Oh, and another really important thing. If you are worried about the car itself being stolen, install a cutoff switch or two. Do at least one cutoff for the battery and hide it in a good spot, and then you can do one for your fuel line so the car wouldnt run very long.

 

Wow thanks guys. I'm not too sure about the cellphone text thing. You can't always get service indoors, especially at my work. How hard is it to wire? I'm not very electrical savvy, but I can learn and I have my genious brothers and some buddies who can help. Thanks again.

 

The best insurance you can afford a alarm will just slow some people down but you can't stop a tow truck.

 

you should get it evaluated too. i am going to get it evaluated at AAA.
and one more thing.

its not hard to install an alarm is it? i mean any alarm shop would be able to install one on mine with no problems right?

 

An install would be fairly simple and strait forward at a car accessory shop. You could prolly do it yourself if it comes with detailed instructions.

 

xian67... I am sure any halfway decent shop could do the install. But you wanna buy your alarm from an authorized dealer. I believe that if you do the install yourself, the warranty is void. If an authorized dealer and they do the install, the warranty is good and you wont have to worry about whether it was done right or not. If you happen to be in the Bay Area I have used several shops and been happy with the results at both places... one in SF and one in Alameda.

I have never installed myself so I cant say how hard it is. At the shop in Alameda, the guys that did my Mustang took about 3-4 hours and that was because there was some tricky wiring going on. I had a similar system put in a Wrangler and it took less than 2 hours.

 

If automatic, go with a T-lock as well as whatever alarm you choose.

I also have a Chapman lock on the hood.

So, they can't get under the hood. IF they somehow manage to get into the car by disabling the alarm, they won't be able to shift it out of park due to the T-lock.

I garage mine and don't park them for any great length of time in parking lots if I'm shopping.

 

I found a good website on car alarms. I'm not sure if I can post this link since it's to another forum, but I don't believe any of you will be leaving this site for a Honda Forum. http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1928234 The first few main posts seem pretty informational, I haven't read the whole thread since its 5+ pages and i'm sure most of it is ricer talk.

 

http://home.teleport.com/~cosa/vap/TLock.htm

ooooo, im gonna have to get one of those. I was thinking about jerry rigging something like that, but that will work way better.

 

I've mentioned it here before and everyone who has gotten one seems to love it as much as I do.

I wish they had them for my other cars (though I just went with a brand-new Hurst shifter for the goat and went with the old style manual look so it wouldn't work).

$40 for an invisible theft deterrant that is quiet -- and -- if they want to remove it, they need a special Allen wrench, a tool I'd think most crooks don't carry -- not that I've talked to many crooks or checked out their tools.