Need recommendations for a car alarm system

Fok · 08-23-09, 12:33 AM

Thinking about the Viper 5002 system. My budget is around $300. Any other ones I should be looking at?

al_bundy · 08-23-09, 11:11 AM

Will anyone care about the noise? And they are easy to defeat

Fok · 08-23-09, 12:29 PM

Its more for the insurance discount, but why not make it a little bit more harder.

Brian Shannon · 08-25-09, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Fok

Its more for the insurance discount, but why not make it a little bit more harder.

How long will it take to recoup the cost based on the discount.

My brother-in-law was a police officer and told me not to bother. No one pays attention to the noise and they wont stop a determined thief. Lock your doors and don't keep valuables in your car.

al_bundy · 08-25-09, 09:26 AM

have you checked with the insurance company? everyone i ever talked to wanted it to be either factory or a LoJack to get any kind of discount. Viper and the others take around 60 seconds to bypass.

years ago my wife wanted a lojack for a new toyota matrix. it was $750, or 5% of the price we paid for the car. and the insurance discount was $50 a year or so. not worth it.

all new cars come with special keys with chips and radio transmitters that are better than any after market alarm. altimas have a really cool key now.

08-23-09, 12:33 AM	#1
Fok DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Canada, BC Posts: 6,647	Need recommendations for a car alarm system Thinking about the Viper 5002 system. My budget is around $300. Any other ones I should be looking at? __________________ This is my signature, don't know what to put here yet

08-23-09, 11:11 AM	#2
al_bundy DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: in da cloud Posts: 26,196	Re: Need recommendations for a car alarm system Will anyone care about the noise? And they are easy to defeat

08-23-09, 12:29 PM	#3
Fok DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Canada, BC Posts: 6,647	Re: Need recommendations for a car alarm system Its more for the insurance discount, but why not make it a little bit more harder. __________________ This is my signature, don't know what to put here yet

08-25-09, 09:26 AM	#5
al_bundy DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: in da cloud Posts: 26,196	Re: Need recommendations for a car alarm system have you checked with the insurance company? everyone i ever talked to wanted it to be either factory or a LoJack to get any kind of discount. Viper and the others take around 60 seconds to bypass. years ago my wife wanted a lojack for a new toyota matrix. it was $750, or 5% of the price we paid for the car. and the insurance discount was $50 a year or so. not worth it. all new cars come with special keys with chips and radio transmitters that are better than any after market alarm. altimas have a really cool key now.