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Seriously though just make sure you have an alarm, dont leave your car in stupid places, dont put stickers advertising what you have all over your car, make the system as discrete as poss, there is a national ICE register i believe. Or just buy something that comes on the second hand market so rarely that it wouldnt take long to get back to you where it is.
Edit i have tinted the windows so it is very hard to see in the car too, oh and i havnt heavily modded the outside so it looks relatively standard.
And make sure that it is secure, make sure you use different types of screws and bolts as most thieves will probably be armed with just a screwdriver.
Seriously though just make sure you have an alarm, dont leave your car in stupid places, dont put stickers advertising what you have all over your car, make the system as discrete as poss, there is a national ICE register i believe. Or just buy something that comes on the second hand market so rarely that it wouldnt take long to get back to you where it is.
Edit i have tinted the windows so it is very hard to see in the car too, oh and i havnt heavily modded the outside so it looks relatively standard.
And make sure that it is secure, make sure you use different types of screws and bolts as most thieves will probably be armed with just a screwdriver.
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Best I can do is a Clifford G5 alarm. Leave the proximity sensor on if I'm within ear shot.
To be honest, if a thief wants it, they'll get it.
As the boys have said, stealth is the key.
To be honest, if a thief wants it, they'll get it.
As the boys have said, stealth is the key.
Mk1 Punto or Bentley Continental the cost would be the same.
Mine retails at £450 fitted but is probably a little OTT for most - I'd say £200 should get you something decent.
Mine retails at £450 fitted but is probably a little OTT for most - I'd say £200 should get you something decent.
Can't believe you are selling up after all of the hard work that has gone into your install
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Not having 6x9 helps and not having a modified car.
Not leaving anything on show including tweeters.
Not going threw town center playing music really loud.
Not leaving anything on show including tweeters.
Not going threw town center playing music really loud.
The obvious really, make sure the only thing about your system that is visible is the HU and make sure that it hasn't got the faceplate still on.
Me, my gf and my mate were all parked up on a car park whilst stopping round a friends once, all of us have ICE of some kind (although not very flashy or expensive) you know like Head units, subs, amps, uprated speakers, the usual.
My mate had 6x9's in his parcel shelf, needless to say his car was broken into via window, everything stripped out.
My girlfriend left her faceplate in her HU, she was broken into via drivers window, she had her HU taken but all the wires had been cut instead of unplugged so that was a hefty bill. For some reason they never checked her boot, maybe they couldn't find the release (new shape micra) so her sub and amp just needed rewiring into a new hu, once she got her wiring loom and window sorted.
My car, a 1.1 55s at the time (notoriuos for being broken into by whacking a screwdriver through the lock), had a mutant MT2004 amp, ported 12" sub, aftermarket HU "WITHOUT THE FACEPLATE TAKEN OUT" and uprated back speakers that were fitted in place of the origionals so they were hidden.
I also had a Sparkrite SRA1 alarm, cost £20, comes with a motion sensor, shock sensor, door opening sensor (checks current for interior and boot light), an LED that was mounted on the dash and stickers to warn thieves that the car was alarmed.
Needless to say, my car wasn't touched.
I don't see the point in spending hundreds of pounds on alarms, If a theif knows you have an alarm and they break into your car regardless what difference does the alarm make? Unless its one of those ear drum shattering ones or a tracker or something (which lets be honest is OTT for a little fiat hatchback) then why spend so much?
The best defense for car theives is common sense, leave nothing on show, leave no clues like stickers, deter them by making them see you have an alarm and don't park in some dingy backstreet and leave it for the night. Also park under cctv if possible, then atleast there is some hope (if not much) of justice if the worst should happen.
Me, my gf and my mate were all parked up on a car park whilst stopping round a friends once, all of us have ICE of some kind (although not very flashy or expensive) you know like Head units, subs, amps, uprated speakers, the usual.
My mate had 6x9's in his parcel shelf, needless to say his car was broken into via window, everything stripped out.
My girlfriend left her faceplate in her HU, she was broken into via drivers window, she had her HU taken but all the wires had been cut instead of unplugged so that was a hefty bill. For some reason they never checked her boot, maybe they couldn't find the release (new shape micra) so her sub and amp just needed rewiring into a new hu, once she got her wiring loom and window sorted.
My car, a 1.1 55s at the time (notoriuos for being broken into by whacking a screwdriver through the lock), had a mutant MT2004 amp, ported 12" sub, aftermarket HU "WITHOUT THE FACEPLATE TAKEN OUT" and uprated back speakers that were fitted in place of the origionals so they were hidden.
I also had a Sparkrite SRA1 alarm, cost £20, comes with a motion sensor, shock sensor, door opening sensor (checks current for interior and boot light), an LED that was mounted on the dash and stickers to warn thieves that the car was alarmed.
Needless to say, my car wasn't touched.
I don't see the point in spending hundreds of pounds on alarms, If a theif knows you have an alarm and they break into your car regardless what difference does the alarm make? Unless its one of those ear drum shattering ones or a tracker or something (which lets be honest is OTT for a little fiat hatchback) then why spend so much?
The best defense for car theives is common sense, leave nothing on show, leave no clues like stickers, deter them by making them see you have an alarm and don't park in some dingy backstreet and leave it for the night. Also park under cctv if possible, then atleast there is some hope (if not much) of justice if the worst should happen.
Where did you buy that alarm from? Is it easy to fit? My mate had quite a bright idea, most of us have 6x9's on show, he said he was going to get a thin piece of material and stretch it accross his parcel shelf and staple it underneath, the only worry I had is that it might muffle the sound? What are your opinions?
Alarm was off argos, years ago.
As for 6x9's my opionion is don't use them, just get a decent sub.
However if you want them use one of these:
http://www.autoacoustics.com/stealthshelves.htm
I'm sure they do them to fit punto's, the 6x9's screw in from underneath and the material doesn't hinder the sound quality.
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My alarm was similar to this one
As for 6x9's my opionion is don't use them, just get a decent sub.
However if you want them use one of these:
http://www.autoacoustics.com/stealthshelves.htm
I'm sure they do them to fit punto's, the 6x9's screw in from underneath and the material doesn't hinder the sound quality.
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My alarm was similar to this one
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You can make an MDF shelf for the punto in a minute, just use the old one as a template.
