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Basic van intruder alarms

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Hi newbie here,
Can anyone advise me on a simple and cheap alarm that you can just plonk on the dash, wire up with a couple of wires, arm and leave and actually works..........or am i wishing for too much....Thanks :rollin
My pride and joy is an '86 VW Oldfolkeswagen Grampavan!!

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Re: Basic van intruder alarms

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anything easy to put in will be easy to take out

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This is a hard one buddy as people really dont want to post up there security arrangements on a public forum so if you don't get many replies don't think we're all miserable unhelpful feckers its just that a fair few of these vans go missing as they're generally worth more in bits, you cant put a price on security i really value my van so its well protected.
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Thanks for the replys........i guess anything is better than nothing but you get what you pay for.....i just need a cheep quick fix for now :oops:
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if its petrol Take the king lead from the coil to the dizzy off its quick, cheap and not many car theives carry a spare :wink:
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there's a kit from maplins aboout twenty quid and if you fit or have central locking you can also get a remote activator which will set the alarm and lock the doors. My brother in law just had a big switch on the live lead from his battery in a discrete place- that follows happy camper's point about just making sure it's not easy to start imho maplins link here http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?cri ... &source=15" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


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