Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: muddymud on June 02, 2009, 17:53:30
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I'm looking to get an alarm for my RRC as I'm going to be spending a lot of money on her. i have been looking at this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=310101647219&Category=75329&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1
its a bit more than i want to spend but they will come and fit it for me. is toad a good make as i hear a lot about them. also is Cat 1 top or bottom spec?
Cheers,
Nick
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I've been watching that too - I'm keen to hear what is said.
IIRC Cat 1 is alarm/immobilisor and Cat 2 is immobilisor.
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Toad are good quality from what I understand, Cat1 is alarm and immobiliser which is top end spec.
Check with your insurance company as the certificate from the installer may help reduce your premiums too.
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Cat1 is as said above. If you spend alot on your Rangie...your insurance company (or new one on renewal) may even insist on at least a CAT2 ...... mine did....pain in the wallet. Cost £120 fitted and a pain to put the fob in every time you wan to start it but hay-ho.
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I took ours out and stamped on it, bag of ****.
I've had loads of alarms over the years and all of them have ended up being more troouble than they are worth. None are built to OEM standards so they just don't last the course.
Some of it might be down to poor fitting too of course.
My sisters has a Clifford on it I think, if the car isn't started every week it flattens the battery, plus the EAS doesn't work properly because the installer removed the central locking system. Youll find that with the RRC, most installers can't cope with how they work and butcher them instead of fitting the alarm properly. The again I've met a lot of installers who don't inspire my confidence.
The only alarm I'm really happy with is the one on Blue, I bought it from GAP security, who I would recomend. No more expensive than anyone else and their installer really knows his stuff.
But personally if it doesn't pay for itself in 2 years then don't bother, spend you cash on mechanical security instead.