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this summer i'm gonna get my stereo put in and its worth roughly $1000 (not what i payed, SCORE!! haha) but i have limited funds to do this, i need to put a secuirty system in, mostly for presence. I know peeps who spend rediculous amounts on security and still get something jacked. Gimme some advice yall.
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Snake in the back seat?
Maybe a used Glock?
Actually my neighbor's son installs alarms. There is a Viper knock off (for lack of a better word) that he says is every bit as good, but much cheaper. I think it's called Python IIRC.
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Originally posted by tbirdjayc:
Snake in the back seat?
Maybe a used Glock?
Actually my neighbor's son installs alarms. There is a Viper knock off (for lack of a better word) that he says is every bit as good, but much cheaper. I think it's called Python IIRC.
IIRC any DEI alarm you buy is the same thing as an equivalent featured Viper... same manuf. different inscribings.
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I hear a lot of people actually have good results with Crimestopper. I've looked at some of their higher end models and they look pretty nice. I don't have any information on their reliability - good or bad. I believe Dean Joyce has one...maybe he'll chime in and give his review.
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im thinking about gettin gthe kind with the pager that tells you when ur alarm is going off. Plus i want the shock sensors so it will go off if my windows are broken. Anyone know the brand name of this type or a price range?
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I put a Crimestopper keyless entry in my Mustang. It's been in there for 2 days and no problems yet  Main reason I chose it was because it has built-in relays for the door locks. Additional parts I didn't need to buy or hook up.
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Originally posted by Speed Demon:
Originally posted by tbirdjayc:
Snake in the back seat?
Maybe a used Glock?
Actually my neighbor's son installs alarms. There is a Viper knock off (for lack of a better word) that he says is every bit as good, but much cheaper. I think it's called Python IIRC.
IIRC any DEI alarm you buy is the same thing as an equivalent featured Viper... same manuf. different inscribings.
Isn't DEI same thing as viper????
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Originally posted by RoeCyris:
this summer i'm gonna get my stereo put in and its worth roughly $1000 (not what i payed, SCORE!! haha) but i have limited funds to do this, i need to put a secuirty system in, mostly for presence. I know peeps who spend rediculous amounts on security and still get something jacked. Gimme some advice yall.
Not trying to rain on your parade, but limited funds and a $1000 sound system seem at odds with each other. I may be off the wall, probably my age, but I don't understand the need to have a really expensive sound system in an environment (the inside of a car) that is so poor for listening pleasure. Maybe my priorities are off, but a $200-300 radio will give "adequate" performance and leave $700 for "important" things. I hope you don't end up in the troubleshooting forum with a problem you have no money to fix.
I understand hobbies, I "waste" money on quite of few of them, but no security system is really going to protect the system. I kinda feel it is like leaving cash on the seat in plain view. I know many on this site have sound systems worth more then the car. If you are competing in shows, like a DeanJoyce, it makes sense to "invest" in the car. I am probably a fuddy duddy, but it is still odd to hear someone say they have no money and need to protect an expensive sound system.
Good luck anyway. As others have said, DEI makes the Viper system, and most of the other DEI systems are similar in performance. I have the Viper 600 system and it does what I need it to (remote trunk release, remote door release, audible indication when someone tries to steal it). Of course, it doesn't protect my radio from being stolen (no system really can), but it makes some noise when it happens.
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96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
What are you, 150 years old?   
Your about 100 years off...
FWIW, Factory radio out, AIWA MP3 player in. Nice having 170 songs on one CD-R.
I like a good radio, just can't figure out why someone would spend a LOT of money on one then cheap out and complain "poverty" on the rest.
I imagine he will be complaining that he can't find "good" $25 tires to carry around his $1000 stereo system.
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