Offroad-Express

hi guys (and girls),
used to have a modified 89 surf a while back in queenstown and then a double cab 99 sr5 about 3 years ago but been out of it for a while so finally bought the truck i always wanted....a 4.2td swb safari. having read the posts about stolen vehicles on here i almost wish i hadn't bought it. be keen to chat to a few people about alarms and trackers etc if anyone has any advice. hopefully get to catch up with some of you in the future and maybe go wheelin with you. cheers, jim

Welcome, I'm about to order a tracker off of deal extreme, took a while to find one that is 24 volt compatible.

URL: http://dx.com/p/portable-multi-function-sms-gprs-gps-vehicle-tracker-black-81607

There is a guy in Wellington who charges $500 for each of these (same model as far as I can tell but with his decal on it)

hi there. i have spoken to julian in wellington at obsessive security and i'm gonna drop in and get thatcham cat 1 alarm fitted on my way to atv NI champs mid august. he seems to be the only one selling and installing "proper" alarms

I spoke to him too, the "obsessive" GPS tracker he charges ~$500 for is the one linked above. I still want him to do my alarm though.

i was going to wait and see if many other people would be keen in getting him down for a mass install but i just don't trust chch to have it parked in linwood without it being protecte. sad to say but that's the way this place has become...

the quadfather wrote:i was going to wait and see if many other people would be keen in getting him down for a mass install but i just don't trust chch to have it parked in linwood without it being protecte. sad to say but that's the way this place has become...

Well If you do get him down here, you can put my name down for a alarm install.
I basically dont take my prado out at night, and even coming home I always have a wee "moment" untill I see it parked up driveway.

Yeah I'm keen if he comes down to get a good alarm and tracker installed

well, i ended up biting the bullet due to my own paranoia and tied in a road trip racing near tauranga with a visit to julian in wellington. $1000 well spent i feel. 2nd day i had the alarm it had already let me know someone had been tampering with it at work. didn't take long to look at the cctv footage and find the culprit. Busted! haha can't rate his service and professionalism enough!

the quadfather wrote:. 2nd day i had the alarm it had already let me know someone had been tampering with it at work. didn't take long to look at the cctv footage and find the culprit. Busted!

Awesome! You must be stoked. Alarms payed for itsself already!
Did the cops get the culprit?

A couple of days ago I ordered a similar GPS tracker through eBay, US$75 with free shipping. This type of tracker seems to be referred to as a TK103b. Just make sure you get a quadband unit that includes 900/1800 MHz which will work with our Vodafone GSM SIM cards. Will attempt to instal myself and will hook the fuel cutoff to the horn circuit so I will be able to set the horn off remotely if sitting outside a couple of properties and not too sure where my truck is. There is a good YouTube video of a Chch guy recovering his Nissan station wagon using one of these units

Ring the boys at Lineside Cruisers. Talk to them. A bit closer to Home.

Nig