sevenesqueron wrote:
After 2 months of driving the car it's still amazing to see the attention it generates. Things like people walking up and posing for a photo by it. It gets far more attention from non gearhead people than I ever expected. Most smile and seem to enjoy looking at it.
If I park in a shopping center lot I don't feel confident enough to leave it unattended for a long time. However the proximity alarm is doing its' job very well. Most viewers don't touch or attempt to touch the car. For those few that do the beep of the warning buzzer does make them stop and step back. So I think it was well worth the time and effort to make and install it.
Ron
AWESOME!!! Great to hear it's working for ya! I'm sure we'll find ways to refine it further without going through the "extras" being mentioned... KIS!!
If a thief wants it... they'll get it, no matter what it's got on it! As a former car alarm installer I know, short of chaining it to a post, it only takes a good one about 30 seconds to get your car and if they are that good, they know where to look for certain tattle tails as to what the car has and it's done from there.
Did anyone notice on that list that Audi owns #7? That's a supposedly theft proof system, with a RFI Keyfob (ECU won't start car without one of the two keys) and a square cut double sided roller tumbler un-pickable key (99% of all locksmiths cannot cut these!!). All that and it still makes #7 on the list. A 7 wouldn't even make them think hard!
Don't put to much faith in a system and you'll never be disappointed. You guys remember the Club? That heavy metal monster? A salesman was trying to get me to sell them in my store. Bet me I couldn't get it off his car in under a minute without seriously damaging it. I took the bet!! I had him go install it on his car while I prepared. I walked over to his car.. sat in the drivers seat.. "Now you can't damage my display model", he says. "Won't even leave a scratch on it", I say. He's very puzzled now.. So I look.. he starts timing.. I reach into my bag.. pull out a cordless jigsaw with a diamond blade.. "Can't damage it", he reminds me. 45 Seconds left... So without giving him time to figure it out.. I slice his steering wheel open and pull the Club out in about 10 seconds. I hand it to him... while he sat there looking like a fish out of water... I gather my tools and as I start to leave I say... "See.. told you they weren't very effective!" Yeah..that was mean.... but he was better for it.. saw him a year or so later at SEMA selling real alarms. We chuckled about it.
Assume it'll be gone when you come back and you'll be happy when you see it and never disappointed when it's gone!
KS
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