bdbecker
Adventurer
I did a search and didn't find much so I figured I'd start a thread dedicated specifically to car alarm systems.
Last night, my F150 got broken into at the hotel I was staying at, truck was parked under a light in clear view of the front entrance, and it's a pretty nice hotel in Overland Park, KS. The only things I left laying on the seat was a jacket and a coffee mug - still rockin the OEM tape deck, so no temptation there. According to the police, there were several other F150's of the same era broken into that night in the area, I'd guess they were just tageting that vehicle type because they knew how to get in. The theives didn't get much - just my road side emergency bag that contained a jack, lug wrench, and some work/warning lights, total loss of about $50-$75. All things considered, it could have been a lot worse, they popped the lock with a screwdriver, so at least I won't have to deal with a broken window on my drive home.
Anyway, I started looking at some car alarms and am having trouble deciding what direction to go. I had a noisemaker car alarm on my previous vehicle, and I believe it stopped the potential theives from getting my stereo the last time I was broken into. I didn't really think about equiping my truck because where I live currently, crime really isn't that big of an issue so I don't think I need a hardcore alarm, but if I'm spending the money, I'd consider an igntion bypass this time around. I rarely spend much time in larger cities, and even less often am I staying at a hotel (usually at friends houses). At the same time, I wonder if a noisemaker is even going to be effective - how many times have you heard an alarm without even looking in the direction of the noise?
Comments, suggestions, opinions?
Thanks all!
Last night, my F150 got broken into at the hotel I was staying at, truck was parked under a light in clear view of the front entrance, and it's a pretty nice hotel in Overland Park, KS. The only things I left laying on the seat was a jacket and a coffee mug - still rockin the OEM tape deck, so no temptation there. According to the police, there were several other F150's of the same era broken into that night in the area, I'd guess they were just tageting that vehicle type because they knew how to get in. The theives didn't get much - just my road side emergency bag that contained a jack, lug wrench, and some work/warning lights, total loss of about $50-$75. All things considered, it could have been a lot worse, they popped the lock with a screwdriver, so at least I won't have to deal with a broken window on my drive home.
Anyway, I started looking at some car alarms and am having trouble deciding what direction to go. I had a noisemaker car alarm on my previous vehicle, and I believe it stopped the potential theives from getting my stereo the last time I was broken into. I didn't really think about equiping my truck because where I live currently, crime really isn't that big of an issue so I don't think I need a hardcore alarm, but if I'm spending the money, I'd consider an igntion bypass this time around. I rarely spend much time in larger cities, and even less often am I staying at a hotel (usually at friends houses). At the same time, I wonder if a noisemaker is even going to be effective - how many times have you heard an alarm without even looking in the direction of the noise?
Comments, suggestions, opinions?
Thanks all!