Transponder Immobilisers

Subaru Immobiliser

Transponder Immobilisers are beyond any doubt the easiest security system to live with. There are no buttons to press and no batteries to go flat so they require no thought or action from the driver. They prevent the vehicle from…

Obsessive Installation – Honda Beat Car Alarm

Honda Beat Car Alarm

Honda Beat at lake Tekapo When it comes to securing my own car taking short cuts is not an option, so The Honda Beat was always going to have a serious security system installed. The Beat was about as stock as they…

Can your alarm remote be cloned?

Alarm remote cloning

Alarm Remotes without programming projection Alarm remote cloning Would it disturb you to know how easy it is for most alarms to have a remote cloned without your knowledge? Are you even aware that all I need to program a…

The Obsessive Honda Beat

Honda Beat NZ

Those of you who regularly visit the Obsessive Facebook page will know I have recently flown down to Queenstown and purchased a Honda Beat. The 800KM drive back to Picton was a hoot! As the little Honda is to be a demo…

Cyclops PIN Code Over-Ride

Cyclops PIN Code Over-Ride

How to disarm your Cyclops / Dynatron alarm without the remote If you lose your Cyclops or Dynatron remote control, or if it stops working then you can use you Cyclops PIN Code Over-Ride number to disarm your alarm or…

Mongoose MAP70

Mongoose MAP70 review

The Mongoose MAP70 Series is part of the new generation of car alarms. Being a CAN-BUS alarm the MAP70  has the Cobra AK4615 and the Autowatch 695CAN to measure up to so it would be fair to assume that Mongoose have been hard at work in…

Autowatch 695 CAN-BUS

Autowatch 695 CAN Upgrade CAN-BUS alarm

Autowatch Car Security Autowatch 695 CAN – Thatcham CAT 2-1 CAN-BUS Alarm The Autowatch 695 CAN is a CAN-BUS alarm system from PFK Electronics in South Africa. It is Thatcham CAT 2–1 rated and is designed for vehicles with factory…

Subaru Immobiliser

Subaru Car Alarm

Up until 2003, Subaru’s were a fairly easy target and were constantly up there in the list of most stolen cars.  Why were Subaru cars so easy to steal? Because the Subaru Immobiliser was not fitted into any models until…

Cobra 7777 Remote

Cobra 7777 remote - 2 button remote with dongle

The Cobra 7777 remote or 4T7777 as it is official titled is the remote control part number for Cobra’s older generation car alarms. I have noticed that I get a fair amount of traffic to the website from people searching for “Cobra 7777 alarm” so…

Dead Car Alarms

Dead Car Alarms. Meridian alarm fail

The Car Alarm Grave Yard The Obsessive Vehicle Security 2009 award for worst car alarm goes to Meridian. I have removed 13 of them in the past year, unlucky for the owners who have all found out the hard way! Dead…