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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: CHRIS_MC on 17 February 2009, 22:55
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Buying a mk2 8v gti which only has central locking, what would you recommend?
would love to have a remote start (with closing windows), but ideally just remote central locking would do,
saw a mk2 parked near me that just had led's in place of the door pins, guessing that it was obviously a remote lock affair
any advice appreciated :smiley:
budget of about £300? max
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£300 is a tidy budget & for that you should get a good alarm.I would speak to you'r local alarm specialist & see what they can do with you'r budget. :smiley: :wink:.
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dont bother with remote starts they are a pain in the a@$e and illegal on a manuel car if mr insurance finds out after your car has gone off on its own ya wont get a penny
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and auto start means it isnt Thatcham approved any more :huh: :huh:
same as turbo timers
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^^^^what he said ^^^
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Go for a cobra, decent piece of kit,
Full closure facility (Not needed as windy windows)
Interior sensors
Boot and bonnet sensors
2 points of immobilisation
2 fobs
Tells you if a certain area has been tampered with by number of beeps
Key code single button entry if fobs are both lost instead of a slip key
Additional levelling sensor package available
You will get this at a good price :cool:
Cobra globe 3100
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do you need a cat1 product? if so, clifford concept 650 :afro:
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ive just fitted a laserline cat1 to my golf first time doing one, got at trade from a friend and seeing as im in the trade it wasn`t a problem fitting just as good as the cobra alarms and a lot less hassle than clifford (sorry but im not a fan of clifford i used to fit those aswell) what ever alarm you going for it will need a locking motor unless its had an alarm on b4 and they left one in there for you like they did on mine
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What about Toad. Are they any good? :smiley:
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What about Toad. Are they any good? :smiley:
........yes.
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never fitted a toad alarm so i couldnt tell you a friend of mine has tho and he dont seem that keen but thats not to say there not a good alarm its each to there own i think. every1 has a different opinion on everything
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did Toad get taken over/merged/or similar with GAP?
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i had a clifford concept 600 fitted oto mt old cossie 500
they had to take the dash out to fit it :O
it was truelly amazing but cost me £650 to get fitted and 3 days without my car for fitting
toad are good too
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ewwwwwwww gap horror stories with that name :undecided:
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do you need a cat1 product? if so, clifford concept 650 :afro:
i suppose cat1 to help the insurance, i saw a guy who had just LED'S in place of the door pins, thought that it looked tidy
had a word with the local alleged VW specialist, they only deal with lazerline, lookin at £200 for non thatcham approved £350 for cat 1 approved, seems abit expensive, gonna shop around, would ideally like it proffesionally fitted, although if its easy enough may consider it myself,
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I'm getting a Toad Ai606 professionally fitted next week. Total cost is £225 including a central locking motor in the driver door. It's cat 1 approved too.
I looked on Ebay and found somebody near me who did it.
I'd like to know if somebody is trying to break into the car but I'm really looking forward to NOT having to fumble with the key in the dark/rain :grin:
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if and when i fit a cat 1 i only charge 250 dead inc door motor if needed