There is good and bad points to these alarms:
CONS
They don't go through thick walls that well( concrete, steel)
I work around 2 way radios and the frequencies will affect your range as well
The position you park can affect the range but not by much
Antenna location
PROS
Excellent range from the water. I take my boat out and when I get about 1/2 mile from my truck I can start it with no problem.
I live in Ohio and it gets witch-tit cold in the winter. I wake up at 4am every morning and start the truck and then just in the shower and by the time I walk out the door it is nice and toasty inside. I would recommend a 20 minute run time. That should be more than enough.
No more scraping off ice and snow for me
My buddy did his own install on his 5 speed civic, but forgot he left it in gear and almost went through the garage door.
I can't recommend enough check out the shop:
The guy up front might be cool as hell, but ask t look at their install area.
The guy in the back might be a little shady, think about it he has your Name, address, and your key. I have seen a key made with clay in less than 2 minutes. Kinda scary to think about it.
Do what I always do give a fake address, old apt,ex friends, ex girlfriends.
At least try to make it a little harder for them to find you.
I am speaking from experince, they took my friends blazer with $7,000 worth of stereo the next night. The installer had a little nose candy problem and owed some people some money so he took the stuff to them in trade for his ass.
Just check out the shop first
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