IanHug Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi After taking a perverse pleasure for the last 15 years in being the only house in the road without an alarm and not getting burgled the inevitable happened and we were burgled. . Thieves were after the cars and just took the keys and left - way too easy for them (until they got nicked that is ) . I don't want the cars to go missing again and I think an alarm might have helped deter them (perhaps) and certainly wouldn't have done any harm. I was toying with the idea of doing a DIY but might get someone in if it looks too complicated (it's the EOL stuff that's hurting my head). I've come up with the list of kit below to cover the downstairs, upstairs landing and garage all from Texecom. Premier 24 + 7amp/hour Battery RKP LCDP + Prox Tags Speech + Text Dialler Wintex S/W + PC Com Odyssey 3 Internal Sound Bomb PIR Prestige AMDT x 6 Door contact x 1 Exodus Fire / Smoke x 2 I'd be grateful if you could tell me if this looks sensible? have I missed anything? are there better options than the kit I've listed? Lastly do you think it's too much for a DIY? Thanks in advance Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anguscanplay Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi Ian - did you claim from any insurance ? it might be cheaper in the long run to get a certified system installed now rather than have to replace it when its up for renewal problem from a pro point of view is it`s impossible to spec you a system without having a site visit ( risk assesments and all that ) other than that it`s just connecting by numbers if you fancy doing it yourself Angus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave the alarm man Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Thieves were after the cars and just took the keys and left out of interest what cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alarm Co Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 if u got sporty cars and people are going to enter youre property, i would advise alarm system cpl of good pet sensors and big dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerabloke Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 or buy a skoda Eucam Security Systems 0845 4630 746 www.eucam.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave the alarm man Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 if u got sporty cars and people are going to enter youre property, I was waiting for the OP to come back but..... Less assume a 2yr old audi a4 @ 15k & 4yr old golf @ 8K both tdi's, 23k of metal House your guess is as good as mine does 200k seem a fair amount? contents ?? say 40k ?? OP wants to spend less than the price of of pvc front door (from srewfix) on "protecting it" if you where to budget one 1/2 of 1% the value of a propetry for an alarm, chances are you will get a proper one fitted for you, that meets the requirments of your insurer, maybe some proper door & window lock & chances are some change into the bargin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHug Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 I was waiting for the OP to come back but.....Less assume a 2yr old audi a4 @ 15k & 4yr old golf @ 8K both tdi's, 23k of metal House your guess is as good as mine does 200k seem a fair amount? contents ?? say 40k ?? OP wants to spend less than the price of of pvc front door (from srewfix) on "protecting it" if you where to budget one 1/2 of 1% the value of a propetry for an alarm, chances are you will get a proper one fitted for you, that meets the requirments of your insurer, maybe some proper door & window lock & chances are some change into the bargin Car is worth quite bit. Thatcham 5 GPS/GSM tracker was fitted which meant the alarm was raised immediately they started the engine and the police could be told exactly where it was. Up to that point I'd assumed that the car getting nicked wouldn't happen as all the new cars like that have a tracker fitted to at least that spec - these guys fancied their chances at disabling it but didn't quite manage it and are now residing at Her Majesty's pleasure. Why DIY? I do most of the work on the house myself because I like doing it. I haven't checked out how much difference it would make to the house insurance, I'm not expecting it to make a huge difference. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHug Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 or buy a skoda Yes that would sort it. Although I'm not sure why serious thieves steal cars that they know to be GPS tracked. The alarm gets raised the minute they get in the car and by the time they've disabled the tracker they're nicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHug Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi Ian - did you claim from any insurance ? it might be cheaper in the long run to get a certified system installed now rather than have to replace it when its up for renewal problem from a pro point of view is it`s impossible to spec you a system without having a site visit ( risk assesments and all that )other than that it`s just connecting by numbers if you fancy doing it yourself Angus Yes there's a small house insurance claim for items left in the car + new door locks which seems to be a standard thing. The site visits by the couple of firms I've had round so far were salesmen and weren't very impressive. They obviously had a standard package that they wanted to sell and not offering any real security advice. If you can recommend a good firm in the West Mids........ Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateurandy Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I haven't checked out how much difference it would make to the house insurance, I'm not expecting it to make a huge difference. Probably none at all; most insurers want a professionally fitted and maintained alarm before they'll consider any discount. And (as discussed on other threads) it can give them an excuse to avoid paying if it's not set properly and there's a break-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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