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ClockworkMonkey Seriously Crusin Dubber

199 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#892947
i'm very close to getting some bits and pieces to start making my beetle look nice ( at the moment i have crappy torn seats and front seats from a ?volvo)

are you able to fit an alarm system to beetles? are there any you guys can recommend?

i don't really care for central locking but would like the car to make some noise if someone fiddles with the doors, engine bay, boot etc.

would you need to have electronic ignition to make it all happen also?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#892949
mate, you can fit them. its not hard. the only one i wouldnt recommend is brant. had one fitted and a week out of warranty, it shit itself on the way to work. had to get towed.
rang them up, they said yes we will send someone out to look at it. next thing i know i was charged 700 bucks to fix a 500 buck alarm system. wasnt even asked if i wanted to go ahead with the replacement was just done then charged to my credit card. not happy at all. if i was given the choice i would of said rip it out instead, would of only cost me 100.
when i questioned was told too bad so sad, the work was done and now you have to pay it. when i asked what happened was told that it was spiked and failed. this i questioned as the stereo i have fitted is still working fine and if there was a spike it would of killed both of them. its strange how a hard wired system gets spiked while the car and other electrical gear thats hard wired in as well works fine.
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coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#892952
13 diffrent colours and take the rotor out thats my anti theft device 😂

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#892968
coletrickle wrote:13 diffrent colours and take the rotor out thats my anti theft device 😂
This is what i do. the dissy rotor will disable the donk instantly. Technique passed down from my grandfather with his 62 Fairlane... back in the day.
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ClockworkMonkey Seriously Crusin Dubber

199 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#893074
hahaha. taking out the rotor sounds like a good idea actually, but i want just a little more anti theft 🙂 i've had my massive amp and speakers/sub sitting the the garage collecting dust and wanted to put it in and not have it lifted :/

soo many things i wanna do to my car ... damn online window shopping. my bank balance (allowance my wife gives me haha) can't keep up with clicking finger. just about got the stero .. now for seat and interior shopping 😀 would short back seats look weird in a '69? head rests are over rated me thinks

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#893075
ClockworkMonkey wrote:i'm very close to getting some bits and pieces to start making my beetle look nice ( at the moment i have crappy torn seats and front seats from a ?volvo)

are you able to fit an alarm system to beetles? are there any you guys can recommend?

i don't really care for central locking but would like the car to make some noise if someone fiddles with the doors, engine bay, boot etc.

would you need to have electronic ignition to make it all happen also?
Firstly No on the electronic ignition part.

I fitted a Rhino car alarm to My 68 beetle, and it works great.
It has the push button remotes and operates when a door or the bonnet is opened.. I have a switch on the engine lid but haven't connected the one on the engine lid yet.
it also chirps when You turn it On or off along with the blinkers flashing..
The blinkers also flash a few times every time a door is opened
and 10 times if You leave a door open..
You can also fit a movement sensor to it...
Now although I have had the alarm fitted for years , I was always going to have the alarm horn inside the car, so if someone does open the door... YIKES.... You would have to shut the door quickly... otherwise Your hearing would be impaired.. I was never game enough to do this even though
the alarm has NEVER ever gone off while I was in the car..

it still sounds the BEST place for the alarm horn speaker.. lol

would scare the pants off anyone PLUS there is NO practical way anyone with hearing could stay in the car or even hold the door open..
and the alarm keeps going for about 2 minutes
[when activated] time governed by Law..

it also can be connected to door remote switches..

You can buy alarms now that ring Your mobile if the car is touched...

also get a lockable engine lid...

cheers

LEE
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#893089
Just an average run of the mill alarm is all you need.

I've had one in mine for 12 years now.
Its got triggers for doors, boot and decklid as well as shock sensor and glass breakage sensor and it remote controls central locking and remote boot release and the usual immobilisor points.

But you could just hook up the door triggers and leave the rest.


Barls, was that alarm in your bug or in a mainstream car?

ClockworkMonkey Seriously Crusin Dubber

199 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#893111
thanks guys! i'll have to do a little more window shopping me thinks 🙂

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#893114
in the bug, never had a problem with the one in the other cars.
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#893157
Ah ok.

I take it the immobilisor was why you needed a tow?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#893226
yeah couldnt even bypass it too many black wires.
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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ClockworkMonkey Seriously Crusin Dubber

199 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#893286
so if they fail there is no way to get the car moving?.. i suppose that's exactly why you buy them 🙂 but still a little worrying if you are just trying to get home

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#893315
Not normally, just Barls wasn't installed by him and alot of alarms have all black wiring so you can't tell what is what..
The Alarm in one of my other cars is the same, supposed to slow a would be car thief down.

But if you install it yourself or you know where the immobilisor relay is it's very easy to bypass.

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#893810
Look at Ebay.co.uk. YOu can get a Toad Cat1 Thatcham approved alarm for $100 plus bit extra for postage. Comes with full fitting PDF, microwave internal sensors and enough door contact wires to cover all Beetle doors, Bonnet and decklid.

Don't waste your money buying from an Oz vendor unless you want an alarm that the Oz insurers will give you a discount on you premium for.
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