Comments on Viper 550 ESP?
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Comments on Viper 550 ESP?
I'm looking at one of these (plus backup battery and interior horn)
anyone use one? comments?
I'm not installing myself (i cant.) and the only shop I trust carries Viper onnly.
anyone use one? comments?
I'm not installing myself (i cant.) and the only shop I trust carries Viper onnly.
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Re: Comments on Viper 550 ESP? (Kale)
Looks ok, how much is it?
Just make sure you don't put the brain under the driver side hush panel. That's the first place a thief looks to disarm it.
Just make sure you don't put the brain under the driver side hush panel. That's the first place a thief looks to disarm it.
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Re: Comments on Viper 550 ESP? (Kale)
i pcked the model down... no remote start. $299 +40 for hood pin, backup battery, int siren
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Re: Comments on Viper 550 ESP? (Kale)
That's right; you're incapacitated for a while. How are you doing in the healing department?
Make sure they put the interior siren under the driver side hush panel since that is where a thief will look first for the brain. Even if they take the time to get the hush panel off during the ear splitting siren screaming they will find no brain there, by now, they will be out of time to go hunting for the brain. You can hide the brain up in the dash area, I'm not familiar with the interior of a Taco but I know there will be places up in the dash to stash it. It takes a little more effort to do it that way but it's proven to throw off thieves. By default an installer will put the brain and valet under the driver side hush panel. That's why you're there to tell them not to. :cheers:
Good luck and I hope you get well soon Kale. :seeya
Make sure they put the interior siren under the driver side hush panel since that is where a thief will look first for the brain. Even if they take the time to get the hush panel off during the ear splitting siren screaming they will find no brain there, by now, they will be out of time to go hunting for the brain. You can hide the brain up in the dash area, I'm not familiar with the interior of a Taco but I know there will be places up in the dash to stash it. It takes a little more effort to do it that way but it's proven to throw off thieves. By default an installer will put the brain and valet under the driver side hush panel. That's why you're there to tell them not to. :cheers:
Good luck and I hope you get well soon Kale. :seeya
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Re: Comments on Viper 550 ESP? (_Nomad_)
healing well.... still will be a while
i can think of a few neat places... and i will cover the "brain" with sheet metal on my own later if its at all easily accessible.
i can think of a few neat places... and i will cover the "brain" with sheet metal on my own later if its at all easily accessible.
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From: Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do, because they're fassst…and they DART, THAT'S crazy!
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Re: Comments on Viper 550 ESP? (Kale)
healing well.... still will be a while
i can think of a few neat places... and i will cover the "brain" with sheet metal on my own later if its at all easily accessible.
i can think of a few neat places... and i will cover the "brain" with sheet metal on my own later if its at all easily accessible.
