How good are the alarm systems on the Fabia? It's getting to the point where I'm putting more and more money into my car looking at anti roll bars, intercoolers, good exhaust systems etc and to be honest these are quite easily removed from a fabia. The reason I ask is because I bought a brand new supersprint exhaust system for my old 106 it was on about 2 weeks and someone thought they'd steal my lovely back box ! :( does anyone have aftermarket alarm systems or anything like that?

As car security on cars gets better, thieves resort to taking your keys this in turn makes your alarm useless.

I really don't think there is an answer to improve security.

When I was younger the Sierra Cosworth was new, I knew a guy who had one and he bragged about this all new Thatcham alarm and immobiliser, within 6 months of ownership the Cossie was picked up and stolen using a car transporter.

There is no answer really it is a luck of the draw situation

As car security on cars gets better, thieves resort to taking your keys this in turn makes your alarm useless.

I really don't think there is an answer to improve security.

When I was younger the Sierra Cosworth was new, I knew a guy who had one and he bragged about this all new Thatcham alarm and immobiliser, within 6 months of ownership the Cossie was picked up and stolen using a car transporter.

There is no answer really it is a luck of the draw situation

pretty useless spending money on a good alarm system then you would say?

I would say yes. I had an Audi A4 Avant B8, some scrote smashed the rear window and had a rummage in the boot, he/she stole 1 litre of 5/30 oil and left me with glass everywhere, a four day wait for a rear screen and one litre of oil missing, the alarm went off and continued going off for the few hours I was at a private function in a social club, all the smokers who wandered in and out of the venue must have seen my car flashing and making a general racket but did not do anything, or inform anybody about what was going on.

I would just take a chance, maybe for the exhaust and external bits, round off the bolts to prevent removal with spanners or sockets, if you need to remove it be prepared to grind the bolts off.

If you're planning on keeping the exhaust on for a long time, just weld it together so it's just one long piece

Not too difficult to cut it apart a few years down the line if you ever need to remove it

A good thing about the VRS is the big rear bumper, even if you're lowered about 25mm, it will be difficult for someone to just get under the car and start undoing the bolts

Edited 14 June, 201313 yr by Harry1212

The fabia alarm is quite a good alarm system that's why it's rated in group 9e the e means that it exeeds the normal security requirement for a car of this type like James said as security on cars gets better thieves have to take the keys, so keep them out of sight also in terms of exhaust etc could reverse right upto a wall to make it impossible to get to the back of the car.

I would say its good i locked the car with my dog in once and he managed to set alarm off.

I've locked mine with the window down and it went off after a while so I'd say its good. Not very sensitive but enough to go off if somebody goes in the car when they shouldn't be.

Maybe consider adding in a tilt sensor? Every time I jack my car up it goes off, so if someone tried to take it via a transporter I'd know.

I've seen a thread where (not on a Fabia), someone wires a generic tilt sensor inline with the bonnet switch, so if it's triggered it sets the alarm off via the bonnet switch wiring.

Just an idea.

Hail set my car alarm off yesturday ....

_{In actual fact, the factory alarm/immobiliser is considered by insurers as equivalent to}

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