Would like to completley review my cars security


whats the best alarm out there at the mo? all bells and whistles etc


id like remote start, remote headlights etc etc.....

cheers

 

The very best is the Clifford AVANTGUARD but is NOT CAT1

Im not sure if you can add those features youve listed onto the 600 which is CAT1

 

ok, ive just bought the clifford avantguard AND smart windows 4


who can i ask for installation instructions??

 

Instalation is included in the price if you bought it from a Clifford agent Dave!
I'm guessing you didn't hence the question though?

 

ill be fitting it myself spadge, i wouldnt trust anyone else... im sure you know what i mean by that

hence why i need the instructions i know they are available... somehow

 

what about the cat 1 issue dave ?

 

its not a cat 1 alarm

 

remote start may look but there are issues
with insurance companys some MOST dont like it

 

i know its not cat 1 thats what im sayin what about insurance ?

 

Dave the alarm on my new car is an AvantGaurd with the remote start
When i tried it it would start the car for about a second and then it would cut out as if the fuel pump wasn't working! Well....i've just read the hand book and it says there in the 1st page that if this alarm is fitted to a vehicle with manual transmision the artificial inteligence of the system will detect this and render the system inoperative!! I'm guessing this is why mine doesn't work and i hope yours being a new version can't onlty be fitted to an automatic

 

Dave don't even fookin bother with a Clifford Had nowt but trouble

Get a toad alarm! has all the stuff u want on it...might be worth gettting a price from somewhere.



Also.....I don't u you can get a CAT 1 offical Certificate of alarm installation if u install it yourself...might be wrong though.....

 

Dave,

I have a Clifford Intelligaurd 950 on my car, has all of what you asked for and more, including Black Jaxx. It wasn't cheap but it has all the toys and has never played up in the time I have had it. The car has sat on my drive now for about 4 weeks and I haven't heard anything from it except when someone got too close.

The guy that fitted the alarm is the nuts, I have his number if you want it, Email me or something cos I am not here alot anymore. I am sure he would fit it, and I trust him, and even more so, Damo does.

http://www.caralarmuk.com/acatalog/Car_Alarms.html

See here for an idea ^^^


Spadge - I have remote start, and it works fine. There are settings you can change with the Net Wizard so it can work on a manual car.

Smit - Correct, you can't issue yourself a CAT1 Certificate unless your are a proper fitter, But Dave hasn't got a CAT1 Alarm...

 

cheers tone, you have a mail

 

dave i got a mate who can get the instructions for all the clifford alarms as hes a fitter/bodger chav person


seriously he can get the instructiuons though, pm me what ya got as im seeing him on sunday


i agree about fitting iot ya self though , seen some real lazy instalations about

 

cheers bal, appreciated mate

 

Dave/TT,

Tone would that fitter you used be any use to Dave, from what you've said and Damo he IS the dogs!

 

i had the concept 600 on my evo, i had the intellistart fitted.

the avantguard is the concept 600 with the intellistart and smartwindws all included, its just cheaper to buy it in 1 go than in bits, but as you say the reason it isnt cat 1 aprooved is that it was never resubmitted with the intrellistart which will be the issue i suspect.

 

so u dont want anyone else fitting it but u dont mind the whole world knwoing what alarm you have would it not be better to not say what security you have in the first place

 

shut up kev you lord

 

I've got a Clifford Concept 600 on my saff with remote start abd im really happy with it.

It had a few early problems coz i had it when it first came out but has been 100% ok for about 3 years now. I've heard lots of storys about Clifford alarms but at the end of the day it all depends on how they are installed.

I would consider getting another one

 

but u know im right

 

Dave as above, you will have MAJOR issues getting insurance without a CAT 1 system...

As per Tony, his fitter was spot on, I gave him a few headaches with Tony's install, being extremely particular as to how I wanted it and he just took it in his stride.... though I was standing over him ALL the time pmsl or lending a hand. He will do private and it will be in your best intersts if you take the dash out beforehend, provided there is space behind to fit

I tell you now you will have alot of grief trying to fit that system on your own, having never done one before....

There are literally hundreds of wires and after all as with any security device, installation is the key.

If you are worried about say for example a fitter coming back and taking car or telling someone else about it, Why dont you do what Tony did and get it fitted at a friend or relatives house, they have no need for your actual address unless you pay by card over the phone... My address never went on my CAT certificate just the car details LOL I dont even have my home address on my log book pmsl

Tonys install took an easy 2 days, thats without stripping or refitting...

 

An alarms best feature is how well its fitted as Damo says. IE Dash removed and wires connected into loom there so no access can be gained without removing dash again. etc etc. A proper install isnt done mobile....

 

Toad Ai 606 Thatcham Cat. I Car Alarm & Pager Package
Comes with a pager that will alert you if the alarm has been activated. Pager range is 500m (MAX)

INCLUDES INSTALLATION AT YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF WORK


is it really worth the extra 60 pound for the pager, are they useful. or should i just get the alarm with out the pager and pay the extra for total closure????

i really need to update the alarm on me car so this seems like a solution to that problem.

cheers

matt

 

These guys have a pay section of the site that has installtion manuals for most car alarms...

http://www.abacuscaralarms.co.uk/

 

500m isnt really worth 60 quid imo. Not right far is it?

 

nah thats what i was thinking, cheers for your input geez


bttt for DaveEscos

 

I doubt dave will wanna put this on his esc cos but what do you reckon on these for the price?

would go nicely on a run around...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...950541131&rd=1

 

cheers guys, rather than piss around trying to learn it myself, ive got a bloke booked in to fit it next week

ill let you know how it goes and what i think of it