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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / January 2008

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KOSHY8@gmail.com - 06 Jan 2008 10:35 GMT
Do you recommend a security sysytem for my 2007 Ford F150? If so what
should i get.
Calab - 06 Jan 2008 13:00 GMT
> Do you recommend a security sysytem for my 2007 Ford F150? If so what
> should i get.

Lo-jack stickers and a blinky red LED
Terry Taylor - 08 Jan 2008 17:46 GMT
I have Lo-Jack on my car, and you don't get stickers or a blinky red LED.  I
did get the early detection warning and if my car moves without the sensor,
I get a phone call / email / etc.
That reminds me, I need to try that out...

Terry

>> Do you recommend a security sysytem for my 2007 Ford F150? If so what
>> should i get.
>
> Lo-jack stickers and a blinky red LED
philthy - 06 Jan 2008 13:41 GMT
most of the new 150's come with factory  sec. system  check with your
salesman first

> Do you recommend a security sysytem for my 2007 Ford F150? If so what
> should i get.
Brian Gordon - 06 Jan 2008 16:20 GMT
>Do you recommend a security sysytem for my 2007 Ford F150? If so what
>should i get.

Well, what do YOU do when you hear a cal alarm?  Do you rush towards it yelling
"Stop, thief", or do you ignore it?  if YOU don't react to them, and it appears
that nobody else does either, what good are they -- besides creating noise
pollution?

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HLS - 07 Jan 2008 15:49 GMT
"Brian Gordon" <briang@panix.com> wrote in message

 if YOU don't react to them, and it appears
> that nobody else does either, what good are they -- besides creating noise
> pollution?

Number one, you get a discount on your auto insurance.  At least, I do.

Number two, the alarm will awaken some people from their trances, and they
might have a chance of seeing who is stealing the car.
AZ Nomad - 07 Jan 2008 21:45 GMT
>"Brian Gordon" <briang@panix.com> wrote in message

>  if YOU don't react to them, and it appears
>> that nobody else does either, what good are they -- besides creating noise
>> pollution?

>Number one, you get a discount on your auto insurance.  At least, I do.

>Number two, the alarm will awaken some people from their trances, and they
>might have a chance of seeing who is stealing the car.

Not in a city with more than a few thousand people.  The only thing a wailing car
alarm does for people other than the owner is make them want to retrieve a
large crecent wrench to smash out the windows of the wailing car for the crime
of waking them from their sleep.
Scott Dorsey - 08 Jan 2008 15:05 GMT
>Not in a city with more than a few thousand people.  The only thing a wailing car
>alarm does for people other than the owner is make them want to retrieve a
>large crecent wrench to smash out the windows of the wailing car for the crime
>of waking them from their sleep.

I lived once in a neighborhood where the normal reaction to car alarms
going off was for people to shoot at the car until the alarm stopped.
--scott
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AZ Nomad - 08 Jan 2008 15:32 GMT
>>Not in a city with more than a few thousand people.  The only thing a wailing car
>>alarm does for people other than the owner is make them want to retrieve a
>>large crecent wrench to smash out the windows of the wailing car for the crime
>>of waking them from their sleep.

>I lived once in a neighborhood where the normal reaction to car alarms
>going off was for people to shoot at the car until the alarm stopped.

On a related note, in anaheim california, disney does a fireworks show every
night and many the car alarms in the area are triggered.  I wonder how many
people who tried to park their cars for a week return to a dead battery?
Steve B. - 08 Jan 2008 22:01 GMT
>On a related note, in anaheim california, disney does a fireworks show every
>night and many the car alarms in the area are triggered.  I wonder how many
>people who tried to park their cars for a week return to a dead battery?

Probably very few.  The alarm resets after a few minutes so even if it
went off everyday there wouldn't be much drain on the battery for a
few minutes of headlight time.

Were I in the market for an alarm today I would be looking at one that
can let you know remotely that it is being disturbed.  As many others
have said a blaring alarm gets you nothing except possibly more damage
from annoyed neighbors etc..  The remote page units let you know there
is a problem so you can go take care of it yourself.  I know Viper has
a couple of systems with this functionality and would imagine others
do as well.

          Steve B.
boxing@sasktel.net - 06 Jan 2008 20:54 GMT
if you don't mind installing it yourself then, do a search on ebay and
buy something that is not shipped from China. something that is
stocked in canada or usa such as this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAR-ALARM-LCD-2-WAY-PAGER-REMOTE-START-FORD-F150-
F-150_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33721QQihZ024QQitemZ370010574458QQrdZ1QQsspagen
ameZWDVW

or call around to audio or after market truck parts stores and buy it
there, and get them to install it.
I don't think I would buy it for the alarm, but the remote start might
be nice.
Scott Dorsey - 08 Jan 2008 15:04 GMT
>Do you recommend a security sysytem for my 2007 Ford F150? If so what
>should i get.

Get one that goes off every five minutes in the parking lot, all night
long, so your neighbors will be constantly checking it.  This will dissuade
thieves from coming anywhere near it.
--scott
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