Buying Automated Car Alarms

What should you look for when you’re buying a car alarm with automated features? The answer depends on the type of features that you want and how much you’re willing to spend to have them. Car alarms with automated features have been developed to help reduce the number of car robberies. In the past a simple siren type car alarm was enough to scare off car thieves, but for the most part this type of alarm can be easily disabled by any car thief with experience. Once the siren sound of the alarm is disabled there is no other feature that will prevent the thief from driving away in your car.

The automated features of car alarms are quite diverse; individual sensor activated design models will send the driver of a vehicle an alert when a specific area of the car has been violated, for instance if a window is broken. There are other car alarms with the automated feature of notification and response; where the alarm system dials a predetermined telephone number with a specific code that the driver must enter that will either incapacitate the vehicle or notify the authorities.

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Installing a Remote Car Alarm System

Congratulations! You have made a good choice by taking the important step of purchasing a remote car alarm to protect your vehicle. Although it may seem like a difficult task to install a remote car alarm, it is actually a little easier than you might think. However if you do not have the necessary tools or you are uncomfortable with tasks such as testing the polarity of the wires by using a digital meter it might be best to hire a professional.

You should have all of the information regarding the vehicles specific wiring; you will want to identify all of the points that need to be connected to make the remote car alarm work properly. Be sure to check the installation guide of the remote car alarm to be sure that you have all of the equipment that you need.

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Thatcham Car Alarm – Difference between Cat1 and Cat2 to 1

Thatcham car alarms are approved by UK motor insurance companies and by fitting a Thatcham approved security system you will enjoy cheaper car insurance and a high level of car security.

Thatcham car alarms for vehicles without a category2 immobiliser must be be fitted with a full cat1 alarm with integrated 2 or 3 circuit immobiliser all combined in one unit. These Thatcham car alarms tend to be fitted to older cars or unofficial imports where they are not designed to UK specification in terms of Thatcham security systems. Thatcham car alarm systems for cars with cat2 already installed are cheaper and quicker to install because they use the existing immobiliser so they are less complicated to manufacture and install. Cat 2:1 Thatcham car alarms are suitable for newer UK specification cars as most of them come factory fitted with a class 2 immobiliser

The Thatcham organisation is an independent body set up by the insurance industry to improve vehicle safety and security for cars, vans, HGVs, motor bikes, plant and other vehicles. Thatcham do not manufacture car alarms but they do set design standards for car alarm manufacturers to meet and each alarm is given an evaluation code if it passes and makes it onto the Thatcham list of car alarms. Some of the best know Thatcham car alarm manufacturers are; Avital, Clifford, Cobra, Gemini, GT, Toad and Viper. Specifications vary from each manufacturer and model range but they all have the following basics; door, bonnet and boot protection, ultrasonic or microwave interior protection, 2 or 3 circuit immobilisation, a self powered siren, remote control central locking, 2x high security remotes and battery backup siren.

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