Alarm\Immobiliser

[joules2.0t]

Does the Vectra SRI T come standard with CAT 1 alarm?

[joules2.0t]

Managed to finally get through to VX customer services.
And it is a Thatcham Cat 1 alarm.

[Bainie]

Shame nobody can hear it !! Good to know it is Cat 1 tho

[joules2.0t]

Funny you should say that. Mine in installed in the boot and I have no idea how loud or what it sounds like! Not that I want to tempt fate!!

[AJA]

That's good to know. Surely Thatcham wouldn't catorgarise it as a Cat 1 when it's so quiet?

[Duncan]

Funny you should say that. Mine in installed in the boot and I have no idea how loud or what it sounds like! Not that I want to tempt fate!!

Leave your windows down and lock the car. Wait 30 secs for the alarm to set and stick your arm in the window and wave around to set off the alarm.

You'll be somewhat surprised at how useless the alarm is!!

First time mine went off (left a window open) my neighbour's son came and told me that it was had gone off. The car was about 20m away and I didn't hear it inside! My previous Astra G (with standard Vx alarm) was way louder!

That's good to know. Surely Thatcham wouldn't catorgarise it as a Cat 1 when it's so quiet?

Interesting point! I have a feeling the Thatcham categorisation only deals with how secure etc the alarm/immobiliser is - nothing to do with the loudness of the siren. But you've now got me wondering and I'm going to have a look and see if I can find the Thatcham spec....

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[Duncan]

Here we go....

Category 1
Passenger Cars, LCV, HGV, Plant, Motorcycles
ELECTRONIC ALARM AND IMMOBILISER

* Alarm
Perimeter detection
Ignition detection
Passenger compartment movement detection OR glass break and inclination detection
Audible warning with battery back-up power supply
* Immobiliser
Passively set
Isolates a minimum of two operating circuits or systems, or a minimum of one operationally relevant vehicle control unit with coded intervention

Just needs to be an audible warning with a battery back-up power supply (in relation to the siren) with no specification of loudness.

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[armoured farmer]

the 03 1800 ls comes with cat 1 alarm ,immobiliser. I have just found out the hard way ,as i bought the TOAD AI 606 CAT 1,AND THE VX ONE IS BETTER..

[AJA]

You must be able to change the sounder surely????? Anyone done it?

[Duncan]

I asked my dealer this and I've been told you can't - it's all wired into the CanBus with no option to make it louder. Anyone know differently? If there's any way of making it louder then I'll be straight back down there to get it done!

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