pierrebear
Nurburgring
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Hi all,
I spent yesterday with Christian Sanger looking into the alarm system(s) on my car. As my car was a C16 car it was fitted with aftermarket systems designed by Hamilton & Palmer.
Surprisingly Porsche UK must have had some old systems lying around. Despite being a June 95 build date, 1 August registration the car had a PA100 (hundred, not a typo) system installed. This consists of the remote fobs (one red master, two black) and the ultrasonic sensors. The car also had an immobiliser blade on top of all that.
All of that is of course in addition to Porsche's own factory alarm system which is linked to a horn rather than a siren and is fabulously annoying and attention grabbing when triggered.
I know many of you will say, if it ain't broke don't fix it but that just didn't cut it with me...particularly as Swindon OPC managed to trigger my PA100 on reconnecting the battery post wiring loom replacement. To say that it sounded pathetic, asthmatic and wouldn't have stopped my granny (let alone a thief) is probably giving it too much credit.
Christian and I found that there were myriad alarms lurking under the seats and in the wiring under the dash. This also included separate control boxes for closure of each of the windows and the sunroof. All told we have stripped out a large bag (pic attached if you don't believe me) of crap - some 3.1 kilos in total.
The other point to note is that our cars are beautifully engineered from factory - even the cable ties have a neat and tidy home to live in. The UK spec alarms are often rather poorly shoved in anywhere that suited the fitter - and it makes a total mess of the seats etc. I am a little surprised that the aftermarket ones have stood the test of time quite as they have given the state of the electrics and how they were carved into the existing infrastructure.
Anyway, food for thought I suppose. I feel much safer knowing the car has a really robust factory alarm system in place which is in rude health and will wake the dead. I might consider getting a cheap-ish GPS tracker at some stage but I'll cross that bridge another day perhaps.
All the best,
Pierre
I spent yesterday with Christian Sanger looking into the alarm system(s) on my car. As my car was a C16 car it was fitted with aftermarket systems designed by Hamilton & Palmer.
Surprisingly Porsche UK must have had some old systems lying around. Despite being a June 95 build date, 1 August registration the car had a PA100 (hundred, not a typo) system installed. This consists of the remote fobs (one red master, two black) and the ultrasonic sensors. The car also had an immobiliser blade on top of all that.
All of that is of course in addition to Porsche's own factory alarm system which is linked to a horn rather than a siren and is fabulously annoying and attention grabbing when triggered.
I know many of you will say, if it ain't broke don't fix it but that just didn't cut it with me...particularly as Swindon OPC managed to trigger my PA100 on reconnecting the battery post wiring loom replacement. To say that it sounded pathetic, asthmatic and wouldn't have stopped my granny (let alone a thief) is probably giving it too much credit.
Christian and I found that there were myriad alarms lurking under the seats and in the wiring under the dash. This also included separate control boxes for closure of each of the windows and the sunroof. All told we have stripped out a large bag (pic attached if you don't believe me) of crap - some 3.1 kilos in total.
The other point to note is that our cars are beautifully engineered from factory - even the cable ties have a neat and tidy home to live in. The UK spec alarms are often rather poorly shoved in anywhere that suited the fitter - and it makes a total mess of the seats etc. I am a little surprised that the aftermarket ones have stood the test of time quite as they have given the state of the electrics and how they were carved into the existing infrastructure.
Anyway, food for thought I suppose. I feel much safer knowing the car has a really robust factory alarm system in place which is in rude health and will wake the dead. I might consider getting a cheap-ish GPS tracker at some stage but I'll cross that bridge another day perhaps.
All the best,
Pierre