Category Archives: Nissan

Nissan Leaf Upgrade Alarm

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Julian

The Leaf came out in 2010. It is the first fully electric vehicle from Nissan and accounts for about 50% of all electric vehicles in New Zealand. Being an e-NV200 owner I am well aware of how many are on … Continue reading →

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Nissan Maxima Upgrade Alarm

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Julian

In my opinion, the best Nissan Maxima upgrade alarm is the Cobra AK4615 CAN-BUS upgrade alarm made by Vodafone Automotive. It works flawlessly with the factory remote. The Nissan Maxima already has a factory fitted immobiliser and keyless entry so has a … Continue reading →

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Nissan Qashqai Upgrade Alarm

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Julian

Nissan Qashqai Alarm The Nissan Qashqai comes with a factory fitted immobiliser and keyless entry, but not an alarm. My recommendation is the Cobra AK4615 CAN-BUS upgrade alarm which works flawlessly with the factory remote. Expect a hidden digital battery … Continue reading →

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e-NV200 Obsessive Van upgrade alarm

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Julian

The Obsessive Van is the first fully electric vehicle that I’ve worked on. As you’d expect I’ve tried to take it to a new level so it’s been a good learning exercise and I’ve come up with some new tricks … Continue reading →

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The New Obsessive Electric Van

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Julian

About 10 weeks ago I made the decision to purchase a Nissan e-NV200 panel van. It will be a direct replacement for the Nissan Wingroad that I currently work out of. I first became aware of them back in April … Continue reading →

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Remote Start with Manual Transmission

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Julian

How do you prevent remote starting a car that is in gear? I’m sure I don’t need to explain the potential dangers of having a car remote start when in gear so I’ll get straight to the point. If you … Continue reading →

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Nissan NV200 and NV350 Alarm options

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Julian

Nissan Van Alarm Options Neither the Nissan NV200 Vanette or the NV350 Caravan are sold as new vehicles by Nissan New Zealand. Thinking about it Nissan NZ doesn’t sell any vans right now so the chances are if you have … Continue reading →

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Nissan Navara NP300 Alarm

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Julian

The new  NP300 Nissan Navara comes with a factory-fitted alarm system in all models apart from the entry-level DX variant which I’ll explain later in the post. All models including the DX have an immobiliser. The Top of the range … Continue reading →

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Nissan CAN-BUS alarms

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Julian

If you own a late model Nissan (2005 onwards) and are considering a CAN-BUS upgrade alarm then I suggest you keep reading. Not all CAN-BUS alarms are equal. It will probably surprise you to know how easy most after-market Nissan … Continue reading →

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Nissan Navara Alarm Options

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Julian

NP300 Update: NP300 Navara alarm options are covered here… The D22 and D40 stopped production in 2015. I’ve done a number of installs on Nissan Navara’s in the past few weeks so thought now would be a good time to explain … Continue reading →

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