a friend has just brough a bmw with one of these and i felt like a kid with the pager and i would constantly keep setting the alarm off lol thing but now i want one but is there any down sides to these.

 

not really maybe the led because its a bit on the small side

 

If you think the 480xv is good have a look at the 500xv. I have one on my car....

 

No way, the LED is so bright in my car the whole car lights up blue inside at night with every flash . It actually is probably too bright, bringing your eyes to look at the car if you are near it at night.

But it is satisfying to get a received beep on the pager if you are quite far from the car and are checking if its locked.


Lee

 

i have one of these and dont like it,wish i never bought it now.
the pager battery lasts about 4 weeks max,thats like 12 batteries a yr !!

the pager system is pants, i armed the car, then got the missus to open it up with my other key to set alarm off, i was about 200 metres away,did my pager go off, NOPE,yet if i stood next tot he car, it goes off, well no ****e, i can hear the alarm i dont need the fob to tell me also !!!

The features are good but dont know if u lot know, but ur settings are per fob not the alarm pack, so if u lt ur fobgo flat and dont change batteries within a minute or so, u loose the settings.
i have VRS,passive arming,forced passive arming on,the battery in my pager went flat, while i was changing over i took 5 mins as i was faffing about, then no forced arming etc,been back 4 times to get it all set again, now i just use the small fob as the battery is much better at lasting.

 

also,if u want your blips to be louder its a case of cutting a wire on the siren,much better now, people can actually hear ive armed my car !

 

The 500xv remote is rechargeable

 

yeah,thats grand for ya !!

 

lol.. jealousy will get you nowhere !!

 

i think ill just leave the rotti in the car

 

lol even if it used a battery every day it would still be cheaper than replacing the whole interior when the dog decides to have a chew..

The 480's are a great piece of kit, ask your mate what he thinks of his..

 

I had the 480vx fitted 8 weeks ago...Battery still goin strong,pager works from a great distance,blue light does lights up like a lighthouse and arm/disarm sirens as loud as jonathan wosses suits.....Great bit of kit imo

 

I have the 480XV with remote start on my car. Just waiting to upgrade the antenna to i can have the 500XV. The new colour remote is awesome. With Vipers you can just do so much as you have so many spare channels.

I have remote start, window closure so far. What do others have?

 

remote start
headlight activation
boot release
window close and open
Callguard 2. (remote start from a mobile phone !!)

just about to fit bonnet release
I also have the following additional sensors
Glass break sensor
Tilt Sensor
Dual zone shock
Dual zone proximity

 

Jesus H You have loads of extras!!!

I also have the Dual Zone Prox and Shock. Im thinking CallGuard

 

Christ, i feele i need more add ons,all i have is VRS activated,passive arming and forced passive arming,didnt want auto lock of the doors as in winter i shut the car leaving it running etc in garage,click clunk,oops LOL !!!

thing that bugs me is, these add ons are like £60 per sensor/module plus fitting time,my alarm cost £340 so with all the add ons it would o fbeene like £600 !!!

whats this about upgrading to the 500 from the 480,hows that then ?

 

oh,and my pager is ****e,dunno why, the pager system doesnt vibrate the fob if im like 200 metres away etc,the antenna is in th emiddle of the windscreen

 

You can upgrade to the cool new colour 500XV remote but you will need a new antenna.

 

whats the cost of that then, plenty i bet !

 

cant find anything on the 500 xv ??? on their website, directed electronics

 

google is your friend

500xv - Google Search

 

yeah,i know how to use google,BUT,as i said,nothing about the model on the makers website

 

As in

Viper - Security - Viper 5002

no 500 xv in the support or product list,surely it would be here 1st of all

 

The US site doesn't list any of the new UK models as they have not been officially released yet. There is a new UK site due soon. The closest model the US have to our 500xv is the 7900 but that comes with remote start.

Viper - Security with Remote Start - Viper 7900

The details you will get on the UK installers sites is as good as you will get anywhere.

 

the new standard viper remote are also very cool. They will be available very soon.