On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:49:35 -0500, ChrisB
<ChrisB@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>ruens wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:31:43 -0500, ChrisB
>> <ChrisB@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> (...)
>>> Okay rant off, but the bottom line I am trying to get at is can
someone
>>> tell me why none of the local installers do starter disables when they
>>> install alarms? Is it because the newer vehicles have chipped keys or
>>> are they just lazy?
>>
>> Hmm.. because most aftermarket car alarms on the market today already
>> come equiped with a starter disable system?!?!
>
>Yeah, but I had three different installers at different shops tell me
>they haven't connected the starter disable in years. When I asked one
>of them why, he said there are too many problems when the starter
>disable is connected to the vehicle. He even was arrogant enough to say
>the alarm was enough to keep the vehicle from getting stolen, even
>though the starter disable wasn't connected.
>
>Don't get me wrong, I know an alarm isn't fool-proof, but sheesh, I
>can't believe that no one locally utilizes the starter disable feature.
> Heck, with a couple of thieves working in tandem, that alarm would
>sound for a couple of seconds before the siren wire was cut, then they
>could proceed to do what is needed to boost the car without even having
>to worry about the alarm system. Even worse, if I know that most of the
>shops in my area don't connect the starter disable circuit, I am sure
>the thieves know this too! Kind of scary if you think about it.
>
>I haven't installed an alarm since 1993 yet I feel I could competently
>connect the starter disable circuit. I am older now, and I hate
>twisting into those strange positions required to install an alarm, but,
>to ensure I get the features I want, I may have to make an exception!
What a bunch of lazy asses. Like I said before most aftermarket alarms
have starter kill system. It's a simple circuit interuption from your
ignition to the starter s-terminal. Do it yourself.
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