best CAT 1 alarm?

[ollie ryan]

whats the best cat 1 alarm out up to £300 as i have to have one for my new insurance policy?

thanks guys

[riko666]

I would be interested to know this as well, as I failed to find any conclusive reviews or comparisons for Alarms

[addz]

Sigma S30 Cat 1 Thatcham approved insurance friendly.

Wentworth audio in Virginia water do them, nice to deal with too.

[ollie ryan]

how much did that set you back mate?

[anup67]

Not sure how good it is but here's one for £300 fitted

Viper 480XV

[string]

toad ai606 is what i run. 150 fitted by authorised dealer. thatcham cat 1 alarm, cat 1 immobiliser aswell. cat 1s cat 1 in my eyes.

[ollie ryan]

Not sure how good it is but here's one for £300 fitted

Viper 480XV

te viper is the one i ha been looking at as my mate has one on his van and its quality bit of kit

[addz]

About £350 a year ago. I've always had sigma. Scoobies and others come with them as standard too.

http://www.carfi.co.uk/html/sigma.html

[anup67]

te viper is the one i ha been looking at as my mate has one on his van and its quality bit of kit

Yh viper is pretty good, i would've recommended Clifford but thats a bit out of your price range

try and look for reviews if you can you don't want an alarm that goes off for no reason (like my toad alarm! drives me nuts )

[Lukew360]

I've got the viper one as stated above, was £300 fitted with window closure and turbo timer built in.

It's CAT 1 and insurance approved

[ollie ryan]

think it will be the viper one then

clifford ones are slightly out of my price range lol

[Jozinobi]

About £350 a year ago. I've always had sigma. Scoobies and others come with them as standard too.

http://www.carfi.co.uk/html/sigma.html

I'm running the Sigma M30, its the older version of the S30 and its pretty straightforward feature wise and reliable.

It came on the older Scoobies as standard.

The most common thing that goes wrong is the fobs but thats pretty much the same with all alarms.

If I'm honest you can get a whole Sigma kit off eBay and get someone to install it for you locally for way less than £300.

There are others bits and pieces that you can buy for it too.

I got my Sigma (basic kit) for £30-40 brand new and £50 installed from a local guy who fits them in his spare time.

You may be better off with some of the newer brands, at the end of the day you just want reliability and the fact it has to work when it should. Good luck with your purchase.

Joz

[addz]

I'm running the Sigma M30, its the older version of the S30 and its pretty straightforward feature wise and reliable.

It came on the older Scoobies as standard.

The most common thing that goes wrong is the fobs but thats pretty much the same with all alarms.

If I'm honest you can get a whole Sigma kit off eBay and get someone to install it for you locally for way less than £300.

There are others bits and pieces that you can buy for it too.

I got my Sigma (basic kit) for £30-40 brand new and £50 installed from a local guy who fits them in his spare time.

You may be better off with some of the newer brands, at the end of the day you just want reliability and the fact it has to work when it should. Good luck with your purchase.

Joz

I am with you on that. Very simple but decent enough kit. When I was getting mine fitted, there were Ferraris and lambos waiting for the same kit lol.

They are much cheaper to buy from ebay, and get someone to fit. But many don't fit what you supply.

[scot-ish]

man, they must have been old ferraris and lambo's, because im sure they come with a good alarm as standard.

the alarm thing is summit i need soon,

can you get alarms that do window protection, if its perspex?

[addz]

You'd be surprised how many people change their factory alarm for another.

Erm, there must be something out there

[ollie ryan]

ou can get sensors on the window so if someone bends the perspex in it will set the alarm off

[Kennedy]

http://www.secureacar.co.uk

Try them guys..I got my viper alarm from them and they came to my house and fitted it for free.

[Lukew360]

I wouldn't go for Cliford, there the ones that lock your keys inside when you put them on the seat and shut the door ect!

[ollie ryan]

yeah think im getting that viper one done this weekend

[Asad]

Always thought toad ones were the best.......so many out there and so many add-ons no wonder its confusing!!