Many think the best way to protect your car from being stolen, it is better to set the car alarm or immobilizer? It has its pluses and minuses. Let's start with the car alarm. Car alarm is a device that does not only protects the car against theft, but also gives the owner some comfort: for example, can open and close locks the car with the remote control car alarm, start the engine (auto), close windows and sunroof car when arming, alert the owner and others when trying to penetrate into the car, open the trunk. But all this comfort and a minus, you can scan the car alarm and disarm without the participation of owner. In some new models, car alarm systems, is excluded scanning method, which used the hijackers, this car alarm starline dialog. This car alarm is used conversational code that can not be scan. So the only minus is already beginning to fall away. This car alarm supports all the modern features, including auto-start.
Immobilizer does not carry the features of comfort, but very well protected car theft. Immobilizer can not crawl as opposed to car alarms, due to the fact that the range of the immobilizer is not as big as a car alarm. Immobilizer can be controlled by special mark, which is always the owner, and without it is impossible to start the engine, or using an electronic key. The most important thing in the immobilizer is the presence of a wireless lock motor, which hiding somewhere in the car and does not start the engine, its presence speaks of quality-immobilizer. Some immobilizer and car alarm systems can connect additional wireless blocking relay. Wi-lock equipped immobilizer Basta and Black bug, these immobilizers installed on cars of any type and complexity. Many insurance companies will not insure the car on Hull system without the installation of these immobilizers, and that says a lot.
Immobilizer can be made with different types of locks, if for example, installed car alarm on a car with auto engine, engine immobilizer anti-theft locks only at the time of the car. In this article, we can see that the joint installation of car alarms and immobilizers as does not interfere with their work together, which is to protect the car against theft. Just will not plus, if effectively protect the car against theft is to install a mechanical interlock such as: locking gearshift or steering wheel lock. Mechanical means of protection is very good at this task.