bought a cyclops brand alarm brand new from a garage sale for "coughs" 6 dollars and got a microwave sensor from jaycar for 15 dollars, door actuator for 10 dollars, and installed it myself ..costed me 31 dollars and and a sore back (as in sore upper back)

[silvermiata]

i have put the microwave sensor behind the aircon controls (kind of on the kick panel of the drivers left knee) works pretty well...

[corners]

I need to get an alarm soon too.


It seems the general consesus is Mongoose...

[GP]

I bought Australian, VDO

[sliq]

i think i'll go with a mongoose..

i hear rhinos are good, except they're a tad quiet

[silvermiata]

sliq you can get a second siren with backup battery from jaycar anytime:) lemme know when you get it i will install it for you.. we can arrange a dodgy alarm day:)