After-Market Car Alarms/Guard Built-in DVD player?

WooHorn

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I know someone who has had tthe built-in DVD screen and player stolen out of his Suburban twice by thieves who avoid setting off the factory alarm by going through the windows and not opening any doors or using the car's interior lights.

I normally would just take valuables out of my car and rely on the factory alram, but I am about to get a new car with built in DVD (could be headliner or headrest mounted screen).

I am not eager to add something that complex to a new car's electrical system, but if I go to a mom & pop sound shop (or a Big Box BB/CC) and get it professionally installed, is there a type or brand that I should look at?

I remember having a pretty cool Viper system once that would scare people away if they even came too close to my car, but I think that I pretty much just need something that adds glass breakage or some kind of DVD player protection (like a trip wire) to a new car.

Any suggestions or ideas? Thanks!
 
In my break in experience, it seems like people go more for aftermarket stereo stuff, so I would just get the factory equipment. It is probably harder for them to sell.
Don't get one of those annoying alarms. Nobody cares about them. If you are that concerned, just get one of those pagers that pages you when someone breaks into your car.
I live in a condo close to downtown Austin and live next to an apartment complex and those alarms go off all the time. I'm not going to go investigate every time it happens, and the thieves know this, so they don't care. Hell, when I was in college I had one of those annoying alarms on my jeep with a motion sensor and someone still stole the top to my jeep. It is up to you to police the vehicle.
 
Nobody ever steals factory equipment (well almost never.) Is it the best sounding or best looking, NO! Is it less likely to be stolen out of your car, YES! There is not much pawn shop value of a DVD system that only works in a Honda or a Ford specifically.
 

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