Protecting your investment :) (The alarm thread)

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Protecting your investment :) (The alarm thread)

Post by hatch360 » 14 Dec 2007 05:20 am

Who here has an alarm installed; I would like to know what type; the Mounting area and whether they are any good.


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Post by baz » 14 Dec 2007 05:42 am

yes was an option my 340 has one but no idea how the thing is activated theres no sign of a switch anywhere and due to it deciding to work in traffic i've removed the fuses that power the thing theres an on-of switch on the unit under the bonnet but even turning it off didnt silence it
it uses a seperate horn unit to the main one bolted beside what i believe is the controller volvo part# 1128810
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Post by redline » 14 Dec 2007 09:17 am

just a word of warning ,

car thieves are known to read forums as well as us honest folk.

please do not be too specific on makes and models of alarms fitted to your cars and especially there location
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Post by Jason B » 14 Dec 2007 09:58 am

Well said, I wouldn't ever consider telling anyone where my saabs alarm is, though I doubt they'd get through the armoured casing before I came out of the house.
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Post by pistonpen paultje » 14 Dec 2007 12:01 pm

my old neighbours had the most fantastic alarm. Its type is called: BIG BARKING DOG!

It's real easy to install: Put it on the rear seat....and that's about it.

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Post by Chris_C » 14 Dec 2007 12:02 pm

pistonpen paultje wrote:my old neighbours had the most fantastic alarm. Its type is called: BIG BARKING DOG!

It's real easy to install: Put it on the rear seat....and that's about it.

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Post by redline » 14 Dec 2007 12:51 pm

pistonpen paultje wrote:my old neighbours had the most fantastic alarm. Its type is called: BIG BARKING DOG!

It's real easy to install: Put it on the rear seat....and that's about it.
yeah there great until they p"*s and s*"t everywhere and get so bored they eat the upholstery :lol:
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Post by MJ » 15 Dec 2007 12:20 am

No, you forgot the very important pre-installation upgrades.

You must first install a rear seat rug :P
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Post by redline » 15 Dec 2007 09:53 am

MJ wrote: You must first install a rear seat rug :P
surely that is done as a matter of course by all 300 owners

it ranks right up there with the trilby hat and neatly folded plastic mac
(no not you Mac :lol: )

In fact I am sure all 3 items appear on the volvo list of standard items just below the AA book of the road ,werthers originals and humbugs
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Post by MJ » 15 Dec 2007 06:38 pm

Hmm, haven't had werthers originals for ages...
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Post by Chris_C » 15 Dec 2007 06:54 pm

S'ok MJ, I doubt you'll have driven your car in ages either!!!
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Post by Ronnie » 15 Dec 2007 08:19 pm

I knew a guy who lived in Camberwell who had a mercedes pagoda coupe - about 20k worth of classic car in one of the roughest areas of South London. He had a first class immobiliser fitted, but always left the car unlocked. It didn't have a stereo, and he never left anything in it. Many a time he'd find it with the door half closed, having obviously had people in it rootling around, but he never suffered any damage.

Interesting strategy which seemed to work for him. I had cars broken into 3 times in Camberwell, which always cost me at least £100 a time.
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Post by MJ » 15 Dec 2007 08:30 pm

Yeah, I've heard that some people with soft tops leave them unlocked, as it'd be so easy for someone with a knife to cut open the roof, they'd rather leave it unlocked.

And Chris, you're right, it's been about 3 months now :( I'm certainly looking forward to getting home for Christmas and doing some driving :D
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Post by workshopmanualman » 15 Dec 2007 09:54 pm

...I work in Camberwell & Brixton and often leave my car unlocked. It also has never been stolen or tampered with. May have something to do with the worm colony in the boot? Not an anti-theft device I'd recommend, or expect to see in Halfords any time soon.

It is odd, but in high theft areas sometimes people are so suspicious of something high value left obviously waiting to be taken, that they leave well alone - sometimes even crossing the street to avoid what may be some kind of trap. An M-B pagoda left unlocked may well be avoided by scumbags, but I'd hazard that a 300 wouldn't?


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