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Originally Posted by curtis73
The best security system is the one that has the features you want at the price you can afford. I suggest you steer clear of the super cheapy versions; clifford and viper are good names.
The number of channels describes the basic number of functions. Most one-channel remotes will arm and disarm along with controlling power locks. Additional channels can be used for things like trunk openers, panic mode, power windows, etc.
In my little opinion (having lived everywhere from a farm in PA to downtown L.A.) is that alarms are more about prevention than actually alerting danger. When was the last time you called the police because you heard a car alarm go off? Nobody pays attention to them anymore. What seems to work best is the flashing LED on the dashboard and the sticker on the window. This has been demonstrated twice specifically to me. My chevy with a stock cassette stereo (that even has an anti-theft code) has drawn theives twice. Both times they busted the window to get a worthless stereo so they could sell it for $10 and buy a rock of crack, but they passed over my Mercedes with a $600 stereo in the dash because there was a flashing light and a pretty good factory alarm on the car. Most theives aren't the savvy, stereo-knowledgeable folks you see in the movies, they're 2-bit homeless tweakers looking for their next fix. They don't want to masterfully steal an alarm-protected $600 stereo and sell it on the internet, they want a quick-fix. They go for the easy score. Having a flashing light on your dashboard usually means they will just move on to the next car.
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well i have a really nice car and i am planning to install rims, body kit, stereo with two sub woofers and a nice deck and speakers, more later, so i really need the best security.. anyways what security do you recommend and how many channels should it have and what should each channel do, i am willing to spend as much as i need to, so no price limit