Higher Level Security

[QuakeWork120]

I recently got my 1997 Acura Integra GS-R stolen. I got it back, without the seats, the wheels and tires, and a few other things. (The engine was still there! )

I want a security system that will make it so my car will not start/stay started unless you enter a code on a keypad somewhere in the car. If the code is entered wrong more than twice or three times, the engine dies and will not start again until the key fob is pressed or another code is entered. I don't know if there are any alarms like this. If there is, please recommend one for me. If there are none like that, recommend a very good one. Please list cost, ease(or difficulty) of install, features, etc.

Thanks

[PaulD]

ask h22lude ... that sounds like what his alarm is doing

[Doubletap]

And if he knows anything about it could you get him to post it here as well I would love to get a little somethign like that in my ride.

DoubleTap

[PaulD]

sorry, I was being a smartass ...... if you read the post - he can't disarm his, even after putting in all the codes before and after

[xsimpleaznx]

yeah im also really paranoid about my car being stolen, my area is known for stolen imports.. anyways, i park cars at a hotel so i see a good variety of security systems. so far the ones that seem effective to me are the ones that you have to shine a little emblem or something under your dash at a killswitch or something or the car wont start, i think one of the companys is called ilock or something but i cant find info on it but havent really went out to shops to ask because i think most shops are overpriced. what do you guys think of those type of systems? they should be pretty common because i see them from all types of vehicles (even saturns...) also other nice alarms ive seen are ones where you have to hold the highbeam and turn the key, or hold the lock button and turn the key. maybe you should try to ask a shop about those type of systems. i know i should one day if i stop being so lazy.also on a sidenote, you should look into a hoodlock, i ask friends of mine who actually used to steal and they said that when they go do their thing, if the car has a hoodlock they usually skip it because its a hassle, unless they really want the car theyll leave a car with a hoodlock alone. also a clutch club is discouraging, a stering wheel club does nothing, they either saw through the steering wheel or the club itself in less than 30 seconds.

[ponchonutty]

Originally Posted by QuakeWork120

I recently got my 1997 Acura Integra GS-R stolen. I got it back, without the seats, the wheels and tires, and a few other things. (The engine was still there! )

I want a security system that will make it so my car will not start/stay started unless you enter a code on a keypad somewhere in the car. If the code is entered wrong more than twice or three times, the engine dies and will not start again until the key fob is pressed or another code is entered. I don't know if there are any alarms like this. If there is, please recommend one for me. If there are none like that, recommend a very good one. Please list cost, ease(or difficulty) of install, features, etc.

Thanks

I suggest looking at an alarm from DEI. Especially like Python unit with the responder http://directed.com/security/python/pyth_responder.asp

As far as a keypad with a code, I can hook up these Python units with a ghost switch. It can be anything from a window, doorlock, power mirror, or even a defroster switch as the valet switch. Then, you can program the valet switch to be press any number of times in order to disarm it.

I also suggest getting a backup battery siren and hoodlock. Upgrade any switches for the doors, hood, trunk so you know they work great.

[Doubletap]

That Python setup.. is that roughly the same thing as the Valet 2-way being that they are both DEI? http://directed.com/security/valet/val_2way.asp is the system that I have and It is real nice. I really like the remote start and starter kill. What exactly is a hood lock? I assume it locks the hood shut but how exactly does it work? Who makes them etc.

Thanks,
DoubleTap

[ponchonutty]

Originally Posted by Doubletap

That Python setup.. is that roughly the same thing as the Valet 2-way being that they are both DEI? http://directed.com/security/valet/val_2way.asp is the system that I have and It is real nice. I really like the remote start and starter kill. What exactly is a hood lock? I assume it locks the hood shut but how exactly does it work? Who makes them etc.

Thanks,
DoubleTap

yep. the python is the same thing but with a lifetime warranty. DEI makes hoodlocks. It simply "locks" the hood shut unless you have the key.

[carguyinok]

If they want it bad enough they will take it.
What I did with my vette is I took a wire and ran it to the coil. Then ran that wire to a switch that I put under the dash. From there to a good ground. Easy flip the switch and the coil was grounded out. No spark no go Then just to insure that I just put a on\off valve on the gas line
I had that car for two years in Las Vegas. I almost never even had the t-tops with me but yet she was NEVER stolen. Sure I replaced a chipped out ignition from a try once. But they never got it

[nyo91]

Carguy Hit It

If They Want It, They Will Get It

[PaulD]

yes, alarm systems and other security measures just keep the average punk honest - they won't stop a professional if he REALLY wants it.

[ponchonutty]

Originally Posted by PaulD

yes, alarm systems and other security measures just keep the average punk honest - they won't stop a professional if he REALLY wants it.

yep, those are true words spoken or written!!!

You can make very usefull alarms out of simple ideas. Funny thing is that those are usually the ones that foil the thieves becuase they do not run against those all the time.

Just like when I installed a Python alarm with pager, back-up battery on the brain and also inside the siren, motion sensor, glass sensor, and even a pain generator on the inside. All of this on a SD F250 Ford diesel. The punks never got much other than the face off the radio. Boy, did they try though!

[chixSI]

Talking from experience...
my car was stolen at my school and i had an alarm...like what everyone says if they want it they will get it BUT i also have Lo-Jack on my car and i suggest that every car has this! it saved my car and without lo-jack i probably would have never seen my car again Even if you have a killswitch they can still sit there and take shit off your car...which happened to my friend out side his house while he was sleeping! so i would always suggest to get lo-jack because then there is always a chance of catching the person or persons who stole your car...like they did to mine

[60hz163.5db]

haha i have seen cars stolen with every imaginable security device. Someone i know bought a flatbed tow truck at an auction for 500 bucks. After some minor engine work he used it to take what he pleased. Hoodlocks are a must... Also security systems are good but i really just consider mine keyless entry. Sure it works but when i know ppl like my friend are lurking about it sorta makes alarms seem stupid. pop the hood cut siren wire load and leave...

[ponchonutty]

Originally Posted by 60hz163.5db

Sure it works but when i know ppl like my friend are lurking about it sorta makes alarms seem stupid. pop the hood cut siren wire load and leave...

I like the DEI back up battery siren. As soon as the siren is missing any of the wires it goes off and there is no way to stop it unless you have the key to shut it off. Actually, even if you have the keys, it is hard to shut them off

It's funny though, most are very basic. You just have a trigger wire, 12v constant, and the ground.