opinions on the better alarm of the 3
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Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Printed Date: May 10, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Topic: opinions on the better alarm of the 3
Posted By: joeydada
Subject: opinions on the better alarm of the 3
Date Posted: April 14, 2007 at 1:35 AM
ok i've narrowed down to 3 alarms the ungo s670 - $300 viper 5000 - $370 or a compustar - $300 (all canadian prices frem futureshop) Im kinda leaning toward the ungo since its dei (i know viper is to) and have heard not so good things from compustar look forward to input..........................thnx alarms are basic dual stage shock sensors with pagers ------------- 2006 xlt ford ranger
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Posted By: mobilecustoms
Date Posted: April 14, 2007 at 7:03 AM
get the 5900 its sst 1 mile and the ungo is ask at 1000 feet or so. i dont know anything about compustar
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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: April 14, 2007 at 9:24 AM
The only bad things you could have possibly heard about compustar, is coming from the do it your selfers. (the wrong guys to take opinion from) Compustar has gone thru some growing pains....but everytime you build a "new" model.....this happens. The compustar is ROCK solid. ME....I am anti DEI. Plus, WHO needs to have remote control of their vehicle from a mile away. Try and not let yourself be sold on that feature alone. If you are, compustar makes the SS models. MORE than a mile range (stated) Are you doing the install, or are these prices for install labor as well? Is this for your Ranger? Auto trans, or manual? The compustar has been designed for manual trans.....for a long time, it's flawless! -------------
Posted By: mobilecustoms
Date Posted: April 14, 2007 at 9:59 AM
oh- its a viper 5000 not 5900-= so its just an alarm no remote start. I am a dei guy but thats my opinion it really matters to you.
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Posted By: joeydada
Date Posted: April 15, 2007 at 5:04 AM
KarTuneMan wrote:
The only bad things you could have possibly heard about compustar, is coming from the do it your selfers. (the wrong guys to take opinion from) Compustar has gone thru some growing pains....but everytime you build a "new" model.....this happens. The compustar is ROCK solid. ME....I am anti DEI. Plus, WHO needs to have remote control of their vehicle from a mile away. Try and not let yourself be sold on that feature alone. If you are, compustar makes the SS models. MORE than a mile range (stated) Are you doing the install, or are these prices for install labor as well? Is this for your Ranger? Auto trans, or manual? The compustar has been designed for manual trans.....for a long time, it's flawless!
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Posted By: joeydada
Date Posted: April 15, 2007 at 5:04 AM
auto trans ------------- 2006 xlt ford ranger
Posted By: accessdenied
Date Posted: April 15, 2007 at 4:03 PM
My opinion on any alarm system vary for each model but basically the features that included is what would sell to me. Although one would have to know the details of how a feature/function works.
Any alarm covers the basics - doors, trunk, hood, starter cutoff, and decent frequency range. Some basic models even include a shock sensor of some type.
In higher level models, you'll find remote start, additional functional channels, power lock features, 2 way communication, fancy LCD or OLCD type transceiver, farther range, temp monitor, knock sensor and multitudes of other bells and whistles.
Picking an alarm system would be the same for any consumer electronics.
Find out what you like the system to do and features you like to have included. Start researching what brands out there can come close or have all the things you need. You'd be surprise how many unknown manufacturers out there makes similar products that cost less then the well known brands but this up to the individual on how reliable this is.
I see it all the time, people buy the latest and greatest system but never use half what the system can offer because they're focus on 1 function or feature that was showed to them and was never explained the rest.
This is why it's important for the consumer to be "in the know" to get what they paid for.
But getting back to your 3 choices...
What do all 3 have in common as far as feature, functions or accessories?
For each one, list all the extras stuff the other don't have.
Now decide if those extras are things you need.
Your prices are relatively the same but then again Viper is over rated as brand anyway so choose well...
Sorry for the novel write up..
Posted By: csnut18
Date Posted: April 15, 2007 at 8:16 PM
I would go for a compustar or a ultrastart.
Posted By: dswift
Date Posted: April 16, 2007 at 6:31 PM
wow, access i'm not even going to atempt to read the book you wrote. haha but check it. I would go with compustar because its dope. They've been in the game for a mintue and constantly growing around the installers. Compustar is on the uprise and still going up. so whats hot. Compustar is.. word. What not. not even going into that. but i have my own opinions. I mean you sport nikes? Why because they look good and confort right? Same with CS have range plus looks. doodie. My remote is part of my accessories. peace
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"dont ground out!"
Posted By: joeydada
Date Posted: April 17, 2007 at 3:07 PM
Can anyone say rate the ability of the false alarm technology that the ungo 6000 has advertised? Is it far better for false alarms in comparison to say the viper or compustar ------------- 2006 xlt ford ranger
Posted By: dswift
Date Posted: April 18, 2007 at 6:05 PM
joeydada wrote:
Can anyone say rate the ability of the false alarm technology that the ungo 6000 has advertised? Is it far better for false alarms in comparison to say the viper or compustar
false alarm technology? basically saying that it doesn't false? The most common false alarm is shock sensor. Why because people set it too high or they mount the sensor in the wrong place. ------------- "dont ground out!"
Posted By: mikvot
Date Posted: April 18, 2007 at 6:22 PM
Definately agree with dswift on that, a properly installed alarm should never false, or very rarely false. I have an Audiovox pro9775 ( soon to be compustar) and the thing has never falsed on me once. (if it goes off ,i'm out the door.)
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Posted By: wire4veins
Date Posted: April 18, 2007 at 7:12 PM
Compustar by far. I have installed all three over the years and I too am anti DEI and always had a lot of problems with Ungo. Compustar is a great company with great product and THEY BACK THEIR PRODUCT. Also check out the Autopage RS-1000 OLED, the range is unbeleivable and the remote has Full color (O.L.E.D. Organic Light Emitting Diode) with over 100 icons and animation screens. I have installed Autopage for 5 years now and have had (1) problem/defective unit!
Posted By: jose23
Date Posted: April 19, 2007 at 8:59 PM
It depends. Are you going to be installing it yourself? Planning to add any accessories later (eg. window module, sensors, etc.)? If so, I'd go with a DEI product for sure. Their installation manuals are very detailed and their add-on accessories are readily available almost everywhere -pretty cheap, too. Also, if you ARE going to be doing the install yourself, keep in mind that no matter which alarm you go with, you won't have any kind of warranty...which is another reason to go with a dei product. If anything should ever fail with the alarm, replacement components are frequently found on eBay at very good prices. Also, there are more installers using dei products so there will likely be better support on the forums should you run into problems (later) and need some advice. That's my two cents. -Jose
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