best alarm under $200

hey i need a new 2way alarm and i was looking at the viper 791xv, is that the best buy for under 200$. i can get it for 190$ + 20$ shipping.

if anyone has any suggestions for other alarms or know where i can get the viper cheaper please let me know i need one this week ang i got the $

thanks

i dont care if it has warranty. if it dont work ill never buy from them again.. lol.. i have a fusion currently and never had a problem.  anyone know where i can get one?

YOU CAN VIPER 791XV OR CLIFFORD MATRIX 3.5 OR COMPUSTAR ABOUT $200 IF YOU CAR HAVE 5-SP GO WITH COMPUSTAR

bobk, where is that mentioned, that your warranty is void if not purchased through a DEI dealer?  I checked the owner's manual on directed's site for the 791xv and it only mentions the installation.

Ok I'm not getting it, I see installed and serviced as meaning the installation and setup of the alarm which I would have done by an authorized dealer, the initial purchase I might do through a non-authorized dealer to save money. 

Thanks for the quick reply and answer. 

I can see trying to argue the point that the warranty doesn't specifically state the unit must be purchased and installed by an authorized dealer but to save about 100 bucks which is what I figure I could save, give or take I wouldn't mess with it.  I read the warranty up to the full caps and missed that part.   As I mentioned I would have it professionally installed anyway with a couple of extra modules.

I can set you up with a 2 way car alarm, with or without remote start. Well under $200, and includes vehicle wiring diagram and warranty. Email me for more info...

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Jeff 

Why worry about the warranty?

If you're saving almost $100, just buy another one if the first one goes bad.  It's ridiculous to pay 50% more for the item just so you'll have a warranty.  It will cost you even more to have it professionally installed.  Just buy the alarm for $200 and install it yourself.  Screw DEI and their warranty.

I bought a Clifford AvantGuard 5 system that is supposedly NOT to be sold "over the counter".  These companies are so full of themselves.  I said Screw the purchase from authorized dealer that charges TWO TIMES what I can get it for elsewhere and installed it myself.  AvantGuards are just about the best alarms in the world.  It really isn't that hard.  A few more wires and connections than a typical alarm (because has anti-car jacking feature), but do-able none the less.

Just buy your alarm for the BEST deal and install it yourself.  It's spring time and usually nice weather to get outside and take on such a project.  You'll learn quite a bit and will be able to take pride in saving yourself about $200 worth of installation costs and you'll probably do a TEN TIMES better job than an installer would do on your car anyway.

Go for it and good luck!

   My main reasons for having it done by a shop is I don't want to have to compromise on the install with any visible wires or have to wait to do it over a few days if I run into some problem over the weekend.      

   How was the install of some of those features like the black jax and the wireless immobilizer if you got that?

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   My main reasons for having it done by a shop is I don't want to have to compromise on the install with any visible wires or have to wait to do it over a few days if I run into some problem over the weekend.       

   How was the install of some of those features like the black jax and the wireless immobilizer if you got that?

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windowpane wrote:

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My main reasons for having it done by a shop is I don't want to have to compromise on the install with any visible wires or have to wait to do it over a few days if I run into some problem over the weekend.      

How was the install of some of those features like the black jax and the wireless immobilizer if you got that?

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I didn't get the wireless immobilizer, but I did run mount the alarm brain under the center console (it would take a thief about an hour to get to it unless he's going to tear the seats out and rip through the hard plastic in the center of the car.  I also routed the immobilizer wires up behind the speedometer cluster and cut into the ignition and starter wires there.  He'll have to get his hands high up in the dash or tear out the speedometer cluster to get to the wires he'd need to short to steal the car, then the car also has a factory transponder immoblilizer.  I soldered all the connections and any wire extentions, doubled taped them and lock-tied the tape to the wire to keep it from sliding off on hot days.  On several of the connections, after soldering I'd use heat shrink tubing and then tape and lock-tie over top of the heat shrink tubing.

The alarm has a battery backup just for the alarm brain and clifford's smart siren has it's own built in battery so they can cut all the power wires they want, the alarm will still be screaming the whole time they're trying to accomplish all this.

You'll never get a professional installer to put that kind of time into your install without charging you almost $1,000 or so for the labor and extra parts.

You will NEVER get that kind of install from a professional installer.