Where to mount alarm main box?

Well thank you Armon. ( I do have the 2 tab Viper, not the Wal-Mart
cheapo.) I guess I don't understand you FIRE. Flys don't set it off,
people set it off when they mess with the car.

Sorry, I don't drag the oxy. around yet. The D/P plate is for a broken
neck and broken lower back.

Using the II tab on the key fob will not help except if someone tries to
steal the car. We all know that if someone wants to steal the car bad
enough, the alarm won't slow them down much. With the ignition and the
fuel cut off, it won't take them long to get it started and be gone,
(even with a pager type, you just get to wave as they drive off. :-)
You see, someone stealing the car is not what I have the alarm for. If I
set the alarm on the ( II ) position it will not do a thing for me but
flash the lights. No help there at all.

Let's just face it, you guys just don't like alarms set on High. :-)

I guess my final reply to that is TFD !

Bruce RED '91

I too am installing a box for keyless entry. I am going to install it
to the panel that is just under the steering wheel. It is secured with
two screws and has plenty of room for the remote/alarm box. If you
route the wires correctly, it would be a lot harder for a thief to just
reach under and cut the wires.


Steven Spits wrote:
> Hi group,
>
> I have an alarm lying around that's waiting to secure my Miata from the scum
> of this world (actually, I don't care about the alarm itself, but it would
> be nice to have central door locking again).
>
> I wonder what would be the best place to mount the main box?
>
> The previous one (went bezerk two years ago) was installed above the
> steering column. It was a pain to remove, so installing the new box in the
> same location will probably be even a bigger pain. The wires are pretty
> long, so I'm considering relocating the thing to a more convenient spot. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Steven
>
> - - -

"DBLZOOM" > wrote:

>I too am installing a box for keyless entry. I am going to install it
>to the panel that is just under the steering wheel. It is secured with
>two screws and has plenty of room for the remote/alarm box.

But it is not really that securely held if you put weight on it.

Leon


> If you
>route the wires correctly, it would be a lot harder for a thief to just
>reach under and cut the wires.
>
>
>Steven Spits wrote:
>> Hi group,
>>
>> I have an alarm lying around that's waiting to secure my Miata from the scum
>> of this world (actually, I don't care about the alarm itself, but it would
>> be nice to have central door locking again).
>>
>> I wonder what would be the best place to mount the main box?
>>
>> The previous one (went bezerk two years ago) was installed above the
>> steering column. It was a pain to remove, so installing the new box in the
>> same location will probably be even a bigger pain. The wires are pretty
>> long, so I'm considering relocating the thing to a more convenient spot. Any
>> suggestions?
>>
>> Steven
>>
>> - - -

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EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen)

In article >,
says...

>Sorry Alex, we just don't live in the same conditions.
>Vipers just "chirp" for a few seconds under the conditions you mention.
>(you might find out how they work first )

Here in NYC I've heard them all. Set on high, they chirp and then wail.

>When I go out into the main stream of people, I park in a "Handicap"
>spot and there is NO need for someone to be by the car. No need for
>someone to hit it with a hand, bump it with a car, a door or anything
>else. No need for anyone to have a hand inside the car to look or touch
>anything.
>I don't live in town, or within 50ft on a road. No one should be in a
>position to come in contact with the car ! Soooo, if they do, I want to
>know about it !

Good for you. Get a pager system. It has more range than an audible system.
Just keep in mind that unless the car is on private propertry, people will
drive by and walk by your car. Handicap spots are usually near the store
entrance, so more people will walk and drive by it than other spots, so there
is a greater chance of someone setting off the alarm.

>I started this saying that there were two sides to the "Alarm" question.
>You have your side and I have mine. Let's just leave it with, I won't
>set off your Alarm and you won't set off mine !! :-)

In a city, it is not that simple. Maybe that is why we have differing opinions
on alarms. Especially ones set to go off so easily.
------------------
Alex

In article >,
says...

>Alex, :-) you should be a car alarm salesmen, You sure do know a lot
>about them and how they work!

Old age. I've seen alot through the years.

>Sorry, my error! I guesed that you had an alarm on your car (you do have
>a car ? ) and that you had suffered from having someone say bad things
>to you for having one of those *&&^&(**% things on your car. Again,
>sorry. I miss spoke.

Yes, I have a car. No alarm on it. When I had a Miata, I do miss it. It
had an ignition cutoff system, no alarm. The car before that did have an
alarm, I installed it myself, but the sensitivity was set quite low. You
would have to bump the car pretty hard to set it off. This was done on
purpose. That way trucks or loud motorcycles would not set it off.
-----------
Alex

Yes Alex, I am sure where you live and work is much differant than where
I live. I would find it very hard to live inside of a large city after
living where I have for the last 60 years. I guess it's just what you
like or what you need to put up with as we grow up and are forced work.
For the amount of time I have spent in NYC, even having a car seems like
it would be a tough row to hoe. :-) I can see why you don't like high
settings for alarms. I was taken just by the constant noise in the day
time. For me, I'm glad I don't live there. :-)
Note: For me, at night I can hear the kids and their nightly swimming
races just like they are a short distance away. They are 2 miles away
and they are the only voices I can hear. No cars, no dogs, no
music........ but we do have SEA-TAC airport 6 miles to the East. :-) We
just tune them out after a while.

Bruce RED '91