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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 519
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Ultiamte Kill switch? Check it out.
A keypad accessed kill switch. Any of you guys tried this one ? I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Thanks.
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Member since 2000
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico
Posts: 7,879
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DEI has a similar product too. Never messed with one though. I think it;s cool but it might be a little to much since it easly to over ride an alarm if you know what your doing.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Member since 2000
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico
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best you can do really is protect your wiring. I'm going to be putting a plate under my dash with lock on each end. So my wires are covered from unwanted hands. Also locking up your hood helps.
DEI also sells a siren with a built in battery so if they think they're smart for disconnecting your battery they can think again. The siren is a pain in the ass to shut off especially if it is in a hard to reach spot. You can olny turn it off by the alarm remote or a key. Other then that you got to break it or dunk it in water. |
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: edmonton,canada
Posts: 1,363
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Looks cool as long as you dont forget your code.... now one would just need a good place to hide it.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Amazonia, Mo. USA
Posts: 2,821
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Used to have a keypad kill in my Corvette. Never again for me. The wiring was undersized and burned up. Shorted two wires together and the car started itself. I was about 50 feet away headed into school when I heard a car start and knew I was the only car in the area. I always parked away from other cars. Freaked me out. No fire but the ignition was useless. Drove home, popped the hood, removed the breather and threw a towel over the carb killing the engine.
Had to rewire under the dash. Also found out that many thieves used a screwdriver to punch the battery. Once the acid drained out there was not enough fluid to carry voltage and the alarm was useless. The aftermarket started selling steel boxes that sit in the battery tray and contain the battery to prevent punching. Don't really know the right answer. Just my experiences. And if they want it, they will get it.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada
Posts: 1,086
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Nu2-72, yes thats VERY scarey... I was at a Porsche dealership (in the shop, had like 16 bays) back in the early 80's and saw a 930 Turbo with no interior as the owner installed his own alarm to save a couple bucks and completely fried his interior, leather guts VDO gauges and all.... the Porsche techs were completely rebuiding it. Since then I always research and triple check all my elec. work and If I feel uncomfortable with it I'll bring it to someone that has more experiance than me. Doug
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 13,376
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This product...I have comments.
Doesn't stop someone from towing your truck or alert you if that happens. If theif gets under the hood, quite often they don't need to worry about something you hid under the dash. If they look under the dash and know wire colors, they can track the relay this thing uses and override and/or just swap the wire from 187 -> 187b (or hwatever) and it's worthless. It doesn't make noise like an alarm would. So ... cool idea, bad in practice IMHO. Quote:
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: yucaipa ca
Posts: 580
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anyone ever thought of using flasher button as a kill switch?
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
Posts: 30,477
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WHEN I HAD MY BABY "BIG BIRD" A FEW YEARS BACK I WAS RUNNING
A "DEI" ALARM W/ THE KEYPAD SET-UP, THE THING WAS SO BAD A$$ THAT EVERYTIME I HAD MY CAR WORKED ON I HAD TO STAY WITH THE CAR BECAUSE EVEN W/ A LIL INSTRUCTION TO THE MECHANICS THEY STILL SEAMED TO SET IT OFF ![]() PAID $800 4 MY CAR ALARM IN 1995 WAS I HAD OVER 10K IN TUNES ![]() HERE'S A PIC OF BIG BIRD FOR YA ![]()
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