Mitsubishi Delica Owners Club UK™

[Indigo]

need to have one fitted asap on the royal, we're booked in to have a cat i cobra fitted soon, but we're having second thoughts.

the only problem we had with this alarm was that you had 60 seconds to start the engine, or you had to manually deactivate the immobilisor.. now being a lazy madam, i want to be able to just get in and drive!! on my astra gte i had a cat ii immobilisor fitted and it just had a deactivation tag on my keyring, i.e. just get in and start!

what alarms do you guys have/recommend .. have you had any problems?

am having a look at https://www.secureserver2.co.uk/ssl/www.caralarmuk.com/acatalog/Toad_Vehicle_Security_systems.html

at the moment, looking at the Toad Ai606 .. any recommendations for this? I'd want this company to come out and fit it too, anyone had any problems with them?

thanks in advance for your comments/help/suggestions

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[Ginja Nutz]

Howdy Doody Astra,

I think you'll find that to comply with Thatcham cat 1, the alarm system has to automatically immobilise the ignition system if it key is not inserted after the alarm has been de-activated or the doors opened.
This is usually 30 - 60 sec.

This means that if you pulled up at a garage for go-go juice, went and paid but forgot to lock your Royal carriage, it would prevent someone nicking it.

Mine has a 30sec delay. If this expires, I just turn the key and press the key fob which re-mobilises the ignition......... not a great usage of energy, but I know you are a busy sprite

My alarm is a an "Autowatch 160 RLi" fitted by a local alarm company - £299 all in and it took them about 5hrs to fit.
Has usual toys - remote arming/door locking, ultrasonics etc. It didn't need any separate interface modules to operate the door motors like some do (and cost extra !). It has performed well and I haven't had any nuisance alarms etc.
Looking around the UK web, they seem well represented.
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[Indigo]

cool nutty dude, i'll take all that on board cheers insurance only require a cat ii, so just going for an all singing all dancing one for the sake of it really, and the remote central locking is just a must have when trying to supervise 3 kids in and out of the beast!

on the cobra i had to manually take the key out of the lock, insert the keyfob into the immobilisor then reinsert the key to start the engine.. a bit of a pain! i could cope with pressing a button tho i think..

not got a good response from that company tho, so am searching the net for a remote company that is still in my budget!!

thanks for your reply

[Marc]

Astra another good cat 1 system with remote central locking and one button press to disarm immobiliser if it kicks in after about 2mins is GT AUTOALARM i had one on the paj and there a very very good alarm can also add lots of extras to them ,cost around £300 fitted but prices may vary area to area.hth

Marc 8)
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[Indigo]

cheers marc

i should have stated that my budget is £300+ - hopefully no more than £400

at the moment i cannot locate a company that will come out remotely to fit any alarm, let alone the one i am after lol

[Indigo]

o.O i stumbled across a number for the Vehicle Security National Helpline which is 0870 550 2006, when i eventually get through i'll let you know what they say about the toad ai606! or if they recommend another one!

[Rusty]

On NO account get a 'Max Power' alarm, They are c**p
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[Indigo]

[Rusty]

Sorry, Astra I did not mean that as an order By all means get one but the one fitted to mine is a waste of time. If you don't switch the ignition on immediately, it will rearm and trigger when you do etc. Also I don't seem to be able to put it into valet mode without it reseting after turning the ignition just once. This means that I am forever having to manually override it if doing stop-start driving if you see what I mean. It might be a case that it isn't set up right but *** security who fitted it, would not answer emails sent to them asking for advice :?
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[Oldskool Beat]

I've got a Sigma M30 cat1 alarm it works realy well and never false alarms (unlike my old Clifford alarm) it also does full window closure and folds in the mirrors when arming
Also got it linked into my tracker, so when it alarms it sends a text to my phone 8) (not sure how I'll feel if it goes off and i'm abroad on hols )
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[Indigo]

i posted this on the POCUK forum as well, as i figured that the paj dudes will have alarms as well and have come up trumps!

someone has given me the number of a remote fitter in bristol that will fit a toad ai606 to me beast for £300.. RESULT!! woohoo

roll on pay day now ;)

thx for all your help guys hope the info helps others too

[hairyben]

best immob I ever saw was fitted to an AA frontera. The guy could jump out and leave his truck running as it worked on proximity to a transponder in his pocket- If you drove it away without it you'd get about 100 yards.
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