It wouldn't have been that big of deal if it wasn't on a holiday where I couldn't get anything fixed cause I have insurance; but right before my vacation too, c'mon.

 

Happened to me IN A PARKING LOT. PAID OUT OF POCKET

 

join the club .. when my car got broken into they stole my $2000 in dash unit .. hopefuly ur insurance will cover most of it

 

the crazy thing about this is i live in houston too. condo complex...this thread had me paranoid as f***. I kept lookin out my window in the middle of the night. I plan on getting my car alarm this week : ( its gonna put me over budget

 

I'm sorry to hear this man... my condolences are with you.

 

for everyone who thinks 350z's have alarms they really don't they have "alarm"(even though it really just tells the people breaking into your car there dumb for opening the door because other wise it wouldn't have gone off)

i know this because someone hit my hood busted out my fron't windsheild passenger window rear hatch window and bent the hatch with a golf club and the alram did not go off at all i got there prob 3 min after it happend doors still locked and everything.

but luckily they didn't steal anything they were just badasses busting out windows because thats how cool they are.

im investing in a good alarm now....would have saved me alot of trouble

 

why did you have 2000 in your dash :O

 

He meant his head unit cost $2000

But yeah I'm glad I realized my car didnt have an alarm on my own. All it has is that red blinking light to pretend its protected

 

wut the. what dash unit costs 2000 dollars ...... mini hd tv?

 

Yep, stock alarm only goes off when you open doors, trunk, and hood. Not really sure about the hood, I think it went off when I opened the hood last time. But that sucks, it is the time and hassle you have to go through to get your car back in shape.

I recommend a cd player with removable face. It is down grading, but that might work better for your environment.

 

That sucks!

 

i just post this new alarm i got in another treath and it works maybe u wanna sleep at nights this can help:

"well i just got a new gps alarm with gsm. cost me around 250 bucks but it tells instantly via cellphone when someone brakes a window, opens door starts engine etc. Then you just command it sending text messages like lock, or stop engine and then just send location and tells u exactly whjere ur car is with coordinates then just use google earth and tada!!!!! u can even speak with the guy stealing ur car cause it uses a gsm sim card like the cellphones so u call ur car and connects u tu the a speaker and a microphone inside the car its awesome. I'm installing it next week. HCeaper than most alarms and effective like no other. no anual fees no nothing u take control. "

THEY HAVE IT ON EBAY BE CAREFULL THERE ARE A LOT OF THOSE WITH DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS THE SAME GUYS HAVE THE WEBSITE WWW.GPSGSMSOLUTIONS.COM AND IF U BOUY IT FROM THERE U SAFE 50 BUCKS,
'ALSO THE HAVE THE $200 AND THE $299 I THINK THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS START REMOT3E ENGINE AND THE 2 WAY TALKING TO THE CAR AND SOME OTHER COOL **** BUT THE $200 HAS THE BASIC NEEDS. iT DOESN'T LOOK DIFFICULT TO INSTALL .THE BOX IT CAME IS SIMPLE HORN CABLES ANTENA AND THE GPS. i WENT TO DIFFERENT SHOPS INSTALLATION RANGE BETWEEN $80 AND $150. i'M INSTALLING IT IN 2 WEEKS I WILL LET U KNOW. aLSO U NEED TO BUY A SIM CARD PREPAY PHONE. i HEARD FROM LOCAL SHOPS THEY USE SPEAK UP OR SPEAK OUT FROM 7ELEVEN SO ****ING CHEAP 5 CENTS MESSAGES, FREE ALL INCOMING CALLS EXPIRES AFTER 360 DAYS SO JUST USE $20 A YEAR. REMENBER THE GPSGSM NEEDS TO SEND MESSAGE AND CALLS TO U AND VICEVERSA,'
gOOD LUCK


SOME INFO HERE

Protect your vehicle from thieves & vandals with this state-of-the-art car alarm, track your car location in real time,locate the position of your car anywhere in the world using google earth/map or your handheld GPS device.

CAT-4 is an integrated system with Global Positioning System (GPS), General Pocket Radio Service (GPRS), Short Message System (SMS), and Radio Frequency Identification Solution (RFID) all four latest technologies.
This system is dedicated to serve for individual user. It mainly focuses on the protection of personal vehicles without any third-party helps.
With CAT-4, your vehicle will be armed with a powerful security system and precise position information.

Key Functions:

- No-limit alarm functions based on global GSM & GPRS network.
- Quick-switch of Armed/Disarmed mode by remoter or mobile phone.
-Normal alarms: On Armed mode, if the door / trunk / hood has been opened or the vehicle has been vibrated, the alarm function will be activated and an SMS will be sent to the owner mobile phone number.
- Silent auto-alarm: Whenever the alarm functions are activated, CAT-4 will automatically send an SMS to your mobile phone as soon as possible.
- Anti-theft mode: When the vehicle has been robbed or stolen, just send an SMS to CAT-4 to cut off the electricity or oil supply in order to force the vehicle to stop. On anti-theft mode, CAT-4 will send an SMS alert to the cell phone by one/minute, no matter whether the electricity has been cut off or not.
- De-energize & Oil-break functions operated by microcomputer: Under this situation, the vehicle will not be able to be activated.
- GEO alarm: When the vehicle is out of the set area, there will be GEO alarm.
- Queries: You could query the present status of your vehicle anytime you want.
- Auto Position Report CAT-4 will report to you the present position information of your vehicle according to the pre-set geographical position and time.
- Voice Alarm: CAT-4 will tell you the related information through voices over GSM network when there is an alarm. You could also modify the settings following the guide of the voices.
- Support Google Earth & Google Map: You will be able to locate your vehicle more intuitively.
-Auto Switch: If the door is not closed or the engine is not on during the next 25 seconds after you have turned the terminal from Armed Mode into Unarmed Mode. The system will be turned into Armed Mode automatically and the doors will be locked.

Special Features:

No-limit alarm functions based on global GSM and GPRS network Quick-switch of armed/disarmed mode by remoter or mobile phone
Normal alarms
Silent auto-alarm
Anti-theft mode
De-energize and oil-break functions
Available with GEO alarm
With voice alarm
Vehicle double position located with GSM base station tracking and GPS position tracking
Real time car GPS data query
Real time remote car status auto report (speed, position, direction, plate number data and many more)
Preset time interval car status report
S.O.S alarm button
Control center vehicle fleet management solution with integrated electronics map software (optional)
Support Google Earth and map web tracking

finally

"well for those who were asking if this crap gps gsm alarma works, well works perfectly. Vibration, doors open , engine one is awesome in second sends messages and phone calls to my cel phone and gives u alert about whats going on.
I think i'm goping to have fun with it. it took 2 to 3 hours to install is a siomple alarm with extra functions iot cost to install 125 bucks. The only thing extra i had to buy is an PAC universal module trigger. what happens is that 350z has a roll window system that when u turn the key in to the door of the car and if u keep all the way to the left or right the windows rolls up and down. so when the alrm sents a bip is to long and dooraopen and windows too a lit bit. so this converts the signal. i cost like 25 bucks and piece of cake to install. Beside that I'm so f... happy =). The guy who installed it said it was a good quality product even was amaze that i bought from hong kong.
well guys any questions let me know. now i can sleep in peace. "