Alarm Recommendation?

[Vija]

Hey all,

Haven't really introduced myself but will have my R32 GTR this week hopefully! Will definately come along to some meets/cruises when I get it. Anyway just wondering if there are any recommendations for an alarm and installer? Don't need remote start or paging etc, just a good alarm/immobiliser.

Cheers,

Matt

[/2on]

I did heaps of research into alarms and i ended up getting a mongoose m80au from audio express on these forums and im really happy with it, you should have a look in the security/audio thread

[typevu]

+1 for Mongoose

[Dohmar]

+1 for Mongoose

Mongoose are a pretty good brand but theyve had a lot of failures.... theres a few other good ones on the market (tho im not saying what brand mine is hehe)...

Speak to george at Adelaide pro Sound, he can recommend a good one, and do the install for it. I've been very happy with his work

-D

[Ryanrb25]

i use rhino, never had a problem. many features.

[vinnie32GTS4]

speak to rick at auto perfection he hooked me up with a cyclops alarm..its an awsome alarm and the fbi use it lol

[typevu]

Mongoose are a pretty good brand but theyve had a lot of failures....

Pretty good but lots of failures? Which one is it and where'd you get that idea from? If its good then it would have a minimum failing rate if its bad then it would have lots of failures...

I've looked and researched around when I was looking for a quality alarm system and ended up with a Mongoose and I'd rate it alot higher than any previous alarm systems I've had. Sure there are better alarm systems out there but then the price tag goes up as well but for around the price of a Mongoose with many add-on features I've chose it was great bang for my buck I reckon.

[SLED]

Hey all, I know one important consideration for alarms is whether to go for a unit with "Microwave Sensor" (ie. Mongoose M80AM) or "Utrasonic Sensor" (ie. Mongoose M80AU).

Can anyone with a good knowledge of the 2 formats give us all the pros & cons between the 2?

[Dohmar]

Pretty good but lots of failures? Which one is it and where'd you get that idea from? If its good then it would have a minimum failing rate if its bad then it would have lots of failures...

Writeoff was doing some research for car alarms around the time I was going to get one, so I asked his advice.. He was set on the Mongoose as well, but spoke to Chris Rogers who indicated that'd he'd be having a lot of returns on the Mongoose units he'd installed. CR told him that the next best would be and alternative brand, which is why both Writeoff and myself ended up getting the brand he recommended. George from Adelaide Pro Sound installed it for both of us and they came with microwave sensors as part of our installations...

In short, the Mongoose are good alarms, provided u dont get a dodgy one. Had mine installed for nearly 9 months now and it's been great...

-D

Edited February 24, 2008 by Dohmar

[SLED]

I thought this was interesting from Daniel "PLATINUMPPI" (in Sydney) who sells and installs all the Mongoose stuff.

He has an R34 but he has installed an "Anti-Theft Alarm" (similar money) in his 34 without Ultrasonic or Microwave Sensors and only the Tilt Sensor & Auto Window Closer.....he reckons the unit is alot more reliable that way.

Daniel C/- PLATINUMPPI

[/2on]

Hey all, I know one important consideration for alarms is whether to go for a unit with "Microwave Sensor" (ie. Mongoose M80AM) or "Utrasonic Sensor" (ie. Mongoose M80AU).

Can anyone with a good knowledge of the 2 formats give us all the pros & cons between the 2?

Hey sled yeah i was going to get the mircowave sensor one but apparently under hot conditions they can set the microwave sensors off and make your alams siren go off randomly but the good points about them is when someone gets into a certain proximity of the car it will send a warning beep let the person know there too close to the car so that helps in situations like people keying your car or about to attempt to break in. The good thing about the ultrasonic sensor is it only goes off once there is some sort of movement inside of the cabin so your alarm wont randomly set off but the prob with these ones is people can do damage to the outside of your car without setting off the alarm

[SLED]

Hey sled yeah i was going to get the mircowave sensor one but apparently under hot conditions they can set the microwave sensors off and make your alams siren go off randomly but the good points about them is when someone gets into a certain proximity of the car it will send a warning beep let the person know there too close to the car so that helps in situations like people keying your car or about to attempt to break in. The good thing about the ultrasonic sensor is it only goes off once there is some sort of movement inside of the cabin so your alarm wont randomly set off but the prob with these ones is people can do damage to the outside of your car without setting off the alarm

Thanks Ron. Here's my 2 bobs worth. The little I know about the Ultra is that you mount eyeball sensors on the window pillars (usually) but if the window is slightly down wind can set them off....I think these are also the type that I keep setting off in town and at the Bay with my bike. I think the Micro units are designed for convertibles and use a narrow field.

Apparently (from what I'm told) a good unit that can be customized with a Tilt Sensor and set up correctly can do away with the Ultra, Micro & Shock Sensors which then makes the unit very reliable. If someone leans on the car, sits in it, pushes it or trys to break a window it will give a warning first then the alarm if they persist.