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Topic #17343 9 posts Started by 946thGenGT
So I've been looking into getting an alarm for my Celi, but thought there might be a cheaper way than spending $200-$300 at a local spot. I turned to wonderful eBay to solve my problem, only to find many brands which I had never heard of... A lot of these alarms look really good, but I thought I would get an opinion here on a few specifically.

AG-95S Starter/Alarm
Panther PS-500 Starter/Alarm
Thor Starter/Alarm

I especially like the Thor alarms with the cell-phone styled 2-way remote. I was just wondering if anyone here has had experience with these brands and could give some advice. Thanks.
I say go for the viper alarm. The one with the screen on the remote. A lil more expensive but damn thats a hot alarm. The one they sell at my work even has a turbo timer that comes with it.

..(formerly daily driven) 3S-GTE powered celica currently set @ 12psi..
I've heard some of the best anti theft devices are made yourself.. like a series of switches connected to your starter that have to be in a certain order for the car to even start.. hell you could even locate it in some odd location a potential robber wouldnt think to check like under a seat or under the ashtray.. be creative and i'd suggest using a lojack system... ::Nod::

Fred"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..."
-BBoYRuGGeD+Oct 14, 2004 - 5:20 AM
LoJak sux >tongue.gif>
your car gets stolen, stripped, then pissed in, and you get to keep it cuz they found it >smile.gif>
lol If you just wanna protect your system then just use government grade anti-shattering window film.. I heard car dead-bolts work pretty well too so maybe if you coupled them together..... who knows >smile.gif>

Fred"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..."
Wow. They have a film that protects glass from blunt trauma? Pretty damn strong film eh?

To my knowledge, for that kind of protection (ie: baseball bat) you need a special type of glass like the stuff on the S500 Guard.
::Nod:: they had a news report on it a while back where they tested it. They shot it (30 foot range) with a revolver (Window cracked but didnt shatter) hit it with a baseball bat, molitov (SP?) cocktail and then shot at it some more. It cracked the **** out of it but it never once actually lost its structure. I think they said it went for about 60 bucks per square foot of material.

Fred"...Armed with backbone and busted zoo gates, promising you from the bottom of my harmonica pocket - FOREVER - you will never have another lonely holiday..."