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Experiences with installing alarms (was: Black Trim Take Off)
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I installed mine myself though it already had a dead one installed that =
I had to sort through with a test lamp.
If you want to do a clean install, it's a tedious process. That's WITH a =
Bentley, nevermind without.
If I had to do it again (and could afford it), I'd pay for someone else =
to do it. (just don't give them your real address!! ask me how I =
know...)
Interesting side note: I took my 80S (JH, 2H, Schrick 276, Supersprint =
race system) to an alarm install place in SF when I was a senior in high =
school (around 1990). Came back to pick it up and as I was nearing the =
place and found two of the install punks racing my car through the =
Richmond district.
Needless to say I was pissed off - I got there and began screaming =
bloody murder, but the rest of the "Crew" started advancing toward me. =
The manager stepped in (probably luckily for my ass) and knocked 20% off =
my bill.
It was only later that I found a Snap-On ratchet screw driver and 3ft =
philips left behind in my car. Think I gave them back?
AVOID Bay Car Stereo like the plague.
There...story time's over... :p
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Brandon Smith=20
To: SCIROCCO-LIST=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:29 PM
Subject: Black Trim Take Off
Okay guys, what would you recommend to take the Black trim pieces off =
the doors and front and rear quarter panels of a rocco? It's pretty =
much just a double sided foam tape. Can I just use some "Goof Off", or =
does anyone else recommend something different.
Also, has anyone else installed their own car alarm before.is it worth =
the money saved installing it yourself, or is it a big pan in the ass???
Reason asking is I don't live in the best neighborhood, but today I =
was going down my alley and I caught a couple of high school gang banger =
punk ass kids taggin' on my neighbors garage. I busted their asses too. =
I got in ones face and almost made him cry. Needless to say I would =
have called the police, but the response time would not have been fast =
enough.Again, back to the alarm question, these little bastards will =
most likely strike back, and I park my Rocco in my driveway because my =
garage is filled up with tool boxes and a machine lathe, not to mention =
a 2.0 16v I'm rebuilding. Now's the time to act, and the only local =
place that I trust for stereos and alarms can't fit me in until next =
monday.
.So, is it worth it trying to install one myself?
Thanks guys,
Brando (pics soon to come)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I installed mine myself though it already had a =
dead one=20
installed that I had to sort through with a test lamp.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>If you want to do a clean install, it's =
a tedious=20
process. That's WITH a Bentley, nevermind without.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>If I had to do it again (and could afford it), =
I'd pay for=20
someone else to do it. (just don't give them your real address!! =
ask me=20
how I know...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Interesting side note: I took =
my 80S=20
(JH, 2H, Schrick 276, Supersprint race system) to =
an alarm=20
install place in SF when I was a senior in high school (around 1990). =
Came back=20
to pick it up and as I was nearing the place and found two of the =
install punks=20
racing my car through the Richmond district.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Needless to say I was pissed off - I got there =
and began=20
screaming bloody murder, but the rest of the "Crew" started advancing =
toward me.=20
The manager stepped in (probably luckily for my ass) and knocked 20% off =
my=20
bill.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>It was only later that I found a Snap-On ratchet =
screw=20
driver and 3ft philips left behind in my car. Think I gave them=20
back?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>AVOID Bay Car Stereo like the =
plague.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>There...story time's over... =
:p</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3DSCIROCCO_SPEED@msn.com =
href=3D"mailto:SCIROCCO_SPEED@msn.com";>Brandon=20
Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>SCIROCCO-LIST</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 20, =
2002 3:29=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Black Trim Take =
Off</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Okay guys, what would you recommend to take the Black trim pieces =
off the=20
doors and front and rear quarter panels of a rocco? It's pretty =
much=20
just a double sided foam tape. Can I just use some "Goof Off", =
or does=20
anyone else recommend something different.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also, has anyone else installed their own car alarm before=85is =
it worth=20
the money saved installing it yourself, or is it a big pan in the =
ass???</DIV>
<DIV>Reason asking is I don't live in the best neighborhood, but today =
I was=20
going down my alley and I caught a couple of high school gang banger =
punk ass=20
kids taggin' on my neighbors garage. I busted their asses =
too. I=20
got in ones face and almost made him cry. Needless to say I =
would have=20
called the police, but the response time would not have been fast=20
enough=85Again, back to the alarm question, these little bastards will =
most=20
likely strike back, and I park my Rocco in my driveway because my =
garage is=20
filled up with tool boxes and a machine lathe, not to mention a 2.0 =
16v I'm=20
rebuilding. Now's the time to act, and the only local place that =
I trust=20
for stereos and alarms can't fit me in until next monday.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>=85So, is it worth it trying to install one myself?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks guys,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Brando (pics soon to come)</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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