| They are the apples of our eye. Our pride and joy, the | | | | take more than one sitting, so the best time to install it |
| thing we have worked for for so long and now it is | | | | is on a weekend when you will not be required to drive |
| here you will want to ensure a safe home for your | | | | it on the Saturday night. If you get it all done on the first |
| new arrival. Installing an alarm system is the first step | | | | day that is great, but it is not a race. You will not get |
| to this, and some form of Immobiliser will come in | | | | any extra points for finishing quickly, and if you rush |
| useful as well. What do you mean, that is barbaric? No, | | | | things you can end up damaging the car or rendering |
| I was talking about cars. Easy mistake to make, I | | | | the alarm system useless - meaning you have spent |
| suppose. Anyway, you do not want your car to get | | | | anything in the region of a few hundred dollars making |
| stolen even if you love your kids more than it or are | | | | your car slightly more difficult for the guy stealing it to |
| still undecided, so if your new car is not a new car, and | | | | drive. This will, admittedly, really frustrate him for as |
| as a result comes without an alarm system, you will | | | | long as it takes to get it back to base. |
| want to add as much security to it as possible. | | | | You need to make sure you have the right tools - |
| The advantage of buying a car that does not have a | | | | screwdriver set, wrenches and drill as well as some |
| pre-fitted alarm system - for yes, there is an | | | | electrical kit. You will be working with exposed wires, |
| advantage! - is that you can fit one of your choosing, | | | | so you will need wire cutters, soldering kit and insulating |
| one that is neither so sensitive that it goes off when a | | | | tape. Fitting the siren is your first step, so you need to |
| song thrush lands nearby, nor so numb that it only | | | | find a solid metal surface under the hood where that |
| springs into action when the thieves are unscrewing | | | | will fit. A tip here is to have the horn of the siren |
| the old licence plates and sealing it off for a respray. It | | | | pointing towards the ground so that moisture does not |
| may mean a bit of hard work, but who does not | | | | gather in the cup part of it. The instructions will vary |
| secretly love playing the mechanic on a Saturday | | | | between different alarms, but things to make sure of |
| afternoon? If you are planning to do it all on Saturday | | | | include ensuring that the battery cable is connected |
| afternoon, though, make sure you start early on, | | | | when testing switches and wire functions (to make |
| because this is not a small job. | | | | sure they are working) and disconnected before you |
| As a rule of thumb, installing a car alarm system can | | | | splice wires (to make sure you do not die). |