CAR ALARM & REMOTE CAR STARTERS INFO:
Car alarm is an electronic device installed in a vehicle (car, truck, boat, motorcycle) in an attempt to discourage theft of the vehicle itself, its contents, or both. Alarms work by emitting high-volume sounds (usually a siren, Klaxon, pre-recorded verbal warning, the vehicle's own horn, or a combination thereof) when the conditions necessary for triggering are met, as well as by flashing some of the vehicle's lights, and (optionally) notifying the car's owner via a paging system and interrupting various electrical circuits necessary for the car to start.
Many Poeple get confused between an alarm and immobilizer. An immobilizer is an electronic device fitted to an automobile which prevents the engine from running unless the correct key (or other token) is present. This prevents the car from being "hot wired" after entry has been achieved.
Car Alarm Advantages:
Having an expensive aftermarket system in a car without an alarm is asking for trouble. I've heard too many stories of people learning the hard way and losing a lot of money when they find out that their aftermarket audio system was not covered by their insurance. Car alarms may not be able to stop the thief but they do attract a lot of attention to the thief's activities. Besides having an alarm system, here are a few other pieces of advice to keep your systems in a safe place.
* Don't drive through neighborhoods blasting the bass and calling attention to your system. Not only is this a courtesy to the residents but it also keeps the local hoods from scoping your ride as their next target.
* When parking your vehicle, try to park under lights and in an area where it is not hidden from view. Keeping it in the open reduces your chance of a thief breaking in to it. Thieves hate to be seen.
* Try to keep areas within the vehicle looking as stock or stealth as possible. Large aftermarket grilles are a nice advertisement that you have more than OEM equipment. Try to concentrate style in areas that are hidden from the exterior view, such as in the trunk.
Car Alarm Types:
There are two main types of car alarm activation methods. Passive and active. Passive alarms automatically enter an armed state after the ignition is turned off and the last door is closed. Active alarms require the user to press the transmitter button to arm and disarm the system. If you set your alarm to arm passively you can probably get a discount on your insurance. Check with your insurance provider. You may get a discount either way. Most good alarm systems can be configured as passive or active arming.
An alarm system should be put in at the same time or before a stereo system is put in. By waiting until after the system is in you run the risk of having it stolen before the alarm is installed.
When shopping for an alarm, don't be cheap. A good quality unit can be purchased for about a hundred dollars if you shop around. For two hundred dollars you should get an alarm with some extensive features built in. Installation for the car alarm will run about one hundred dollars and up depending on how many extra features that you want hooked up and how fancy you want the installation to look. Keep the appearance on at least the same level as the stereo system, especially if you plan on competing in car sound off competitions.
If you want to install your own car alarm or remote car starters, make sure you read the manual carefully.
Car Alarm Features:
There are probably more features available on a car alarm than any other single category of equipment available for your system. There are new features constantly popping up on the market. Here are some of the most common.
Active Re-arm: After the alarm has been disarmed the system will automatically re-arm after a specified amount of time if a door is not opened. This is to prevent accidental disarming by the remote transmitter.
Air Horns: These are used on the interior or exterior to call more attention and cause pain to the thief if he makes it into the interior of the vehicle.
Anti-Code Grabbing: A method employed to change the alarm code with every arm/disarm. The purpose of which is to defeat code grabbing equipment that can capture and resend your code to disarm the alarm at the thief's leisure.
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CAR ALARM NEWS:
Northland: Noisy car alarm sparks attack on two men - ThisWeekNews |
Northland: Noisy car alarm sparks attack on two menThisWeekNewsTwo Woodgate Court residents said they were assaulted at 4:48 p.m. June 3 by two other men after complaining about the frequency with which one of the attackers' car alarm goes off. It goes off a lot, one of the victims said, adding the attack began ... |
Police: Robber gets car keys, sets off alarm, runs - Arkansas Online (subscription) |
Police: Robber gets car keys, sets off alarm, runsArkansas Online (subscription)A suspect arrested in a pair of robberies in Little Rock's Hillcrest neighborhood Monday night demanded keys to a Jaguar and got them before running off when he accidentally set off the alarm, police said Tuesday. That incident was the second robbery ...and more » |
War against Issa heats up, as Cummings releases IRS transcript - Salon Man pommels luxury Mercedes with road sign 'to check alarm' - Ynetnews |
Man pommels luxury Mercedes with road sign 'to check alarm'YnetnewsResidents who notified the police reported the suspect tore a nearby road sign and used it to pommel the car. The man was arrested, and claimed in his interrogation that he was merely checking to see if the car's alarm was operational. (Raanan Ben-Zur). |
Now you can control your car by cell phone - Auto-Don develops Rottguard as ... - Jamaica Gleaner Rash of car burglaries has Sheriff's Office on alert - Observer News |
Rash of car burglaries has Sheriff's Office on alertObserver NewsA spate of car burglaries in the Brandon/Riverview area has local drivers beating down the doors at businesses that install car alarms. Law enforcement officials recently issued a warning about the spike in vehicle burglaries, which may be the work of ...and more » |
High-tech car thieves outsmart electronic security systems - NBCNews.com (blog) |
High-tech car thieves outsmart electronic security systemsNBCNews.com (blog)When you lock your car and set the alarm, you assume your car is pretty safe. But criminals have designed a new high-tech gadget giving them full access to your car. It's so easy, it's like the criminals have your actual vehicle remote. Police are so ...and more » |
The investigator: Why Darrell Issa is sounding the alarm on Capitol Hill - CNN International Oakland: Five cars damaged in two-alarm blaze at transmission shop - San Jose Mercury News Second teen-age witness testifies in Hastings trial - Arkansas Times
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