Whats the best car alarm for my car

Depends what you want out of it. I have an audiovox prestige car alarm and It works great! It has a glass break sensor, sensor for the wheels if your car is being jacked up etc. It also has a blue led light instead of a red one. I also have remote start on it which is awesome. I paid $225.00 installed for it....

Clifford (http://www.clifford.com/main.asp) is one of the best makes of car alarm systems.

Viper with Pager system. Pager system will notify and point out what part of car is being violated up to a 1/4 mile. Cost? About $450 installed.

Dollar for dollar, an Autoloc can be beat. For $70, nothingo beats it. It locks on to your brake. You can cut it because there is no room to get a saw to it. You have to tourch to cut it off. Any Pep Boys has it.

Clifford is garbage go with viper or audiovox, those are dependable car alarms. My friend has a viper alarm like Janine is talkin about its pretty nice but expensive. My friend has one on his civic and he also has remote start on it. It can read up to 1/4 mile away. He got his cheap from a guy who never used it for like $180 and it was another $180.00 to get everything else installed.... but if you were to buy it retail it would go for around 400-500 bucks, and another 150ish to put it.... too much for me [&:]

Sorry for the hijack, but I have a few questions about alarms.
What happens to the factory key fob? Do you use the one with the alarm and toss the factory one? Will the alarm fob unlock the doors too?
I want to get an alarm for my car with a pager. I like the idea of a sensor for the wheels and the glass, but I don't want something that is too sensitive. I live on a major street and I don't want something that is going to go off when a Harley drives by.

Can you put a remote start on a manual tranny?

Oh yea also i already have DA CLUB. just lookin for a little backup

Yeah you can do it with a manual tranny. You just have to leave your car in neutral. And you have to buy a bypass so that the alarm will think you have an auto, I forgot what its called but if you ask the installer he'll know ;)

James, yeah the new pager will totally replace your stock and it will lock and unlock all the doors when you start the car and lock it. You can even get options to remote start or to even roll down your windows with the push of a button.... :D

Clifford is garbage go with viper or audiovox, those are dependable car alarms

You're not trying to suggest Audiovox is a BETTER brand than Clifford are you? No offence about Audiovox perhaps they are OK too, but geez... better than Clifford? :D

ORIGINAL: JamesSocal

Sorry for the hijack, but I have a few questions about alarms.
What happens to the factory key fob? Do you use the one with the alarm and toss the factory one? Will the alarm fob unlock the doors too?
I want to get an alarm for my car with a pager. I like the idea of a sensor for the wheels and the glass, but I don't want something that is too sensitive. I live on a major street and I don't want something that is going to go off when a Harley drives by.


most of the ones that i was looking at do replace the factory clicker. And unlock/lock the doors and remote start if you have that.

how does one go about installing this. Is it recomended that you do it prefesionally? How much is this gonna cost

you almost have to have it done professionally, if u have the factory ford car alarm get it doen professionally for sure

ORIGINAL: janine

Viper with Pager system. Pager system will notify and point out what part of car is being violated up to a 1/4 mile. Cost? About $450 installed.

Dollar for dollar, an Autoloc can be beat. For $70, nothingo beats it. It locks on to your brake. You can cut it because there is no room to get a saw to it. You have to tourch to cut it off. Any Pep Boys has it.


i totaly agree, i heard dont know if its true if someone manages to steal your car with a viper set the company will dish out some money to you like a guarantee or something might be just a lie

Viper is one of the best alarms out there. Oh, and Clifford is definately not crap, being that it is owned by DEI, which also makes Viper. They are virtually the same alarm, considering which model it is. I have a Clifford remote start on one car and a Viper remote start on another and its the same exact brain. But keep in mind that the alarm is only as good as the install quaility on the alarm. There are far more accessories that DEI make out there than any other company, so expandability is no issue. And DEI is the largest alarm manufacturer in the US, with lifetime warranty on the alarm if it's installed by a certified professional. But, Audiovox does make a decent alarm. They are less expensive and will do the basics, if you are looking for a simple alarm. I would recommend getting it done professionally, unless you are good with a digital multimeter, know how relays, diodes, and resistors work, and can get a hold of a diagram for your car.-and know how to troubleshoot them when they don't work properly...