alarm choice opinions from the experts

Hello all,

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What are the specific alarms you are looking at?

Generally, if you stick with a name brand system you'll be fine.

DEI has their premier line aka Viper. From this, the leading companies under it are clifford and python, where the unit is basically a rebadged viper unit, with differant remotes.

all of the ones you listed will be fine. you might want to stock up on 2 relays for defrost and second starter. no keyless entry model required. the xk07 if flashed with correct firmware will work.

im not much of a DEI user. more of audiovox and compustar.

Thanks to both for the replies!

Sorry about the link, I wasnt aware of removing the linkage, I can remove the url if it is against the rules.

The four choices are under the DEI brandage, but I am open to alternatives. I chose them due to their addon offerings and pricerange.

I get your point about using a relay for the defroster, but maybe a bit foggy about the "and a second starter" part.

Do you mean using a std relay between the alarm and starter selonoid for the remore start?

if you can pass along an AudioVox or CompuStar recommendation, I would be glad to take a look.

THANKS HOWIE II

Maybe that's the problem with all the alarms in the low rent apartments across the street, those alarms go off day and night as if they're trying to "out alarm" each other.

I was thinking about setting the sensitivity on that in conjunction with a warn away if someone got close enough to try and see inside the windows.

well all known alarm/rs companies price their units fairly well to be competitive.

what i mean by a second starter is, nissans and toyota are most commonly found to have 2 start wires. One is the main starter wire, as the second supplies extra current if necessary. Since the viper only has 1 starter output, you will need to use a relay in conjunction with the unit of your choice to create an additio nstarter wire output.

I am big on the Compustar Pro models such as P2W900FMAS.

Thanks to tedmond and 05murano for the recomendations etc.

I'm going to visit the Compustar Pro specs and see what they have.

And roger that on the second starter wire for addition current. I'll check the FSM and try to inspect it visually.

I reluctantly confess that many eons ago, I worked as a car stereo installer for 2 years. That and $2.50 gets my something from Starbucks.

I've been looking at the wiring diagrams for both the vehicles and the alarm units since last Oct, so I think I'm about ready to put a soldering iron to it and get'er done.