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Originally posted by ner947
thanks matt! with any luck i'll have the thing done tonight. also, what other sensors can i get? the kit i got came with a "stinger" shock sensor, i'm not quite sure how it works or what exactly it does... i've seen other alarms that have little microphones near the windows to listen if the glass is broken, and i've also seen proximity sensors so the siren will chirp if someone touches the car or gets really close... how do those work? lastly, i found a good spot for the transponder antenna, right below the rear view mirror. i ran the connector wire up in the headliner, and down the a-pillar. hopefully i'll get decent range with it there. the headliner wasn't any fun to play with! there was all of this yellow fiber crap that fell down and got into my hands... felt like i had a dozen or so splinters, but i couldn't see them and washing my hands didn't fix anything. oh well, they'll fall out sooner or later.
There are quite a few additional sensors you can get. The mic sensor you speak of is the glass breakage sensor, it listens for a specific frequency of breaking glass. It works ok for what it does, but not really a "need" item. The proximity sensor, or "motion sensor" works good too. It uses microwaves to detect motion around the car, with range being adjustable to around 5ft or so around the car. It needs to be mounted to the centermost point in the car, I usually put them under center consoles, and in our cars, right by the ABS module works well. It only goes through windows though, so its use is somewhat limited. They tend to false at times too, esp if adjusted to sensitive. Also, if you have "metalized" window tint, its not really going to work at all, since the tiny metal particles block the microwaves. Yeah, we normally put the antenna right by the rearview, and run the cable down the pillar. DO NOT bunch up the extra ant cable, or zip tie it together, as this WILL cut down your range. Just try to stretch it out as good as you can. And for the shock sensor, try to zip tie it to something very solid, like the steering colum shaft. If its on something that is flimsy, the shock sensor will be VERY sensitive, and false trigger. I try to set them so with a decent hit on the glass, it gives the warn away chirps, and a little harder hit, sets off the alarm.
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