Paz8 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 OK, did a search and couldn't find the answer, building a V8 ZX and have the complete interior removed down to the steel. Thought that when I reassemble the car I would like a security system for remote entry and START disable, easier to wire the thing now that everythings apart. Looking at some alarms made by Commando, anyone use one of these or can suggest a brand name alarm that is reliable. Don't need a pager kind of system or a lot of extra sh*t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Paz8, I install alarms and remote starters for people and I've been doing it for a long time. You don't need to run the wire for what you need now. It can be done easily after your car is done. I've seen remote doors module with starter cut-off selling around $50-60. If you are a good installer you can't see the wires. Drive your car down and I will hook it up for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwik240z Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Paz8' date='I install alarms and remote starters for people and I've been doing it for a long time. You don't need to run the wire for what you need now. It can be done easily after your car is done. I've seen remote doors module with starter cut-off selling around $50-60. If you are a good installer you can't see the wires. Drive your car down and I will hook it up for you.[/quote'] Hey Vinh, Will you hook up mine too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest barrywood 24/7 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Well I don't know what the cost is but lowjack is as far as I know the best. I was listening to my scanner yesterday morning and some one had their acura taken that morning. In about 15 minutes later the cops had found the car. Since I had my 240 z stolen about 10 years ago, which I was lucky enough to get back a few days later makes me think that this might be the best bet. As far as stoping them in ever getting that far I think the battery disconnect and or fuel pump kill is nice or any alarm system especially one that will page you. I for one thing know that when folks hear a alarm go off they tend to not pay attention but I PROMISE the theif does and will probably bolt from the scene. All so one more thing the club is only good for the stupid theif it may or may not turn them away I had one on my 240 when it got taken. I hate to tell this but all they do is cut the wheel and the club is taken right off sad but true now you need a new wheel if you get your car back. But don't forget about the straight up car jacker he dont need to worry about any alarm and if you aint strapped with a fire arm your self say bye bye. This is where low jack shines the best good luck to all of you z owners I have 4 z's now and worry alot none have alarms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paz8 Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Thanks for the offer VinhZXT, I have 30+ years in elect./ electronics the wiring isn't a problem. Just looking to disable start and pop open doors so when I go Sunday riding I don't need to put back the T tops everytime I leave for 5 minutes. Actually looking for a good brand name product, I don't want to create a problem with a cheap alarm system, what brand do you install?? Don't need lo-jack, I have two friends with me in the car Smith and Wesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I found a book on building car security systems at the local university library. Pretty intreging. Didn't have anything on lowjack tracking systems though. I am thinking on tring to build one of these but with a taser incorporated somewhere. If it goes off on me by accident then I'll just be out for half a hour lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.P. Z Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I am thinking on tring to build one of these but with a taser incorporated somewhere. Now that is a sweet idea!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Quik240z/Dave, No problem. Just tell me what you want done and I can hook you up. I plan on going down south sometimes in the summer to meet you guys at Mikelly's place. Let me know next time I come down I will bring my tools and alarms. PAZ8, I installed an alarm in my top less Z that remotely unlock the doors and pops the doors open. It also has the microwave interior sensor. The alarm also has the starter cut off feature built in. It also has the beeper/receiver built into the remote and it also remotely start your car. The beeper will go off if the alarm triggered and the reception range is within 1 mile. The microwave sensor will trigger the alarm if someone stick their hand over the window or t-tops. I've been installing alarms and remote starter for over 10 years and to me all alarms are the same. It's the installer that makes the different. The brand name alarm I used call Prestige. I've seen many other brand names alarms and all the wirings are the same. There are many ways to use an alarm or starter cutoff. I live in the city and therefore I need maximum protection. Where you live you probably don't need all the stuffs I have. You just need a simple remote starter cutoff with the door lock unlock option. Let me know what you need and I can hook you up with something fits your needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fear_me Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I found a book on building car security systems at the local university library. Pretty intreging. Didn't have anything on lowjack tracking systems though. I am thinking on tring to build one of these but with a taser incorporated somewhere. If it goes off on me by accident then I'll just be out for half a hour lol. lol, i always thought it would be funny to put two air horns inside the car, so when the alarm goes of the robber would be deaf! ~Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 lol' date=' i always thought it would be funny to put two air horns inside the car, so when the alarm goes of the robber would be deaf! ~Andrew[/quote'] along with a few of these perhaps? http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2001355/showCustom-0/p-2001355/N-111+10201+600000482/c-10101 