Car Alarm Quote

[demon-speeding]

Hi Guys,

As my car didn't have a factory fitted alarm I have decided to get one fitted. I know that you can do it yourself but I remember seeing pictures of someone fitting one before and it looked like a complete nightmare. So I got a quote for £330 including fitting for a Cat 1 Hornet Maxx 1 with the additional modules to close the windows and fold in the mirrors on arming. It sounds reasonable to me but I don't know anyone that's had an alarm fitted so I just wanted to check I wasn't getting shafted, what do you think?

[GT4 BOOSTER]

seems reasonable , heres some prices of toad alarms to compare with .

http://www.hedley-towbars.co.uk/ALARMS.html

[Norfolk n Chance]

Doesn't sound too bad.

Had a Clifford Concept 600 fitted when i had the Yaris, Cat 1, window closure, remote headlights, remote boot release, proximity sensors, 2 extra immobalisers, tilt sensors and remote engine start - cost £1000!!!

Best bit is it's all now sat in a box waiting to go in the CTS!!

[sotal]

Weigh up the cost versus how much the car is worth and how much insurance will be cheaper. I've got a UK Celica so it's got the alarm as standard - I wish it wasn't there!

I guess it depends partly on the area you park in

[demon-speeding]

Weigh up the cost versus how much the car is worth and how much insurance will be cheaper. I've got a UK Celica so it's got the alarm as standard - I wish it wasn't there!

I guess it depends partly on the area you park in

Well I park on a gated drive in the middle of nowhere so I'm not that worried about it getting nicked at home but I do park in quite dodgy places from time to time. The problem is that the insurance company and I assumed it had an alarm so they insured it with one. Then a few months later they asked for the certificate which I obviously don't have. So it's currently not covered for theft at all, which scares the **** out of me.

So I guess I'll go for it then. Besides the central locking button only works on my fob intermittently anyway, lol. Cheers.

[GT4 BOOSTER]

insurance companies should have their own brand of alarm imobilzer fitted to our cars for paying them huge ammounts of premiums.

im on my 2nd import and each time i had to have a cat 1 alarm immob fitted , costing me in excess of 500 quid. Just to make their risk of paying out even less - yet another example of how we get shafted.

[sotal]

personally I'd go for the cheapest cat 1 you can get then.

[celsteve]

yet another example of how we get shafted.

Yeah too right - I got one fitted and they knocked 7 quid off my annual premium - take the ***** or what

[demon-speeding]

Well I had the alarm fitted yesterday and I was very impressed with the job he did. I had been having visions of stress marks on all the interior trim or bits not fitted back correctly. It took him about five and a half hours all in and he did a top job. The guy's called Andy and he works for Electrifying Touch, definitely recommended if you need an alarm.