cat 1 alarm?

[mysticman aka polypathetic]

can anyone tell me how to find out if i have a cat 1 alarm fitted to my car, it has a full closure function i.e the windows and sunroof close on setting the alarm but does this prove that it is a cat 1
and insight would be greatly recieved
cheers

[Overseer]

if this is needed for insurance you may have to provide proof.. i had to get a certificate from an installer to please my insurer as i never got  the installation cert when i bought my car

[mysticman aka polypathetic]

yeah its for my insurance co but is there any way of looking and telling from a label, just to put my own mind at rest, i know i've got to go to a garage to get it checked out so i'll get their proof from them

[kuypers]

Just to let you know, category 1 means it is an approved alarm and immobiliser but the golf mark III already has a category II imobiliser. I got a 2 to 1 upgrade installed which is just an alarm but make the system category 1. The alarm is from cobra and includes full closer, microwave movement sensor etc and is the mutts nuts.

Had it in there for a few months so far and no false alarms.  Mine has the ultra sonics and microwave sensor and it takes a proper average over 45 seconds before arming to get a good idea of what "normal" is like. I've set it in proper gails and no falsies......(and yes I have checked that it goes off when you alarm it with a window down!).

hope this helps.

Darren.

[Overseer]

yeah its for my insurance co but is there any way of looking and telling from a label, just to put my own mind at rest, i know i've got to go to a garage to get it checked out so i'll get their proof from them

sometimes yes.. but it may mean taking half the dash off.

when i looked ay my car before i bought it i didnt know what model car alarm was in there (on a saturday and i agreed to buy the car then).. apart from that it was a toad model due to the stickers on the windows.? i got the garage i was buying it from to have a look (they did it on a sunday which was nice of em).. and they called and told me they found the box with the model number on it up inside the dash.


so even after all that.. i didnt have the installation certification or manual but i did have the model number.

that was enough to get insurance to drive the car home on the monday... but i had 2 weeks to provide the certificate.

My insurance company wanted a fax of the certificate (or you can send by post).. so i had to pay a local thatcham approved fitter about 40 quid to test it all and give me a certificate saying it had been checked over.

[gibby]

about 40 quid to test it all and give me a certificate saying it had been checked over.

How much !  Cost me ?15 !

[Overseer]

30 mins labour plus VAT i think

[mysticman aka polypathetic]

kuypers nice looking car bud i always wanted a black one but got mystic instead (i think its called mystic blue it changes from blue met to purple very strange)

[kuypers]

kuypers nice looking car bud i always wanted a black one but got mystic instead (i think its called mystic blue it changes from blue met to purple very strange)

Cheers mate! You'll have to follow the instructions on getting a piccie into your signiture so we can 'ave a look at this blue/purple paint job of yours!

Darren.

[mysticman aka polypathetic]

got the pics on darren av a look tell me what you think i'm guessing pics might be a bit too dark but from thelighting you can get a rough idea of its metamophasing abilities
let me know what you think
cheers