Just wondering what type or brand of alarm is in the lightning owner purchased? I just got the new Viper 791VX pager alarm system and the price for them car alarms are crazy nowadays..........$499.99 installed plus tax of course...........

 

https://www.f150online.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176772&highlight=alarm

 

Link does not work???

 

I just had the Viper 791 installed, and it's a piece of junk. I'm taking my L back and having a Clifford Intelliguard 750 put in, the same as was in my 'Vette. Nothing but trouble with the Viper - sensors work sporadically; the door sensors will not arm because the dome light stays on 5 seconds after you close the door; the proximity sensor will warn but not set the alarm off; and the list goes on.

 

Most alarms are made by the same people. So just find you like and get it.

 

i have the new Viper and love it, have had no problems what so ever...while i was at it i installed an extra chirp and the window sensors

 

I do not think its the Viper itself that had problem, it might be the installer too..........I had the Clifford installed in my Honda Prelude modified to the max and the dam thang su*ks..........because someone at XXX store in town did a crappy job and wired it wrong and did not even wired some..........I found this our about a month later when I had my friend re-wired everything and it worked fine..........I think the Viper is cool, I brought one before, it was one of the talking viper alarms too and other people just mess with it more................hee............hee..........

 

A Glock 19. Wimpy gun to many, but it is an effective deterrant.

Now I just have to fix the holes in the bed where I missed the perp. j.k.

 

Viper 791xv, remote start, extra horn, roll up windows
$800.00 installed over a year ago, no problems works perfect

 

whats point in an alarm?? i mean when you hear one going off in a parking lot, do you even look anyway??

i say if you really want to protect yourself, get insurance and lojack

 

An alarm may keep them from taking the time to clean you out ... Yes they will still break the window - Yes the will stilll get the stereo head unit - BUT they probobly wont take the time to clean out the change from the console...

 

viper and clifford are both made by DEI so it's not going to help. Sounds like your installer didn't do a quality job.

For the doors to work properly, they need to grab the wires at the switches, not the black/blue wire. Lots of installers won't go through that effort.

I have a Viper 791xv but only paid $185 shipped off eBay. Installed it myself and all is well. It's a bad *** alarm!

 

if they just jacked my stereo.. i could care less about $4.00 in change.. j/k

 

Viper and Low-Jack. .44 magnum as a primary deterant.