My stereo got stolen from my car last night, parked right in front of my house. Now I'm considering installing an alarm, even though I really don't like the idea of splicing into the factory wiring. Can anyone suggest a good minimally intrusive alarm system? I'm thinking of something that just taps into the dome light circuit to tell if a door is opened, and maybe a shock sensor. I suppose keyless entry would be nice, but how much extra wiring is that?

 

Most alarms tap into power, ground, 12v switched, power lock/unlock, dome light, and parking lights. If you get one with a starter defeat, it'll splice into the ignition wires too. I can relate to not wanting to cut any wires, but it's not really all that intrusive. The insulation gets cut by wire taps a few times, and some stuff gets spliced into the ignition wiring. You could skip the starter defeat, but then you've just got keyless entry, a deterent flashing light, and a siren that most people won't hear or will just ignore.

 

Yeah, I guess I'll just have to be careful when tapping into stuff. I did find some nice wire taps I think I'm going to use, they look like they will work better than the normal blade type taps. These are the ones I'm gonna try:

http://www.posi-lock.com/posiplug.html

After doing a little research, I think I want something that has keyless entry, proximity sensor, and shock sensor. I thought about remote start, but I'm not sure if I'm comfortable messing with ignition wiring. I don't know all that much about car alarms though, are they all pretty much the same? Can anyone suggest a good one that doesn't cost a fortune?

 

Make the next radio you get have a removable faceplate.

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Originally Posted by Ward

Can anyone suggest a good one that doesn't cost a fortune?

BullDog has alarms with a 4 button remote at only $40.

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