is this any good?
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...ge+APS520.html
its pretty cheap and my buddie just bought it today and got it installed. i was just wondering if i should get it. lmk..thanks.

 

comments anyone? i just needs an alarm that lets me know when someone is messing with my car etc. i dont need any fancy autostart or automatic rolling down window and stuff. i just need LED screen and thats it.

 

no oneeE??

 

its a few years old... if you dont mind that they are OK...

you would be better off getting something else.. viper/clifford/python Autopage... even the new prestige 900mhz one mile stuff isn't bad... its just getting a warranty on that unit if something were to go wrong would be kinda difficult...

 

Why cheap out? Especially on a car security system lol. IMO stick with the name brands for this.

 

Eh.. They're made by Audiovox. If you're going to spend hours putting it in, might as well get a better brand

 

i derno i saw my friend getting it and it doesnt sound that bad. its not like ima be a mile away from the car or anything and i have a garage anyway. i was also planning on paying someone to install it. my friend got a quote for 89$ for installation on an integra. so is it really that bad?

 

how much would a "decent" alarm be?

 

I got a scytek astra 777 alarm, my buddy is an alarm tech and does this stuff for a living and he said it's got all the same functions as his viper does, only slightly less range and no remote start.

I like my alarm, but like the one you showed there, it's got that annoying fake CF look lol.

Heres the alarm
http://cgi.ebay.com/SCYTEK-ASTRA-777-2-WAY-CAR-ALARM-LCD-REMOTE-ASTRA777_W0QQitemZ110369229985QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item110369229985&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

My $80 alarm buzzes me when my car hears too loud of a noise, gets poked, etc. What else do you need?

"Cheaping out" is buying $20 used bald tires. Buying only what you need for cheap is being smart.

 

yeah thats the only bad thing about it. it looks ugly with the cf but is that scytek an okay brand? seems REAL off lol..scary

 

I do not have that exact model, but I do have a Prestige and have had absolutely zero problems out of it. The remote vibrates and beeps when the alarm goes off. It does not have a mile range for the remote, but it does reach around 800-1000 yards. So far, no complaints from me with my Prestige alarm

 

hmm..is it worth it to get an alarm?

 

lol...if you live a shady neighborhood, parking in shady spots, or just have invested a lot of $$ in your car then its worth.

Be safe than sorry

 

im sorry... i am usually not one to bag on people... but those scyteck/IC dynamics/slash whoever else silk screens their own name on those cheap a$$ Korean made alarms are some of the worst.... recently a lower end shop near mine closed up and i have had the privilege of fixing all their problems and i would honestly NEVER install or sell one of those... i would take dudes 4 year old prestige over those..