hey im looking to get a new alarm.. any suggestions??

anyone seen this one?http://cgi.ebay.com/Scytek-Vision-Gu...QQcmdZViewItem

also hows the viper 791?

 

viper 791xv is awesome, have it on my car benny, plus you CAN do remote start as the 8 does have a neutral safety switch, that if it is connected to the alarm correctly, will not allow the remote start to engage with the car in gear

 

wow that makes me really happy...

ps have you seen the one on the ebay link? pretty cool how you it can take pics so if someone steals your car you'll have a pic of them...

 

never heard of the company, sounds cool if they "try" to steal the car. but what happens if they just jimmy the trunk, or flat bed it, you kinda sol

 

Whats the range of the 2 way pager?

 

the viper 791 isn't manual tranny safe. if you have to manual and you want to be on the safe side.... either get the clifford g5 series alarm/ remote start system or get a compustar. both of these systems are manual safe.

in my own car i have the clifford avantgaurd 5. it's THE best SECURITY system on the market... here the link to check out the system that i have..... right here!

 

Agreed, Clifford Advantguard g5 is the best available alarm on the market. I also have that alarm & will get it install soon.

 

how much is the clifford + install?

 

Clifford Advantguard G5 ratail is like around $750 I think & labor is like at least a few hours on this alarm & could be more dpending on other modules u wanna get installed on the car. Labor is around $300 for installing this alarm. I got this alarm for $300 hook up price & paying $300 tatal labor for the install.

 

the alarm itself isnt manual safe, but the 8 has a built in neutral safety switch. that means as long as the alarm is hooked up correctly, if you leave the car in gear, it will not start. i have done it, it works perfect.

 

correction.... but it is manual safe. it doesn't say it but it is. i only know b/c i'm an installer and i have one in my car. before you leave the car you have to go thru a small procedure to let the system know that you want to remote start the next time you feel like it. this system is idiot proof.

and it takes more than a few hours for this system to get done. plan on leaving your car at the shop for a full day. even the best installer w/ advance knowledge of the system take atleast 4-6 hours.

 

i was referring to the 791xv. the clifford may be remote start safe for manual transmissions, but on the rx8, with the neutral safety switch, i dont have to do a little dance every time i get out of my car.

i also work for a specialty retailer in the 12 volt field, have 8 years experience in both sales and install.

 

long ago, and many, many times I have pointed out the nuetral safety switch to people looking at installing remote start on their manual cars. Mazda has a nuetral switch that knows when the car is or isn't in gear. A good installer will simply tie this as well as the e-brake into the alarm. There is no need to go through some procedure to let the alarm know you will want to remote start...rather, upon remote starting the vehicle, the alarm system will first look for the e-brake, and if its on, then it will look for the nuetral switch...and if that senses nuetral, the car will start. Its actually very simple. Somewhere on here I posted a pdf from the workshop manual of the nuetral switch...just do a search.

As for alarm, anything from directed will do. They make both the viper and the clifford. the viper has more addon modules including tilt/height (incase of towing or rim theft), parimiter sensor, GPS tracking, etc. Just check out http://www.directed.com

 

here it is devoid

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=59453

 

Scytek.....cringe....yikes....shudder....you have a nice car, why on earth would you want a smelly POS in it? Compustar makes a great alarm / rs that is manual transmission right out of the gate. The 2wfm8000as or 2wamas if you don't need uber long longe. www.compustar.org. This is a alarm that I use myself and have had the same brain for the last 6 years now. Not a new model every year like other companies. Just a darn good alarm rs.

 

Bought my 8 used and it had a SR5000 alarm/remote starter. (UNGO ProSecurity by Clarion).
I cannot give a comparison to the other alarms mentioned but I can tell you it works fine.

 

I have a clifford 2-way and I love it!

 

I went with lojack early warning system
if my car moves they call me

 

You can always use the good ole Trunk Monkey!

 

That monkey is awesome, but I couldn't afford the cell phone bill he would run up from calling all his chickys.

I will be installing a Compustar 2 way.

 

Why waste money on a car alarm? People ignore them when they go off and they are often a detriment when you go to sell the car. In my opinion, that's what insurance is for.

 

an alarm is a deterrant. not a preventative.

 

dei's 507t will fit that bill quite nicely. it is a tilt/motion sensor. it is not technically a motion sensor, but can be set for either 3 degrees, or ultra sensitive at 1 degree of tilt motion and will set of the alarm. this can usually be integrated with most alarm systems