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Old 30-06-2009, 09:51 PM   #21
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it's a very basic install i did in my car as i still need the boot
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Old 30-06-2009, 10:13 PM   #22
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So does that $600 include the boot floor? Not worried about finish as I can cover it myself..
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Old 01-07-2009, 06:32 PM   #23
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yeah the floor will be included in that price. it would be cheaper if you didn't want it cover
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Old 02-07-2009, 12:30 PM   #24
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Do you happen to work for WOW sight and sound?

I noticed in the pictures the building is the same colour as wow and there is also the wow logo on in the background on one of the chairs?
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Old 02-07-2009, 12:36 PM   #25
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doesn't the dude in the WOW shirt with his head in the 4WD in the background give it away?
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Old 03-07-2009, 05:28 PM   #26
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can't say i saw that pic?

oh thats what that is:P
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Old 05-07-2009, 06:51 PM   #27
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I installed the same one in my wife’s Toyota couple of months ago and can’t complain about the quality or the features. It does what it should do and have all features of an expensive alarm system. I had to install the central locking system separately as the Toyota didn’t have central locking,

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Sorry i do have central locking read it wrong


whats your thoughts of an alarm system like this

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BR-NEW-REMOTE...3%3A2|294%3A30

or can you supply something better?
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Old 05-07-2009, 07:06 PM   #28
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are they reliable? and do they stand up to Australian standards and do not void insurance claims?
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Old 05-07-2009, 07:11 PM   #29
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it has to have all black wiring to be australian standard approved
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Old 05-07-2009, 08:22 PM   #30
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ok and asanga does it have this?
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Old 05-07-2009, 08:27 PM   #31
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the wires in the picture seem to be of colour rix :P
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Old 05-07-2009, 08:30 PM   #32
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so far I haven’t had any problems and its working great! I'll have to wait and see how reliable they are. But it only cost me $50 including postage, so I'm not really worried about the reliability. Since it’s a passive unit I can’t see them failing so easily! It’s more likely to have a failure in the central locking system (motors).

My BA has a Mongoose immobiliser and central locking installed by the dealer when the car was bought originally. Compared to that I don’t see much difference in wirings or the ignition cut out relay. Not all wires are black (even with the mongoose), they are colour coded and once you use black insulation tape to cover them , they all look black !!


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Old 05-07-2009, 08:36 PM   #33
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when I bought it , it came with a shock sensor and Im not sure if this one has a shock sensor?
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Old 06-07-2009, 09:36 AM   #34
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that still didn't answer whether it meets australian standards?
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Old 06-07-2009, 01:02 PM   #35
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Random Coding (code hopping) level 3 and 4 systems meet the strict 1997 Australian Design Rules, the use of all-black Engine immobiliser wiring (desirable as it makes wires undetectable).
Two engine immobilisers, bonnet & boot protection, back up battery and ultrasonic movement detectors (excludable via the remote control).
These are 1990 Australian Standards Approved.

however this one has only, single stage immobilization, and lacks ultrasonics,
black wiring, bonnet & boot protection and a master override (hence this model doesn't meet Australian standards).

But as I said my mongoose immobiliser (Australian standard) does not have two stage immobilisation or all black wiring! I had a Rhino “Australian standard alarm” system installed in my previous car by an Authorise agent and yet it never had all of the requirements to be an “Australian standard “. I guess it’s a personal choice weather you wanna spend $500-$700 for a so called Australian standard or spend about $100 for a system that will pretty much do the same.

Jaycar also sells alarm systems and I don’t think they meet all the requirements to be Australian standard either. So where do you draw the line?? I think it just load of crap to rip off the consumers!
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Old 06-07-2009, 03:34 PM   #36
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i guess it does come down to choice but it also depends on insurance aswell

also was it hard to install?
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Old 06-07-2009, 04:55 PM   #37
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I doubt the insurance will reduce your premium because of the alarm! I'm with AMMI and nothing happened to the premium.

Installation is straight forward if you know what you are doing. It comes with a diagram clearly marked which wire goes where. The only difficult bit is to find the right wires/connectors to tap into under your dash. You need to spend some time with a multimeter under the dash to locate right wires and connectors. You also need a soldering iron, heat shrinks, insulation tape, cable tie, wire stripper, It took me half day to install alarm + central locking in the toyota.
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Old 06-07-2009, 05:27 PM   #38
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it does decrease your insurance,
but it depends on company, car, age of driver, driver history etc...

e.g. alarm on my brothers VR commodore decreased his insurance, alarm on my mums BMW Z3 does nothing (stock immobilisers has only ten keys made for it that are stored at BMW factory and even BMW cant start the car without the keys unless they replace the whole ignition system)
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Old 06-07-2009, 05:57 PM   #39
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i remember once when my mum had a honda CRV we were parked next to another CRV and wen she open the car with the buttom thingo it also opened the other CRV. lol
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Old 06-07-2009, 08:14 PM   #40
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lol that would be quite funny, too bad if the other owner's car got stolen
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