According the to the ATR- "Any exposure to noise above 140dB will cause immediate hearing damage." and 140dB is equivalent to Jet takeoff with afterburner on carrier deck or an Air raid siren at 1 metre. thats pretty loud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Haha nice find, but I don't think I want that going off on me on accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I have it on good authority (aquaintance when I was a kid) that while it may seem like a good idea to rig CS gas canisters inside the car, there are a couple good reasons not to.... including trying to drive your own car while under the influence. That mod got removed as soon as he sobered up... just wish I could have seen it = ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 It's funny how every time you think about harming someone else you ended up harming yourself or someone you know hehe.. Those ideas are just for joking around IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paz8 Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 Thanks for the input on the alarm system. How about a drivers side ejection seat, only I won't blow off the T tops first. Thats gotta be a trip to the hospital. I'll use compressed air to move the seat so my interior won't get screwed up, except for the human body parts. Just realized I'm as SICK as you guys are!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaconsultants Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 you guys are really funny, so I figured I would add my own. How a about a flip bar that rotates up from under your seat and nails the guy in the sack. That should put him down for a while. You get these ideas once you have had a car stolen. On a serious note it is easy to hook up a very small fuel pump kill switch and place it in a very well hidden place like under the carpet so you just have to push through the carpet. This is very easy to do and becomes a habit when you start your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Or a tranquilizer dart that fires from under the seat into their buttocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paz8 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 I thought about the fuel pump shut off, I'll use starter disable instead. Here is my kind of luck, some a*s hole steals my Z, there is enough fuel to start it and drive away into the path of an eighteen wheeler were the car suddenly dies, leaving my car looking about four feet shorter and a taillight jammed into the back side of the jerk who stole it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaconsultants Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I can understand the starter kill switch but this is what I found out when I lived in some apartments in Houston like 15 years ago. If you have a starter kill switch they will try jabbing a screw driver through your consule area to rip out your stereo and other things. They will cut and tear out what they want right their and then as quick as they can and get away with it. The fuel pump cut off switch has an interesting option. It makes the thief have a false sense of security that he can start the car drive it away to a place where he can take more time ripping things out of and off of your car. The thing I found out about the fuel cut off switch is that you really will not be able to go far. In my case the guy backed out of the parking spot drove like 100 feet and the car suddenly died in the middle of the parking spot blocking the path for people to drive. This was a carbed Z with a turbo so he could use only some of what was in the float bowl until it was done. If it is a fuel injected car he would have been able to back up but probably would have died once he put it in drive either way he is now in the path of traffic in the parking lot. If you have a drive way they would be able to possibly get out of your dirveway with fuel injection and would most likely get out of the drive way with a carbed car but a few houses down it would be over. the good thing about them running out of gas is that they panic and are in the middle of a slight trafic area that could be noticed quickly so they generally just take off without anything else. Also the thieves that steal Z cars seem to have old worn down datsun keys so they can start the car easily. The guy left his in my car at that time, I guess out of fear of being seen. I can only say thanks to an officer I knew named Reggie that I did the fuel cut off switch over the starter kill switch and things went basically as he said they would, but it was a few years after he made his suggestion. So your worry about the thief getting the car from your home driving it far enough to get into major traffic will not happen unless your driveway exits onto the major traffic. I suggest you try setting up the pump kill switch and see how far you can go. I have done this to many cars I have owned and you really can not get very far at all. A friends old VW bug went just over a 1/4 of a mile and then was done and he coasted it down a hill for part of that. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S130Z Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I found the best security system possible. Wireing is kinda simple, and pics too. I doubt any one will try to take this car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essdeezee Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Don't mean to threadjack, but how do you vehicle security guys feel about an ignition cutoff? In one of my work trucks, we have a switch that interrupts ignition. Even with the key, if you forget to hit the switch, it'll crank and crank, but not fire. The switch itself is actually under the floor liner, so if you don't drive the truck regularly, it takes a sec to find. Just a press on the right (but really small) spot, a tiny click, and off you go. If I were to wire one of these switches with a relay, what would I search for as far as the specs on the switch? The switch in question is a little tiny guy, head about 1/8 inch, and resets every time the key is turned off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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