alarm to best suit me, moving to bad area

Chris Luongo wrote:

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If you're planning to buy the product yourself, and then have a professional install it, make sure to ask them first, and get a price.

Most shops will install only what they sell, or charge a LOT more for labor to install something they're not familiar with.

Also, if you buy at one place, and install at another........there'll be confusion if something ever breaks. Was it the installer's fault, or the product's fault? If it's the product, who will pay to remove/reinstall it? Will the seller warranty the product for you?

Typically, if you get everything at one place, they should warranty everything forever. I warranty the remotes, but some places don't, so ask.

There aren't too many brands that sell units made for manual transmissions, so that should narrow your search down a bit.

Ultra (made by AST) is one, and Compustar is another. Compustar isn't cheap, but they make good product, have systems with two-way remotes, and advertise systems with 1-mile range (although I haven't tried one out).

You might start by finding a local shop that sells and installs Compustar, visit them and get some pricing.

If you're looking to make the car hard to steal, what's more important than brand name, or how many sensors you have, is the installation.

The basic installation price will typically include all components mounted securely, out of your sight, good wiring connections, and so forth.

What's even better is if the alarm's "brain" is located where a thief can't get to it without removing lots of panels.......installing the siren and its wires behind/underneath other underhood components so it can't be found........this will generally cost extra, as it adds a lot of time to the job.

When choosing where you'll go, try to talk directly to the installer who would work on your car, rather than the salesman. Ask if he could look at your car, and give you some idea as to where he'd put the components.

When going in for the job, try to drop the car off early, and on a day you'll know he'll be working. You don't want to drop it on his day off, and end up having the "new guy" work on it.

As far as your other questions:

Doorlocks, starter kill, and siren are pretty much standard with any alarm. Passive arming should cost you nothing, as it's just a feature the installer has to enable in programming.

Tilt sensor, glass break sensor, interior motion sensor, backup battery, extra sirens.........these can be added to pretty much any alarm.

Not sure what you meant by "light dimming." Do you want the interior lights to come on when you unlock the doors? That's a slight installation challenge on a manual-transmission car (because the unit needs to "know" when a door is being opened), but it can be done.

Or do you mean you want the headlights to automatically come on at night? DEI and Audiovox used to make pieces to do that, but I'm not sure if they're around anymore.

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499 for unit and install + 20 for keyless entry. each sensor is roughly 50 and 20 for labour.

you would be looking at 700 for full complete system. And that is canadian dollars.

Could you give me the model number of that unit please.^ is it the 2W900FMR?

I've talked to another shop he is recommending DEI products, but he said he can get compustar, for Around 600 installed. I'm kind of stuck on which one to get now. Like I said I want range, glass break sensor, auto start on a manual (safely), tilt sensor, motion sensor, proximity sensor would be nice, but not necessary, some type of kill switch, hood, door, and hatch sensors. I've been looking at alot of alarms but they don't say much about the sensors or how much they are and whether  they are included or not. I'm a bit confused. I should be getting this installed next week so any info is appreciated.

Thanks,

Cristian

davesparkave wrote:

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i'll install that in a day for a buck-fifty .you wont see a trace of an alarm except for a blinking light ,bring me the parts.

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I need someone local so they can warranty it, and deal with me annoying them when something goes wrong, but thanks.

dontstealme wrote:

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Could you give me the model number of that unit please.^ is it the 2W900FMR?

I've talked to another shop he is recommending DEI products, but he said he can get compustar, for Around 600 installed. I'm kind of stuck on which one to get now. Like I said I want range, glass break sensor, auto start on a manual (safely), tilt sensor, motion sensor, proximity sensor would be nice, but not necessary, some type of kill switch, hood, door, and hatch sensors. I've been looking at alot of alarms but they don't say much about the sensors or how much they are and whether  they are included or not. I'm a bit confused. I should be getting this installed next week so any info is appreciated.

Thanks,

Cristian

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It's the 2WSSR.  It uses the same spread spectrum technology as the pro model, so it has the same range.  The 900fmr has less range than those units.

It comes with the ability for manual transmission RS built in.  You just have to hook up the proper wires.  I doubt you will find another alarm system with better range.  The downside to this is the remotes are rather bulky.  They use an AA battery.  You can add glass break, prox, and tilt sensors if you want.  It comes with a starter kill/anti grind relay, hood, door, and hatch triggers.  You just need to talk to the shop about cost to hook all those up.

here are the models that compustar offers that are good in my books.

Year: 2006 Model
2W900FM-AS 

Year 2007-09 Model
P2W900FM-AS
P2WSSR - AS

differance. the 06 model is 900mhz, 3000ft range, has all the jazz needed. 07-08 models are the PRO series that have temp display, voltage, 6000ft range(WSSR ONLY), 433mhz, and A WACK LOAD more of features. hey steven, the P2W900FM and 2W900FM use AAA batteries and the P2WSSR uses AA - its a monster.