Hi
All,
what kind of car alarm system would you recommend?
Thanks
Manni
car alarms ? recommend
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capri_rob
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Don't bother.
No one pays any attention to car alarms.
There are plenty of ways to immobilise your car without having to butcher the wiring loom which most "professional" installers seem to enjoy doing
No one pays any attention to car alarms.
There are plenty of ways to immobilise your car without having to butcher the wiring loom which most "professional" installers seem to enjoy doing
e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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leeparkes
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Ive had Toad alarms in the past with no issues, Clifford however. 
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..
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Motorhole
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+1leeparkes wrote:Clifford however.
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zaust
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No Clifford there poo. Auto watch or laserline. But even better is a hidden cutoff switch and a red flashing led.
M30 Tech 1 Touring on gas.
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manni7rehal
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Many thanks for everyone, I used work at Halford ripseed some time back so I knw about the laserline, autowatch I will check up.
Any here on the forum a car alarm installer?
thanks
Manni
Any here on the forum a car alarm installer?
thanks
Manni
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bhaza
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Hi guys I have been told by many people that Clifford is a very reliable and efficient car alarm as long as installed professionally not these one minute wonder jobbies, also a must is the blue clifford led as well.
Good luck in choosing a car alarm
Good luck in choosing a car alarm
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Brianmoooore
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Are we talking about alarms or immobilisers? They are often packaged together, but are two entirely separate things.
As stated further up the thread, no one takes any notice of a car alarm. On a couple of occasions I have dealt with a sounding car alarm in a public place in broad daylight with people around, and no one has taken the slightest notice of my activity, other than the odd "will you shut that racket up" type look. The only type of alarm that may be of some use is one that contacts you by some means to inform you it has been triggered.
Every single immobiliser I've seen fitted to an E30, except the simple switch one I've described on here several times, has been so laughingly easy to override, that they just aren't worth fitting. A simple wire clipped between the battery + terminal and the coil + terminal deals with the majority of them, then operating the starter from the diagnostic socket if required.
As stated further up the thread, no one takes any notice of a car alarm. On a couple of occasions I have dealt with a sounding car alarm in a public place in broad daylight with people around, and no one has taken the slightest notice of my activity, other than the odd "will you shut that racket up" type look. The only type of alarm that may be of some use is one that contacts you by some means to inform you it has been triggered.
Every single immobiliser I've seen fitted to an E30, except the simple switch one I've described on here several times, has been so laughingly easy to override, that they just aren't worth fitting. A simple wire clipped between the battery + terminal and the coil + terminal deals with the majority of them, then operating the starter from the diagnostic socket if required.