Mark, Definitely some good info you provided in your post. Two additional tricks:
1) Valet Switch - I took mine out completely. My valet mode can be activated thru the remote, so I said forget the switch. Also, I have a hidden switch (no one will ever find it, trust me) under the hood to turn off the alarm directly. Works great when my alarm goes dead or I want to completely turn the alarm off. 2) Kill Switch - I have an additional kill switch to turnoff power to my starter in line with the alarm kill switch. Just an extra level of protection. This switch is in the passenger compartment, but not easy to find either. I have heard of people putting kill switches in rear defroster/hazard switch circuits, so you can only start the car when the defroster is off/on. Relays are amazing when it comes to options on alarm systems, the possibilities are endless. Right now I am think of setting up something to turn off the fuel pump, and ignition on a separate switch (tap into coil primary wire, and fuel pump turn on, hook it up to a SPDT relay.) Hope this helps, Denis G. > Most alarms have an easy to > find "Hidden" VALET > SWITCH, which is usually a 2 position toggle switch > (ON or OFF). The > main purpose of the valet switch is to disarm the > alarm incase you have > to give your car to the Valet or a methanic (or > program the alarm). The > valet switch can only disable the alarm when the > ignition is in the ON > position (otherwise it is useless). Well, if a > thief hot-wire's your > car, the alarm thinks there is a key in the ignition > and with a flip of > the VALET switch the alarm is disabeled and they can > start the car with > the wires they clipped. > Some Higher-End Alarms have a "CODED VALET SWITCH" > which is a very good > option to have. A coded valet switch is a keypad > and the correct code > must be keyed-in to put the alarm in VALET MODE. > Also, not all alarms have an Ignition Kill. Most > alarms have a Starter > Kill, which won't allow the car to be started by > means of the starter. > BUT our cars are all manual transmision which means > that they can be > push started, even if the alarm is armed and starter > kill on. An > Ignition Kill won't allow the car to start PEROID > (unless they flip the > Toggle valet switch). > > Also, if you don't have an alarm get some kind of > ignition kill. Most > alarm shops will have a key-pad ignition-kill, which > is sililar to the > coded valet switch. You have to type in a code to > Enable the ignition > (car) to start. And it could be a theft deturent > aswell, thiefs will > think you have some fancy alarm or won't bother to > break in. Or you can > make your own really cool ignition kill with info at > http://www.autospeed.com/A_0059/page1.html > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
