I just bought a new car.and because I assumed that having a panic button meant there was an alarm on there.Whatever the case, I want an alarm on the car. A friend of the family who has been a mechanic for 30 years said it‘s too late because somebody has to go in there and cut wires.and there‘s a good chance that he will mess up your car‘s electronics forever.Is this true? Also, is it common for people to put in alarm systems after they buy the car?
most will if you introduce them to the noise they will imatate it
My bird RADAR doesscares the hell out of me some nights!
you can put any car alarm in any car if you know how 12volt electrical systems work and know what wires to grab in the car. unfortunately there aren't many of us left that specialize in automotive electrical repair anymore.
They do it all the time. But yes it is possible to screw up the electronics. The only real problem is if they do something and the problem appears much later. If you have a new car, get the alarm from the dealer. If you were to do repair / upgrades at different places, eventually they will blame each other (and you have to prove one or the other wrong). Just 2 weeks ago, my company installed an aftermarket alarm on an old car. It went all fine. But this was by a friend of the company and they would back up their work even much later on. Good Luck.
As a mechanic, I would say aftermarket alarms have a good chance of causing problems. I have pulled countless problem alarms out of cars, but most of them were cheapies, and were installed poorly. If the car came with an alarm from the factory, the aftermarket alarm is just pointless. Virtually all new cars have all the theft protection you could ever want, and as these cars get more complex the likelihood of problems increases. That said, cut wires have never stopped me from fixing a car, just make sure your mechanic solders the wires together rather than using a butt splice, which may become loose and cause problems of it's own.
