Ford Alarm for our MM's

[warren]

Read in the local Times News Paper business section that the 4th hottest specialty car to steel is the 03/4 Mercury Marauder - OURS!!!

Yesterday added the Ford super active alarm system to the MM.
Took the Ford authorized installer for redios etc. 1.5 hr, and it cost 199.00 total installed sys. included. The car is already partly set up for it.
My car is hot now---real hot!
All interior entry points are monitored
Interior theft sensor monitors for impact
System indicator flashes every 4sec.

If someone just bumps it = it chirps =
Harder hit and all Hell breaks loose.
Horn sounds in a very odd annoying pattern
Or a siren could sound too (optional)
Parking li's. flash
System status indicator flash rapidly
Starter interrupt
Has a valet mode.
If alarm goes off it tells you why

It does it all and I feel safer for sure

The part nos are----

Sys.Kit 2W7Z-19A361-BA

Optional siren 2W7J-15W593-AA
Extra Red Led for dash or your choice location 2W7Z-19D596-AA
A red led comes with it but goes under the dash.

Installation and tech inst.
http://www.fordfad.com/documents/powercode_base.pdf

The installer just does Ford products for the police service and
local delerships.
Your local Ford dealership uses and outside source to service the
redios etc and that source has one of these people.

Warren

[MM2004]

I will be asking my L/M Dealer about this.

Thanks for the 411 Warren.

:beer:

Mike.

[SergntMac]

Thanks for the 411 dude, but apathy kills the benefits.

The sad fact is that so many exclusive cars have so many exclusive alarm systems, no one cares anymore.

I'm willing to bet that your MM can sound an alarm about a dozen theft and anti-theft intrusions, but all of them are only as good as the ear listening, hearing the alarm and reacting properly.

Bet your bottom dollar, dude, the public at large would (will) keep walking and not call anyone, until your alarm system is nothing more than an obnoxious noise to them, and then they are calling the cops about your alarm intruding on their lives, not what it means to do, call for help.

Sorry, but it's a fact of our culture now. Every automobile has an alarm, or a beep at the doors locking that immitates even the cheapest of POS alarm crap.

Alarm noise is a whole 'nuther discussion no one wants to be bothered with, or, why. Just too much noise, too often, and only because the owner is stupid about controlling their alarm system. Cry Wolf?

Sorry...But, no one cares anymore.

[Grifter]

did you get the system with remote start?

[BAD MERC]

No matter how it is installed -a security system is a sitting duck if the battery cable is cut. Lay under the front facsia and you can look right up at the hood latch AND reach and open the hood on a Marauder. Protect it with a pinswitch or mercury switch. As a professional installer for the past 17 years, I have seen what it takes to exploit a cars weak points and gain entry. Every possible scenario was though of when I installed my system. Even being carjacking by force is not a problem since the alarm will respond in fifteen seconds by chirping the sirens (three) and lights will flash. Then 30 seconds later the alarm goes into FULL trigger and (this is illegal but I did it at my own risk) shuts off the fuel pump. The alarm cannot be disarmed with the remote after the first 15 seconds has elapsed. This is an exclusive feature of some alarms and can be quite handy in the right situation. In 45 seconds your vehicle will be a half mile from you and only YOU can get in and drive away.

[Hotrauder]

Unfortunately Mac is right, as usual. I am going to wire in an interior fuel switch for use when I am leaving the car anywhere, even if car jacked. Not 100% but more than hoping that someone will care about why all the noise rather than ***** about it. The release the hood from the underside I hadn't considered and there is a sticker for the door key pad code on the underside of the hood. How stupid is that? :rolleyes: Dennis....sheesh

[SergntMac]

Sorry to be so "fatal" about it all, but it's true. No one wants to hear (or react to) alarm noise.

Fuel cut-off in "very short" terms is your best (and only) defense. Figure out what works for you?

[MENINBLK]

Read in the local Times News Paper business section that the 4th hottest specialty car to steel is the 03/4 Mercury Marauder - OURS!!!


Warren,

You are over reacting to an overzealous reporter...

The reporters calculations are flawed...

The percentage of vehicles stolen are according to this formula,
(# of vehicle model stolen / # of same vehicle model registered) x 100 =
Percentage of same vehicle stolen.

If there are 2500 2004 MM registered, and 50 of them are stolen in a year,
that calculates out to 2% of same model registered.

If there are 1,000,000 300C registered and 1,000 of them are stolen in a year,
that calculates out to 0.1% of same model registered.

According to this calculation, you'd have to steal 20,000 300C to make up for
the 50 Mercury Marauder's stolen and put the 300C in the #3 slot, like the Marauder.

This calculation is really skewed off.
This is why the Auto Insurance Companies don't pay any mind
to these type of reports.

ANY ALARM, regardless of type, isn't going to stop someone with a flatbed truck
from taking your Marauder from anywhere.
And if it is someone with a coded key, they are going to drive it off
just as easy as you parked it.

Enjoy it while you have it, and just keep your wits about you, where ever you park it.

[Judith Garner]

I believe that's why we have full coverage insurance. I'm worried too about being stolen..But if happens Guess can get another.. Judith Garner

[sweetair]

No matter how it is installed -a security system is a sitting duck if the battery cable is cut. Lay under the front facsia and you can look right up at the hood latch AND reach and open the hood on a Marauder. Protect it with a pinswitch or mercury switch. As a professional installer for the past 17 years, I have seen what it takes to exploit a cars weak points and gain entry. Every possible scenario was though of when I installed my system. Even being carjacking by force is not a problem since the alarm will respond in fifteen seconds by chirping the sirens (three) and lights will flash. Then 30 seconds later the alarm goes into FULL trigger and (this is illegal but I did it at my own risk) shuts off the fuel pump. The alarm cannot be disarmed with the remote after the first 15 seconds has elapsed. This is an exclusive feature of some alarms and can be quite handy in the right situation. In 45 seconds your vehicle will be a half mile from you and only YOU can get in and drive away.Now that sounds like a good idea. The fuel shut off. Anyone do this type of mod in the Maryland area?? I think this would be the best defense..

[DEFYANT]

Vehicle tracking systems that use GPS is the best, IMHO.

[MADDOG]

I got the Clifford 3.5 system, remote start, pager alarm, etc... on my MM.
And if that dose not deter the criminals, I have my SMITH & WESSON 5906 backed by my Sig 2340 and other friends :cool:

[stryker]

I got the Clifford 3.5 system, remote start, pager alarm, etc... on my MM.
And if that dose not deter the criminals, I have my SMITH & WESSON 5906 backed by my Sig 2340 and other friends :cool::gunfire: Hmmmmmm That's nice but my Merc GMLS is backed by a potent Ruger P89 with a 20 round Mag with Ranger bullets and three 17 round Mags with Ranger & Hidrashok bullets and 1 15 round mag with Black Talon bullets plus a Smith & Wesson 4506 with a 11 round mag with Cor-Bon bullets and a two 8 round mags with Ranger bullets. :cool: ¿ Want more ?


STRYKER.

[stryker]

:confused: I'm a little confused ¿Why some members reffer as "Illegal" to modify the fuel pump shutoff ?


STRYKER.