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• Best Car Alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 18:05:02 -0800
  Hi Volks, Actually I HATE car alarms. Or rather, I hate all the false alarms that punish my ears and my brain. In the...
• Co alarms
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 21:40:39 -0800
  I recently installed a CO alarm manufactured by US Alarm Company. I purchased it from Camping World. I've had several false alarms with...
• Re: Best Car Alarm?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 21:49:52 -0500
  Davidson wrote: > > Hi Volks, > Actually I HATE car alarms..........it is > dangerous to use the word never..... > >....hoping to have a system that does...
• Re: Co alarms
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 08:11:00 -0500
  Does the alarm sense anything else besides CO? I have a JC Whitney CO/Gas detector and it is way too sensitive. It will...
• question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:22:40 EDT
  Hi, I brought my 1990 Vanagon in to the shop today to have an alarm installed. I didn't notice any access to the...
• alarms in westies
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Mon, 24 May 1999 20:05:51 -0600
  Those of you that have put car alarms in your Westies--What have you used? The local shops seem to favor CodeAlarms, and we...
• Re: Car alarms
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:59:38 -0800
  I have a car alarm in the vanagon and it is sometimes irritating when it goes off unexpectedly, and the alarm squawks and the...
• Re: Co alarms
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 12:59:23 -0800
  At 08:11 AM 12/20/97 -0500, Bryan Feddish wrote: >Does the alarm sense anything else besides CO? No I have separate gas...
• Re: Best Car Alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 03:17:40 +0100
  Hi Bill AS a recommendation for a car alarm, I would strongly recommend the DEFA brand, if you can get it in the US...
• Re: Alarm choices: was Today somebody got into my van
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 2 May 2011 12:03:44 -0400
  I agree with everyone about false alarms. In the past I really only set car alarms when I'm leaving the vehicle unattended someplace...
• Re: Refrigerator and Alarm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 95 13:00:40 -0400
  ...I'm concerned about using an alarm that is triggered by voltage fluctuations. Normally a voltage drop occurs when a door opens and the...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:29 -0700
  ...If any of > you have had an alarm installed where did you have the alarm horn > mounted? > Also, just curious, how do I get...
• Re: Alarm choices: was Today somebody got into my van
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 2 May 2011 08:16:19 -0700
  ...Whenever an alarm goes off in the middle of the night, whenever one goes off in a campground, whenever one goes off in a...
• Re: Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle--install an alarm
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:59:41 -0800
  You are not going to see a punk sitting in your van with the alarm going off trying to start it (with the ignition...
• gas detectors\\alarms
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:01:23 -0400
  ...gas detectors\alarms does anyone know of a multi gas alarm\detectors, or any places to order them?
• Re: Car alarms
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 17:52:31 -0500
  Both our Vanagon and our Jetta have a "fake" alarm LED on the dashboard. I bought a bunch of these from England several years...
• Re: Is your Vanagon "alarmed"?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 23:48:35 +1300
  > I installed an alarm in my van but didn't hook up the shake sensors. I can't >stand hearing alarms go off every...
• Re: alarms in westies
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 May 1999 22:31:54 -0400
  I always thought if I would add an 'alarm' to mine that a high voltage coil (like my Dad use to arm his cars...
• Alarm system, was Bus story
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:51:02 -0700
  I have a problem with alarm systems as they currently exist. I can't stand them! If it is designed to "scare the hell...
• RE: How to Steal VW Vans Quickly
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 19:18:05 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Who cars if the car > wiggles. > > Its called crying "wolf" (Wolfsburg?) > > And then the car alarms with the "voice": 'You are too close to...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:08:53 EDT
  ...If any of > you have had an alarm installed where did you have the alarm horn > mounted? > Also, just curious, how do I get...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:20:54 -0400
  ...If > any of > you have had an alarm installed where did you have the alarm horn > mounted? > Also, just curious, how do I get...
• Re: Hornet car alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Sun, 6 Jul 1997 01:39:10 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Probably everyone has been annoyed by an alarm that won't quit with no owner in sight. I probably wouldn't hear my alarm...
• Re: any guesses on oil light woes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 05:44:21 -0800
  ...Car alarms, home alarms, smoke alarms, silent alarms at businesses, all have a high false alarm rate compared to actual alarm. The rate no...
• Alarm system, was Bus story
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:19:09 -0500
  > > "Or an alarm that alerted you wihout alerting everyone else within a > two-mile radius? Surely there are some innovations out there?" Preventing theft...
• Re: Car alarms- Humor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:27:00 -0600
  ...Alarm for unauthorized entry, window > crash > alarm, the little blinking light to indicate it is armed, and a > remote > beeper that will go off...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:48:06 -0700
  ...If any > of > > you have had an alarm installed where did you have the alarm horn > > mounted? > > Also, just curious, how do I get...
• Re: Is your Vanagon "alarmed"?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:14:30 -0800
  On 3/17/04 17:41, "S.Harrison" <diverseimaging@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Anyway, my question is- do you have an alarm on your van...
• Re: Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle--install an alarm
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:25:13 -0800
  ...You are not going to see a punk sitting in your van with the alarm going off trying to start it (with the ignition...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:49 -0700
  ...If any of > you have had an alarm installed where did you have the alarm horn mounted? There are plenty of times when I...
• Headlight Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:50:40 -0700
  For Rocky and others who were wondering about an alarm to keep you from leaving the headlights on and flattening the battery, I just...
