dutchie Member 391 Member For: 20y 10m 14d Location: Somewhere Posted 08/04/04 02:27 PM Share Posted 08/04/04 02:27 PM Some sites/forums around have mentioned that becuase of the electronics with BA Falcons, you cannot add a after market alarm, hifi etc......Anyone care to comment and in particular, if anyone has installed an aftermarket alarm system with/without any problems.cheersdutchie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voy74656 voy74656 Member 2,039 Member For: 21y 3m 6d Location: Adelaide Posted 09/04/04 05:59 AM Share Posted 09/04/04 05:59 AM I wouldnt trust myself enough to add an alarm system...knowing me I'd cross 2 wires and blow it all to sh*t :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 2m 6d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 09/04/04 06:28 AM Share Posted 09/04/04 06:28 AM There was a segment on TodayTonight or Current Affair the other night where they were testing who reacts to alarms. THey had a setup with a 'thief' breaking into a car in the middle of the day on city street and nobody challenged him. Hardly anybody even noticed what was happening even with the alarm blaring and the guy with 'break-in tools'.I have always been quite cynical of the effectiveness of alarms. The only good car security IMO is a back to base thing like Quicktrak or I think you can get some alarms that somehow send a message to your mobile phone when it goes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voy74656 voy74656 Member 2,039 Member For: 21y 3m 6d Location: Adelaide Posted 09/04/04 11:14 AM Share Posted 09/04/04 11:14 AM boomerang systems have a little pad you carry with you which will go off if someone does the dirty on your car.....there was another 1 floating around which u can call a number and the computer in the car will report the status of your car and give u sat nav coordinates and u can also initiate shutdown of the car as well.Was a pretty nifty system - you can also track it on your home PC with the software you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 9d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 09/04/04 11:21 AM Share Posted 09/04/04 11:21 AM This is one I am looking at as it is stealthy and uses a mobile phonehttp://www.rojone.com.au/bandit/ezitrak.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Donating Members 4,354 Member For: 20y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 09/04/04 02:31 PM Share Posted 09/04/04 02:31 PM This is a good question. I went in to JB Hifi to order the same system I had in my AU1 and they told me there are very few that can be fitted to the BA. I have not investigated this much further but would like to know what others are using. All I would like is one that works on voltage drop ie, doors, bonnet, boot and maybe shock. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffman Member 255 Member For: 21y 1m 7d Gender: Male Location: Prestons NSW Posted 09/04/04 08:47 PM Share Posted 09/04/04 08:47 PM hi,I had a so called factory fitted alarm added to my car.As would be expected the factory is someone elses. In my case its a black widow or so I was told. Sentry also install alarms as "Factory options".http://www.sentryalarms.com.au/alarm.htm They are the same people who install the monitored QuikTrak. I believe the MK4 is what installs into the ford?Hope this helps out in your investigations.Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADGERSXR6TUTE Member 209 Member For: 20y 11m 10d Location: llandaff, tasmania Posted 10/04/04 01:40 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 01:40 AM mines got a so called factory alarm, its actually a ming stealstopper was about $600 bucks I think and works quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 10/04/04 04:31 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 04:31 AM This is one I am looking at as it is stealthy and uses a mobile phonehttp://www.rojone.com.au/bandit/ezitrak.html HiLooks pretty kewl , what sort of money are these going for?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsan Member 60 Member For: 20y 11m 6d Location: Maitland, NSW Posted 10/04/04 05:43 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 05:43 AM I'm really interested in getting an aftermarket alarm that uses the existing Ford remote to arm/disarm. I don't want another remote dangling from my key ring next to the Ford one.I've seen them advertised but I haven't looked into compatibility with the BA. Here is one I found that is made by Mongoose. I have a much more complicated Mongoose alarm installed in my current car ('95 Lancer) with Ultrasonic sensors inside the cabin, it seems to work really well. I got them to hook it up to my existing central locking as well and it only ended up costing me about $400-450.I don't know how Mongoose stacks up against more famous alarm companies but it seems like a good option to me (if it works in a BA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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