so i just bought the Viper 7900 alarm system w/ auto start.
I was wondering if i can install this myself, anyone have any ideas on how to go about this?
or should i just take my car to the dealer and have them do it?

 

try to find a good auto shop to do it, dealers will rip you a new one.... and dont do it yourself

 

i would go to an autoshop that wont void viper's warranty. you can easily find the shops that will give you a warranty on viper's website. i believe its www.directed.com then click on viper. then find stores. where in northridge do you live anyway? i'm in panorama. also, where did you buy the alarm?

 

yaa dont try installing it ur self

 

Don't do it yourself, as already said. If you do and fock it up, your warranty is void. Any shop that deals with DEI can do it, even Best Buy and Circuit City, but those should be last resorts...

 

i bought it from this company sonicelectronix.com, 349.99, so im starting to look around for places to install, im gonna c which is the cheapest place, and im right on the boarder of Granada Hills, and Northridge, i guess u can say i live one mile east of Granada Hills HS

 

hmm..$350 for the viper 7900 looks cheap. i wonder how much i can get em from my friend. she works as an office manager at a shop in pasadena. lemme know how much it cost you for installation. thanks.

 

it'll be 450 for the alarm + installed + autostart at this one shop i know down the street from my house, Audio Galaxy on Reseda and Nordhoff, idk if u've heared of it, but i trust them, i've been going to that place for all my window tinting on all my cars, let me know if u can get it done for less, i like paying less

 

$450 for the viper 7900 plus the installation and remote start? are you serious? thats freakin cheap. my friend was gonna give it to me for $550. so yeah..i guess yours is cheaper.

 

sweet then, im also considering the anti-tilt feature and the ultra-sonic feature, idk if u've heared of them but its an add-on to the viper 7900, anti-tilt is a feature that will set off the alarm if someone tries to lift ur car, good thing if someone tries to steal ur rims or towe ur car...and the ultrasonic is a feature that sets off the alarm if someone put a hand inside ur car while the windows or sroof is open....i like these features

 

whoa..when someone puts a hand inside your car? you mean it has like a sensor? so its 450 including all of that? hmm..

 

here is a list of all expansions to the alarm system, they also work for other alarms, check w/ ur product manual for more info, but yea if u stick ur arm inside the indow the alarm goes off, here is a list of all expensions w/ model #'s, each costs additional money, which sucks

security & convenience expansion
Listed below are some of the many expansion options available.
Please
consult your dealer for a complete explanation of all the options available
to you.

Audio Sensor: Metal on glass, glass cracking, and breaking glass
each produce distinctive acoustic signatures. The 506T audio
sensor uses a microphone to pick up sounds, and then analyzes
them with proprietary acoustic software to determine if the glass
has been struck.

Backup Battery: The 520T keeps the system armed, triggers the
alarm and keeps the starter kill active if main battery power is
disconnected.

Field Disturbance Sensor: An invisible dome of coverage is established
by installing the 508D "radar" sensor. Your security
system can then react to any intrusions into this field with the
triggered sequence.

Garage Door: Remote control of your system can go beyond
your vehicle. You can also control your automatic garage door
using the 519H2 garage door opener with your remote control.
Ask you dealer for details. Additional parts and labor required.

Headlight and Parking Light Automationb: The 545T Nite-Lite®
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will automatically turn on your parking and headlights when it
gets dark. In addition, the 545T will turn your headlights on
whenever the windshield wipers are used. A transmitter function
can also be used to turn on your parking and headlights for a
programmed time.

Power Trunk Release: The channel two output of the system can
operate a factory power release for the vehicle’s trunk or hatch.
(An additional relay may be required.) If the factory release is not
power activated, then Directed's 522T trunk release solenoid can
often be added.

Power Window Control: Automatic power window control is provided
with the 529T and 530T systems.

Tilt Sensor: The 507M tilt sensor can be added to your
system to protect your car when its parked. It can protect your
vehicle from being lifted to protect your expensive rims.

Ultrasonic Sensor: Providing a field of protection inside your car
using the 509U Ultrasonic sensor to protect your belongings.

 

yo i got the same thing.. same site. and baught all the extra sensors, tilt, shock, sound, motion, interior siren..window and sun roof modules yada yada... i also got a set of scion tc factory repair manuals including wiring diagram for the entire car.. im doing the install myself, what im doing right now is making a chart for what wires go to what wires, because ill be pulling the interior doing eDead matting and installing my stereo with the alarm.. this alarm install is going to make a stereo install look SIMPLE.. lots and lots of wires to splice and solder haha

 

i dont recomend u do the alarm install urself, because if u do it urself u void the waranty from viper, trust me my alarm died after 2 months of having if and i went back to the shop that installed it and they put in a new brain and a new remote, so if something happens to urs, god porbid, ur kinda SOL, just thought i might let u know

 

yea - working close with a bunch of guys in the instal here at Best Buy (i know, now everyone's favorite place...but hey, i get a hella discount) have mentioned a lot of ____ with the brains of a lot of viper alarms going out....so yea

dont do it urself....like everyone else said

 

im sorry is it just me or does sonicelectronix not even sell viper alarms anymore? not to mention the one you guys are talking about?

 

no they dont, they use to but they only had a limited amount

 

Hi everybody I just bought a new 08' xb. I'm trying to look for a good deal on alarms around the long beach area.anyone have any suggestions or hookups please let me know?

 

Yeah, I wouldn't DIY....... It took them 6 hours to do mine (talk about a BORING wait), and they've installed thousands of alarms.

Paid $125 for the alarm (Viper 771XV) and it cost me I think $80 for the installation. But I got a discount. =)