• Re: loud alarm sound
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 May 2001 18:45:54 -0500
  That terrible sound could well be your oil pressure warning alarm. You could have a faulty pressure switch (there are two) or worse. Have...
• Re: Alarm system, was Bus story
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:13:07 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Maggie Dew wrote: > I have a problem with alarm systems as they currently exist. I can't > stand...
• Re: Car alarms- Humor
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:32:15 -0800
  ...Alarm for unauthorized entry, window >> crash >> alarm, the little blinking light to indicate it is armed, and a >> remote >> beeper that will go off...
• loud alarm sound
  Historical mailing list - S. Marie Arnold
  Wed, 30 May 2001 10:05:36 EDT
  My van occassionally sounds this horrible loud alarm. Sometimes in the middle of no where. It seems to be when I slow down or...
• Re: Best Car Alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stratton
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 00:19:29 -0500
  ...Well, I recently put way too much stereo/nav junk in my other car, and decided that an alarm made sense given the other...
• Re: Alarm choices: was Today somebody got into my van
  Historical mailing list - Bernie Steininger
  Mon, 2 May 2011 07:48:37 -0700
  I don't have an alarm I have a antitheft system which prevents vehicle being stolen. I also have a very visible blue "dummy...
• Headlight Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:50:04 -0800
  I have seen mention of headlight alarms before, and even went so far as to install an alarm when I had my dash out...
• Biologic car alarms
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:41:33 -0700
  I was wondering how many others have the "Natures wonder canid biologic car alarm" Comes complete with WMD gas dispensor (if fed cat food...
• Re: Lost Vent Window
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 May 95 11:15:57 PDT
  ...setting the alarm off. Since they had not been briefed on the alarm, they did not know how to reset it, so they got...
• Re: Location for Propane Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:53:53 -0800
  ...It's a dual carbon monoxide / LP alarm that's hard wired. Sent from my mobile > On Dec 4, 2015, at 8:05 AM...
• Re: Disabling a Westy for Theft Deterring
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:01:54 -0700
  Install an alarm with an ignition cut out. Add power door locks while you are at it and one click of the fob and...
• Re: Refrigerator and Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 15 May 1995 10:40:36 +0000
  ...The Clifford alarm that I have * does * sense the dome light on/off, as well as I have a shock sensor. I have never...
• Re: Alarm - Remote lock - Etc.
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 22:07:14 EST
  ...I searched the archives and came up with recommendations for "Autoloc" alarms. Does anyone have any other recommendations? >> I've always wanted a car...
• adding remote door lock/unlock with alarm??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 16:33:31 -0400
  I have an aftermarket audiovox "Prestige" alarm. I am trying to integrate it into my 87 Westy factory central locking system. The VW door...
• Re: Location for Propane Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:05:57 -0700
  Has anyone found a 12v battery operated propane alarm? stan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: Van Break in
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:15:14 -0700
  One of my friends has the one of the usual annoyingly loud car alarm devices, the kind with an external speaker. He put the...
• Alarm - Remote lock - Etc.
  Historical mailing list - Monty Groff
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:10:51 -0700
  Volks, After losing my second in-dash CD playing in two years, I decided it's time for an alarm. I searched the archives...
• Re: Refrigerators, alarms, fans and other toys
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 16 May 1995 07:34:52 +0000
  Just some comments about alarms. I have an alarm system in our van more for when parked in a parking lot, etc. At a...
• Poptop Alarm was Re: ebay car?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:06:12 -0600
  A clever vanagon.com list member would not need an alarm to tell them that the poptop is still up! :) Really, if you need...
• Re: Biologic car alarms
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:18:31 -0700
  ...Biologic car alarms > I was wondering how many others have the "Natures > wonder canid biologic car alarm" Comes complete with > WMD gas dispensor (if...
• Hidden alarm - short? or disarming engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 19:21:28 -0700
  ...every few turns of the key, an alarm sounds, sometimes just one chirp, sometimes a whole string of 'em like someone forgot their alarm...
• Re: Is your Vanagon "alarmed"?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:00:21 -0500
  On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, S.Harrison wrote: > Anyway, my question is- do you have an alarm on your van, how is it > setup...
• Alarm Systems
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gordon
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:20:33 -0400
  Any opinions on an alarm system for an 87. Its as confusing a buying a cell phone contract.
• Car alarms
  Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:47:40 -0500
  I hate car alarms but I think I want one.....easy to install, not related to the key but to vibration? Little blinking red...
• Re: Alarm system, was Bus story
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:26:43 -0600
  ...Can't beat'em. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Maggie Dew wrote: >> I have a problem with alarm systems as they currently exist...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Yeung
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:07:42 -0400
  ...If any of >you have had an alarm installed where did you have the alarm horn mounted? >Also, just curious, how do I get...
• Fwd: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:36:35 -0700
  ...My venerable alarm system had a relay that slowly failed. Took some serious chicanery to figure out that A. it was the alarm system...
• Re: Co alarms
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 09:12:22 -0500
  ...Co alarms > >I recently installed a CO alarm manufactured by US Alarm Company. I >purchased it from Camping World. I've had several false...
• Best CAR ALARM for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:54:28 -0700
  Today I called Bulldog car alarms(JCWhitey alarms) and they said that if my van has manual transmission then its illegal to install a...