Car alarm and microwaves

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Car alarm and microwaves

Post by SLYDIT » Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:34 am

Can you buy an "ad on" microwave unit to fit to an
existing alarm??if i could buy a microwave unit and
splice it into the shock sensor circuit that would be
ideal.I just wired in a new alarm because the old one
was so badly "installed".(alarm unit and fuses placed
right under the steering column by the ignition
switch-what were they thinking!
Glenn
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SCARING PRIUS DRIVERS SINCE 2002

lou Girardin

Car alarm and microwaves

Post by lou Girardin » Mon Sep 01, 2003 9:04 am

Usually, it depends on what you've got now.
Lou

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Car alarm and microwaves

Post by zorruno » Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:48 pm

Yup, no problem. It is sometimes hard to find an automotive security
company that will sell you one though - they are often tied up in a "we
cannot supply direct to consumer unless installed by us" deal*. I've bought
a few DEI brand ones a couple of years ago, from Ultimate Sound & Security
in Otahuhu if I remember.

Many alarm units with shock sensors plus microwave sensors have the two
units in parallel anyway, I've only a couple of expensive ones that can
distinguish each of the two alarms with separate inputs. If you have a
button sequence on the remote to disable the shock sensor, the microwave
will be disabled too however.

Also, if your alarm only allows 1 input for the shock (i.e. no
'pre'-intrusion sensing that just creates a few siren chirps), buying a
'pre'-intrusion microwave sensor won't give any benefit. As Lou said above,
the preintrusion feature of microwave/alarms is what gives it the main
benefit IMO - it gives an annoying little warning sound to deter crims and
stop cat footprints on your freshly cleaned soft-top...

There are heaps of companies on the net advertising them
e.g. a search on google gives
http://www.commandocaralarms.com/itemde ... ductID=390
http://www.caraudio-caralarms.com/508D.html (similar to mine)
http://www.blackwidowsecurity.com/catalog/sensors.htm
http://dcp-shop.co.uk/catalog/product_i ... cts_id=785

cheers
zorruno

*I had to have the alarm in my MX6 installed - then I ripped it out and
installed it to my liking. I sourced most of my MX5 alarm bits from the
US.
(z)

lou Girardin

Car alarm and microwaves

Post by lou Girardin » Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:58 am

You're quite right zorruno, although we do have retailers that sell direct.
This will become less viable in future though. The reason being that the major
alarm distributors, the insurance council and The NZ Security Association have
set up a group to govern alarm installers in a similar fashion to home
security firms. The bottom line will be that, if your alarm installation is
not approved by a registered installer, then insurance companies will not
accept it, no matter how flash the system.
Bearing in mind some of the atrocious installations I've seen, both by
'professionals' and amateurs, this can only be a good thing. After all; a
cheap alarm, carefully installed, is far better than a high end system just
thrown in. Worth remembering when one is quoted an amazingly 'good' price for
an alarm.
Lou

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