Al
New member
Hey Guys,
Having just had my punto broken into for the second time in as many months, i'm looking at beefing up the security of the car, but have a few questions...
I'v fitted a Microscan alarm with voltage-drop and ultrasonic sensors which will hopefully help, however i'm also looking at doing the following...
De-locking it - my 55s mk1 doesnt have any central locking, so i'll need a complete remote central locking kit fitted, whats a sensible price for one? i'v looked around and a complete kit seems to be around the £120 range from some places, would this be about right? also my main concern is what happens if the battery goes flat? does anyone have any tips from personal experience or otherwise on how to remove this minor worry? someone's suggested having an electric key-switch hidden under the car to work the central locking in case the remote screws up, but that doesnt really help in the case of a flat battery....
Window Tinting - I'v seen a few places locally that provide window tinting, and they say that certain types of tints they use improve the strength of the window by quite a bit, does anyone know how true this is? is it just advertising hype, or is the window any more likely to hold together after some little $%*& tries to smash through it?
Any further suggestions on how to make my ICE a bit less nickable would be welcomed.... it's completely stealth installed, the last time it was broken into they went in through the front door, pulled the rear seats down, and took both my amps from the boot, the only suggestion that they might have been there was the blank stealth shelf I have which suggests it's not factory-standard, but all my kit is completely hidden away....
Thanks everyone
Al
Having just had my punto broken into for the second time in as many months, i'm looking at beefing up the security of the car, but have a few questions...
I'v fitted a Microscan alarm with voltage-drop and ultrasonic sensors which will hopefully help, however i'm also looking at doing the following...
De-locking it - my 55s mk1 doesnt have any central locking, so i'll need a complete remote central locking kit fitted, whats a sensible price for one? i'v looked around and a complete kit seems to be around the £120 range from some places, would this be about right? also my main concern is what happens if the battery goes flat? does anyone have any tips from personal experience or otherwise on how to remove this minor worry? someone's suggested having an electric key-switch hidden under the car to work the central locking in case the remote screws up, but that doesnt really help in the case of a flat battery....
Window Tinting - I'v seen a few places locally that provide window tinting, and they say that certain types of tints they use improve the strength of the window by quite a bit, does anyone know how true this is? is it just advertising hype, or is the window any more likely to hold together after some little $%*& tries to smash through it?
Any further suggestions on how to make my ICE a bit less nickable would be welcomed.... it's completely stealth installed, the last time it was broken into they went in through the front door, pulled the rear seats down, and took both my amps from the boot, the only suggestion that they might have been there was the blank stealth shelf I have which suggests it's not factory-standard, but all my kit is completely hidden away....
Thanks everyone
Al