Cat1 fitted at most places for £300 or so. Toad, cobra etc.
I had a 'sparkrite' one on a car about eleven years ago, it actually worked ! Tbh though Haz, on your car i'd probs go for a better one than a £25 job (I know you said funds etc)
Imo it's worth it for peace of mind. Some places will do you a cat1 for £250 Other than that you could just get an immobiliser if your worried about it going walkabout. Cat2 immobs are cheap.Yeah, i dont wanna spend a lot on an alarm system, i know that sounds silly, coz it could save me a whole deal if my car gets nicked. (touch wood)
But £300 sounds a lot.. what other options do i have?
Only bad thing I can find about it is that if I press the door lock button on the dash with the ignition off, it alarms the car. Not an issue at all though TBH.
You can fix that. It happens because the alarm uses signals from the factory wiring to arm and pushing that button triggers the right signals. BTW, have you checked that it doesn't disarm by pushing it again?
I got around it by hooking up a relay that interrupts the arm signal going to the alarm whenever that switch is pushed. The switch now operates that relay (instead of going to the central locking) and then the relay contacts throw which first opens the arm signal to the alarm and then the normally open contacts close and that sends the signal to the central locking for it to operate.