ERI 2000

Whatever your car may have cost to buy, it is your property and you will naturally want to protect it with all reasonable means. Particularly if you are unable to put the car in a locked garage, and have to park in the street near your home (or anywhere you may visit), you will want to have protections in place to ensure that nobody can either steal the car or anything inside it. For this reason, most of us like to have a car alarm fitted. To save money, many of us will choose to install the alarm ourselves – but we need to get this right, because if you install it poorly then you might as well leave the car’s doors open and the keys in the ignition. Car thieves are opportunistic, and will take any chance they are presented with.

Installing a car alarm correctly requires at least a good deal of preparation and is better done if you have at least some grasp of electronics and wiring. You do not need to be a qualified electrician by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly need to have the right equipment and the right mental preparation. Getting it wrong will lead to a poor installation, potential for theft and even arguably a poorer running car. Before you do anything you need to gather together the correct materials and tools. The tools will include scissors, crimps, a test light, screwdriver, a soldering iron, a drill and a volt meter. The materials will include solder wire, screws, tie wrap and double-sided mounting tape. Read the rest of this entry »

Car Alarm Systems are increasingly becoming a necessity especially in times of economic crises where crime rates normally escalate. You need to ensure the safety and security of your property and could do that best by installing an alarm system to ward off prospective theft and to alert you when it happens. It’s smart to calculate risks and take security issues seriously. There’s always a cost-effective way to do that.

If you would like maximum safety, you can have professionals install the system to your car. Auto shops selling auto parts and accessories would normally include installation services also. Most shops charge reasonable fees. Read the rest of this entry »

There are car alarms that a car owner can install personally or enlist the services of a mechanic. Most of the car alarms that are installed without the assistance of a mechanic are usually simple devices, which generally provide inadequate security. If you prefer to avoid the personal installation of the alarm, you can search for an automobile alarm and let a security company do the job.

Installation entails mounting of the siren onto a metal surface that is solid beneath the hood. The siren horn is then pointed towards the ground to avoid moisture collecting inside it. A hole is then drilled through the grommet, which is made of rubber in the car’s firewall and the siren’s wire is fed through this opening into the car’s passenger section. The alarm’s power wire is directly connected to the car battery and the wire fed into the car’s passenger compartment through the rubber grommet located on the firewall. Read the rest of this entry »