| They are the apples of our eye. Our pride and joy, | | | | it is on a weekend when you will not be required to |
| the thing we have worked for for so long and now it | | | | drive it on the Saturday night. If you get it all done |
| is here you will want to ensure a safe home for your | | | | on the first day that is great, but it is not a race. You |
| new arrival. Installing an alarm system is the first step | | | | will not get any extra points for finishing quickly, and |
| to this, and some form of Immobiliser will come in | | | | if you rush things you can end up damaging the car |
| useful as well. What do you mean, that is barbaric? | | | | or rendering the alarm system useless - meaning you |
| No, I was talking about cars. Easy mistake to make, I | | | | have spent anything in the region of a few hundred |
| suppose. Anyway, you do not want your car to get | | | | dollars making your car slightly more difficult for the |
| stolen even if you love your kids more than it or are | | | | guy stealing it to drive. This will, admittedly, really |
| still undecided, so if your new car is not a new car, | | | | frustrate him for as long as it takes to get it back to |
| and as a result comes without an alarm system, you | | | | base. |
| will want to add as much security to it as possible. | | | | You need to make sure you have the right tools - |
| The advantage of buying a car that does not have a | | | | screwdriver set, wrenches and drill as well as some |
| pre-fitted alarm system - for yes, there is an | | | | electrical kit. You will be working with exposed wires, |
| advantage! - is that you can fit one of your choosing, | | | | so you will need wire cutters, soldering kit and |
| one that is neither so sensitive that it goes off when | | | | insulating tape. Fitting the siren is your first step, so |
| a song thrush lands nearby, nor so numb that it only | | | | you need to find a solid metal surface under the |
| springs into action when the thieves are unscrewing | | | | hood where that will fit. A tip here is to have the |
| the old licence plates and sealing it off for a respray. | | | | horn of the siren pointing towards the ground so that |
| It may mean a bit of hard work, but who does not | | | | moisture does not gather in the cup part of it. The |
| secretly love playing the mechanic on a Saturday | | | | instructions will vary between different alarms, but |
| afternoon? If you are planning to do it all on | | | | things to make sure of include ensuring that the |
| Saturday afternoon, though, make sure you start | | | | battery cable is connected when testing switches |
| early on, because this is not a small job. | | | | and wire functions (to make sure they are working) |
| As a rule of thumb, installing a car alarm system can | | | | and disconnected before you splice wires (to make |
| take more than one sitting, so the best time to install | | | | sure you do not die). |