Car Alarm Sensor Advice - Proximity vs Glass Break Sensor - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

FinallyGot1_NC · 03-01-2013, 11:09 PM

All,

I am in the process of having an alarm system added to my Mach. While I have already settled on the actual alarm brain and 90% of the other primary components one thing I am stuck on is the decision of going with either a proximity sensor or a glass break sensor.

Any members on the board have experiences (pros/cons) of either within their Mach or any other car?! The consensus from my personal research is the big negative of glass break is that at that point, the thief has already bust my window(s) whereas the Proximity Sensor is prone to nagging/annoying false alarms and warnings.

FYI ..shock & tilt sensors would be installed either way, but would need to decide between the proximity and glass break sensors.

Thanks in advance!

JMFT · 03-04-2013, 10:16 PM

Glassbreak over prox unless you decide to go with a convertible top mod in the future. Prox will false more w/tinted windows especially in the rain with a sensitive tune. I'd stick with tilt and shock myself.

FinallyGot1_NC · 03-05-2013, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMFT

Glassbreak over prox unless you decide to go with a convertible top mod in the future. Prox will false more w/tinted windows especially in the rain with a sensitive tune. I'd stick with tilt and shock myself.

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, the false positive and inconsistencies of the prox sensor seems to be a common theme. Too bad because its a cool concept if it could be more reliable/accurate.

03-01-2013, 11:09 PM	#1
FinallyGot1_NC I own a Mach 1 ..again! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NC Posts: 57	Car Alarm Sensor Advice - Proximity vs Glass Break Sensor All, I am in the process of having an alarm system added to my Mach. While I have already settled on the actual alarm brain and 90% of the other primary components one thing I am stuck on is the decision of going with either a proximity sensor or a glass break sensor. Any members on the board have experiences (pros/cons) of either within their Mach or any other car?! The consensus from my personal research is the big negative of glass break is that at that point, the thief has already bust my window(s) whereas the Proximity Sensor is prone to nagging/annoying false alarms and warnings. FYI ..shock & tilt sensors would be installed either way, but would need to decide between the proximity and glass break sensors. Thanks in advance! __________________ '03 Manual AB IUP, 9k miles, 8” ant, 4.10 Gears, Mach 1000 Audio, Smoked Headlights, PanaVise Dashmount, Pioneer AVH-P8400BH, Blk Steel Bumper Inserts, 35% tinted windows, rich1 Shaker Air Diverter, CDC Honeycomb Decklid Panel, STS1M - Sequence Turn Signals, JLT Ram Air Intake (AB), Bama SF3/X3 Tuner, SLP LM1+O/R H Pipe, MGW Blk Aluminum Bullitt license frame, Chrome 03 Cobras 17x9/10.5, TadiBrothers 120° WLAN Backup Cam, NITTO Tires NT555 275/40-17, 315/35-17, H&R SSS, CDC Mach 1 Floor Mats

03-04-2013, 10:16 PM	#2
JMFT Will sell tires 4 food. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St. Peters/Louis, MO Posts: 72	Re: Car Alarm Sensor Advice - Proximity vs Glass Break Sensor Glassbreak over prox unless you decide to go with a convertible top mod in the future. Prox will false more w/tinted windows especially in the rain with a sensitive tune. I'd stick with tilt and shock myself. __________________ I think the mach1 needs an alignment, the rear tires wear out way faster than the front.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)