Originally Posted by GrumpySteelMan

I suggest approaching an independent shop, ask for pricing on a standard alarm install.

Then ask them about:

*Mounting the Alarm Brain in different locations. My favorites are near the engine ECU or under the passenger seat. This means most of your wires can be tapped at the ECU and NOT the ignition column, which is standard.

*Two layer theft defeat.

1. Starter kill relay mounted IN THE ENGINE BAY between the starter solenoid and the firewall.

2. Fuel Pump relay defeat

*Two sirens. One in the engine bay and one under the dash or seat, see 'pain generator.'

*Tilt (Jack/Tow) sensor

*Proximity sensor

*Hood Pin Switch

*Battery Backup - I really like the battery backup because if someone disconnects the battery while the system is armed, (i.e. crawling under) the alarm goes off. It also allows the system to continue raising hell which is no fun for them.

Seriously, if you ask for all of those things and the installer doesn't bat an eye, then you're probably in good hands. The only thing I left out would be a glass break sensor, but I'm just not that paranoid. Plus they have to crawl through a broken window or open the door anyway at that point.