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Old 24-09-2006, 02:11 PM
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I need to change the alarm on the cossie, currently its a cat 1 laserline 291, but its driving me mad, so gotta change it, i have seen a clifford 650 for £324 fitted at hendon car stereo, what alarms have peeps got on their cars? and does anyone here fit alarms and wanna do me a cracking deal?
Old 24-09-2006, 02:33 PM
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Any apart from clifford cos clifford + car = problems
Old 24-09-2006, 02:44 PM
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Old 24-09-2006, 02:51 PM
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Ive had TOAD on the last 3 car's ive have and NEVER had any problems with them as above anything but clifford i had nothing but problems with the one i had on my xr2 and friends have had problem with clifford too so i would say get a TOAD one
Old 24-09-2006, 02:53 PM
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Never had a problem yet with my clifford.
Old 24-09-2006, 03:58 PM
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i fit GT Auto Alarms , they are very good ,i can do you a cracking deal, but its a way to travel!
Old 24-09-2006, 04:22 PM
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got a clifford on mine very happy with it and no problems
Old 24-09-2006, 04:30 PM
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toad a1606

used these for years with no problems what so ever even down to remote batteries



will never have another clifford or laserline again

Old 24-09-2006, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by milkman
Any apart from clifford cos clifford + car = problems
You only get issues with Cliffords when their not fitted by an expert.
Old 24-09-2006, 07:03 PM
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I've had two cliffords never again, both by different dealers too.

Used to turn it off in the end............
Old 24-09-2006, 07:08 PM
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gra i recordec my missus reaction when i come home from spending all day in the pub with a mate of mine ive not seen for month and she then seen my tattoo on my fore arm


trust me just use that as the siren in any fucking car alarm and NO FOOKER is gonna touch it !!!!


it was ment to be a suprise but FUCK did she take it bad


my advice if you EVER think of getting a tattoo ALWAYS AND I MEAN ALWAYS tell the missus before,,,, dont just come back after a few beers in the pub and think she will be on the same level of humor,,,,,, grumpy fooker she was
Old 24-09-2006, 07:16 PM
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ginge you is a funny fooker
Old 24-09-2006, 08:22 PM
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i aint kidding mate, i got my little girls name wrote on my fore arm from my wrist to my elbow


my reply of

" all the girls in the club we was chatting to digged the tattoo,,,, you must have no taste babe"

didnt go down well either

considering i got my tounge pierced ONLY TO SHOW MY MISSUS WHO WANTED IT DONE AND TELL HER HONESTLY IF IT HURT !!!!!! and then she got it done i thought she would be into tattoos




but it seems it was more cause everytime i see this mate we always get into trouble,,,, i got a lift home off him once and spent 3 days in kentish town police cells for a crime we didnt commit






then i mention i wanna go for a quiet drink when i finish work on sat and shes cool with it,,,,, then i come back pissed with a tattoo,,,,, so i can kind of understand where shes comming from





anyway for a alarm on a serious note speak to steveb, hes got a bloke who he rates when it comes to alarms,,,,, JOB DONE AND LOCAL


get a clifford though, no matter what people talk about most are down to shite installs


never had a issue with my clifford,,,,,,, well actually my cossie was nicked so thats not the best example but it never played up
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toad,clifford are over priced crap,got the receipt tht the chap paid nealy 600 quid for a clifford,rip off,AI606 going in,rip the clifford out!seems more people have trouble with cliffords,if its the alarm or crap installers,must mean if u get a clifford,chances are it wont be fitted properly!!!!!!!!!!!
also had a corbra,which done the job nicely
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Originally Posted by orion_crazy_carl
toad,clifford are over priced crap,got the receipt tht the chap paid nealy 600 quid for a clifford,rip off,AI606 going in,rip the clifford out!seems more people have trouble with cliffords,if its the alarm or crap installers,must mean if u get a clifford,chances are it wont be fitted properly!!!!!!!!!!!
also had a corbra,which done the job nicely


think the point is that clifford and thechoice of most so there they have more people who dont like there crap installs

go to the same place and have another alarm fitted and you will see the same result !!!!!



clifford ARE decent alarms,,,,, its finding a decent installer that people fail to notice



next we will be blaming dulux for crap paint finishes
Old 24-09-2006, 08:36 PM
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first clifford I had lots of problems, bought one new on e bay fitted it and adjusted it myself, worked perfectly ever since. (different cars) also had toad with no probs, laserline which was rubbish.
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i can see ya point,but if ur spending all tht money and its a crap install,one in my cossie is near 600 quid and the install looks like its been done by a child!!!
AI606 buy it now off ebay 109 quid,brand new in box,fitted 6,no problems,awsome alarm!
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mate alot of dealers who recomend the toads aint clifford dealers,,,, they then add the extra stories ect as why there not dealers


think the facts are that clifford have nipped there fuck ups a bit and took a few rogue installers out the loop, they now sell toad ect and slate cliffords


if you refitted the clifford proper ( they are quite hard to install tbh compared to a toad) then you would have a pukka alarm with alot of toy options aswell
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wht more proper can u do?????the biggest problem i have is the proximity one,it goes off when ur 6 foot away,ajust it a bit,it goes off when it feels like it,it aint got a pre warn,which is annoying
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Originally Posted by orion_crazy_carl
wht more proper can u do?????the biggest problem i have is the proximity one,it goes off when ur 6 foot away,ajust it a bit,it goes off when it feels like it,it aint got a pre warn,which is annoying

probably fitted in the wrong place although they can be hard to get right
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its next to the handbrake under the cover
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you either got foil/phone or coins in there mate


reinstall it but stick in in the roof in the middle mate, done that on mine and solved that issue proper

that was the only issue i had with my cossie, that was only when i left my phone on the car ( all the fucking time too,,, im sooo bad for that )


got told what i was doing and it relocated, job done


but car was nicked
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