Toad AI606

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Hi guys,

With the new car looking that little bit sportier than the SEi, I'm tempted to get an aftermarket alarm/immobiliser fitted to stop any scrotes that might try and have away with it.

One of the worst things about the Rover alarm is the position of the horns. Anyone can reach under the car and disconnect them. Then, once the horns are unplugged, open the car doors and proceed to disable the immobiliser.

I moved the horns on my SEi just in case some chav was looking for a joyride.

Anyway, I know even if I relocate the horns someone will have away with it so I was wondering what protection the Toad offers? Is the immobiliser any good?

I've seen them for £100 on the bay which seems pretty good value for me.

Cheers.
 
The AI606 is a full cat 1 system and to be worth while it needs to be professionally installed. Its good, i had one and it worked well :)
 
Oh yeah, I'd definitely get it installed professional. I'd do it just for the certification if anything else.

Did you ever get any false alarms?
 
If it knocks some money off my insurance by having a CAT1 fitted I'll get it done professionally to get the certificate.

If not, that would be great :)
 
It has dual immobilisers which depending on how it's wired up will usually disable the fuel pump and the starter motor. I installed one on my Fiesta with the window closure and it has worked flawlessly since.
 
Great stuff guys, thanks very much for the replies :)

I was just thinking, that if the immobiliser is wired to the starter, surely all a thief has to do is short the starter against the battery to turn the engine over.

My main requirement as well as the immobiliser is internal motion sensors. The standard alarms on the 200 series have no motion sensors. The 214 already had an aftermarket alarm installed had sensors so I was happy with that. I have a Laserline alarm here which I guess I could fit temporarily for the sensors until I get round to having the Toad installed.
 
toad has motion sensors. mine is wired up to immobilise both the starter, the fuel and the ign(if immob is activated i get no dash lights or any electrics till i disable immob)
 
Ohhh, that's cool Mike. That could cause some major confusion :cool:

That immobiliser and a decent steering wheel lock should keep opportunist thieves away.

Do you still have the Rover alarm/immob active?
 
standard rover immob is still used as its auto arm, i dont bother lockin/arming with rover fob unless im in unkown territory lol
 
agw_01 said:
I was just thinking, that if the immobiliser is wired to the starter, surely all a thief has to do is short the starter against the battery to turn the engine over.
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It is wired to the fuel pump line also. What use will the starter motor be then? Like I said it's your choice how your car is immobilised.

The Toad AI606 has many good features, my favourites being the auto-locking of the doors after you have turned on the ignition and the auto-immobilising of the car after a few minutes if you forget to arm it yourself. The gimmick of auto-winding windows has its appeal but you can only do this with an extra module and some extra wiring of the window regulators.
 
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Spending more on an alarm than you paid for the car = not worth it.

If you don't want it to be nicked, which is a concern with an older car, get some visual detterants and wire in a cheap immobiliser.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Spending more on an alarm than you paid for the car = not worth it.

If you don't want it to be nicked, which is a concern with an older car, get some visual detterants and wire in a cheap immobiliser.
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alternatively, buy a toad ai606.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Spending more on an alarm than you paid for the car = not worth it.

If you don't want it to be nicked, which is a concern with an older car, get some visual detterants and wire in a cheap immobiliser.
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Are you for real Fox? I have a 214, decided eveyone here was right saying not to waste money on it so get a faster car for the same money, and still you say 'don't waste mone on it'.

The fact that my car can be confused with a GSi turbo means absolutely nothing? There've been an alarming number of those stolen recently.

Saying that, the AI606 costs £100. The GSi costs almost 4 times that amount.
 
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agw_01 said:
There've been an alarming number of those stolen recently.
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nice pun :rolleyes: :D

if the cost is around £100 then it's definitely worth having one fitted, just make sure it's obvious that it's fitted so people dont bother trying.

Tom.
 
hehe, I didn't even notice that, honest! :D

Well, I'll also be getting some form of steering lock so it's doubtful that an opporunist thief will nick it.

No doubt the company who install the alarm will fit the Toad stickers or something... although I don't like advertising the type of alarm/immob I have installed.
 
agw_01 said:
Are you for real Fox? I have a 214, decided eveyone here was right saying not to waste money on it so get a faster car for the same money, and still you say 'don't waste mone on it'.

The fact that my car can be confused with a GSi turbo means absolutely nothing? There've been an alarming number of those stolen recently.

Saying that, the AI606 costs £100. The GSi costs almost 4 times that amount.
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How does any of that mean spending the same as the amount you paid for the car on the alarm is sensible?

Yes the Ai606 is £100 but including professionall installation you are looking at approx £300.
 
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