Got my aftermarket alarm installed today and drove a 'loaner' 98 max - it was strange
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Got my aftermarket alarm installed today and drove a 'loaner' 98 max - it was strange
I had my aftermarket alarm installed today. I park my car on the street in my neighborhood, and soon I'll be going off to school and parking it for long periods of time in the lots and I thought I would like to have the added protection.
Anyways the alarm (made by Karr) is really great. If you walk up to the car and rock it, or even just pound on the window hard enough, it gives you a warning honk. It also honks when you lock and unlock it. And when you turn the car on the doors lock and they unlock when you turn the car off. The other thing that is different is the flashing lights... instead of just the blinker lights flashing, the parking lights also flash when you lock/unlock the car. And of course it has all the features of the factory keyless system (trunk release, etc.).
My Nissan dealership installed it, and while they were installing it I got to drive a 98 black GXE Maxima (same as mine), and it had a spoiler (same as mine). It was just a car off the lot that was for sale, that they let me use with a dealer plate. I was really surprised how different one car can be from another, even though they are basically exactly the same. It seems like my car had SO much more power than that Maxima. And I have no performance mods (yet). My car springs off the line so much quicker. And they are both automatics. The car's steering was also really loose and "floaty", and my Max's steering is nice and stiff.
Just making an observation that I thought was interesting... strange how they all come off the assembly line exactly the same way, but no car feels alike.
Anyways the alarm (made by Karr) is really great. If you walk up to the car and rock it, or even just pound on the window hard enough, it gives you a warning honk. It also honks when you lock and unlock it. And when you turn the car on the doors lock and they unlock when you turn the car off. The other thing that is different is the flashing lights... instead of just the blinker lights flashing, the parking lights also flash when you lock/unlock the car. And of course it has all the features of the factory keyless system (trunk release, etc.).
My Nissan dealership installed it, and while they were installing it I got to drive a 98 black GXE Maxima (same as mine), and it had a spoiler (same as mine). It was just a car off the lot that was for sale, that they let me use with a dealer plate. I was really surprised how different one car can be from another, even though they are basically exactly the same. It seems like my car had SO much more power than that Maxima. And I have no performance mods (yet). My car springs off the line so much quicker. And they are both automatics. The car's steering was also really loose and "floaty", and my Max's steering is nice and stiff.
Just making an observation that I thought was interesting... strange how they all come off the assembly line exactly the same way, but no car feels alike.
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Re: Re: Re: Got my aftermarket alarm installed today and drove a 'loaner' 98 max - it was str
Originally posted by kev926
How much was the alarm, if you don't mind me asking?
How much was the alarm, if you don't mind me asking?
SO... in the end, the labor cost was $150 (their labor is $75/hour... it took them two hours, so they say). I think its good because since they told me the car already had it, they owed it to me. I probably could have gone and gotten a system at Car Toys or Best Buy or something that did all the same stuff for maybe a little less, but, oh well
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