Anyone have a good Car Alarm they can recommend?

[CHEROHALA]

Anyone have a good Car Alarm they can recommend? I know plenty of car are stolen with a car alarm but my insurance company claims my stg4 b5 is only worth $15k and I want the additional piece of mind

[bandit]

2-way compustar

[SilverSurferS4]

I got the clifford matrix 50.5x... Great alarm.. Get the glass break sensor,proximity sensor, and tilt sensor and your good to go... the hard part is settin the alarms sensitivity must of took me a week to get it right... rain use to set the alarm off, lol...

[blahlex]

compustar ftw! works great with the auto start on my manual trans, and has a turbo timer included!

[CHEROHALA]

I remember in my Honda days... clifford was an higher end alarm company but now their product and prices seem to be the same as everyone else. Does any company really standout? also, anyone know a honest alarm shop in the ny/nj/ct area? Most i've seen look shady!

[blahlex]

stereo upgrade on atlantic ave near the queens/brooklyn border....i've been going there for almost 10 years now - i wouldnt trust anyone else with my car

[SilverSurferS4]

compustar ftw! works great with the auto start on my manual trans, and has a turbo timer included!

The clifford matrix 50.5x you get all of those features plus more... OP look it up you'll see what im talking about... and clifford prices are now the same and viper and other alarm makers because they got new ownership DEI, clifford is still one of the best..

[CHEROHALA]

I might know that shop if its in ozone park. haven't been there in over 10years.

I'm being very cautious because 5 years ago, they busted a ring of car thefts in Newark, NJ and the detectives leaked out that a portion of the members were auto stereo/alarm installers from Brooklyn/Queens and central NJ

[blahlex]

yea, i heard a similar story from a buddy of mine and yea i think the neighborhood is ozone park, its not far off of woodhaven blvd - still the same owner, nothin much has changed - he installed my compustar not long ago and i felt 100% safe leaving him the car for a few days - lookin to contact him about an indash stereo soon too

[CHEROHALA]

I'll check him out.
I hate leaving my s4 overnight at shops...i've caught too many installers/mechanics going for joyrides

[JayyyyyC]

No one seems to have mentioned the Viper alarm system. I remember back in high school that was considered the shit! Are they bad now? I can get them at a pretty damn good price through a friend at Best Buy.

[blahlex]

The viper doesn't have an auto start built for manual trans cars where the compustar does, that's what got me interested otherwise I prob wouldve put my old viper auto start in the audi

[Rapter]

compustar ftw! works great with the auto start on my manual trans, and has a turbo timer included!

Yep I"m pretty happy with mine except I haven't really played with it that much to find out everything it could do. Everyone I talked to said it's either Viper or Compustar. When I told them it was manual they automatically said go with Compustar. Initially I was only going to go with the 1-way transmitter, but then changed my mind and went with the 2-way. This way if I'm inside somewhere and get the message someone is messing with my car I'm dropping everything and running outside. Security, Remote start and Turbo Timer is what I was really after. I got mine done at Mobile Werks in Jersey if you want to give them a shot. Great bunch of guys I've been dealing with Jimmy for years.

[JMTx86]

[CHEROHALA]

my doberman drools on my grey interior (seriously)

[jraducha]

Viper/Clifford are from a company called DEI.. They make great stuff.. The added features of the compustar are nice..but try and find a compustar remote if you need an additional or with many installers with experience installing them. What ever alarm you decide to get..make sure you check out how they install it. you want it military spliced in and soldered...make sure they dont use wire taps...and make sure they tape it all up when they are done....

[ChumbaWumba]

Viper/Clifford are from a company called DEI.. They make great stuff.. The added features of the compustar are nice..but try and find a compustar remote if you need an additional or with many installers with experience installing them. What ever alarm you decide to get..make sure you check out how they install it. you want it military spliced in and soldered...make sure they dont use wire taps...and make sure they tape it all up when they are done....

elaborate ...im not to inclined with alarm systems

[Charlie]

I have a Viper but i want a compustar... All I can say is if you want a good alarm dont cheap out spend then money because its well worth it than having your car stolen. there is also a few other security measures you could you can do, I came up with an amazing idea but im not going to share with the world because I believe i'm the only one that came up with it.

[ny02s4]

Viper 791xv. Also has built in turbo timer.

[dennisS4]

which model with compustar is the one to go with?

[Rapter]

http://www.compustar.com/main.htm

There you go man check it out for yourself and see which one fits your wants, needs and of course your cash flow. I went with the CompuStar Pro P2WSSR because they gave it to me at a really good price and I liked what it offered.