Jim,<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jim F:
I'm considering getting Honda's add-on security system, part # 08E51-S0X-100. HandA sells the kit with the attachment kit, part #08E55-S0X-100F for $156 + shipping.
Does anyone have this setup? If so, what do you like or dislike about it?
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Saw your other posts and sorry about all the misfortune you've been having. As for the alarm, I installed it when I first purchased the 99 EX almost 2 years ago. At the time little was known about the system or how it even operated. It took me over 2 months to convince Honda that there was no protection for the hood! Now of course, all this is old news and they offer a hood switch kit.
Overall the system works fine, it integrates well with the existing remote. Unlike the new 2001 models that come from the factory with a similar system, there is one big difference. The alarms for the pre-2001 models have a valet switch. I don't know if this is better or not, but its there.
The 2 big negatives I feel about the system are 1. No separate siren (as in the optional LX system and no you can't get one to work with it) and 2. No auto door lock/unlock that works with the ignition.
I installed 2 identical Code Alarms in my Accords years ago and they both turn on the dome lights and unlock the doors via the remote, and when you start the car, they dome light goes off and doors lock automatically. Since the dome lights are already taken care of by the existing remote, the feature I miss is the auto door lock.
I understand some aftermarket alarm companies may make a device that can be integrated with the Ody's OEM that could add this functionality but I'm still researching.
In the meantime, the horn is plenty loud and annoying so the siren isn't so much of an issue anymore for me. The valet switch is ok but it works strangely. Its a momentary pushbutton as opposed to a toggle switch. You hold the button in for a few seconds, when the LED blinks once the system is disarmed, twice, its armed.
The annoying part is you need to have the key out of the ignition when doing this or it won't work. I've also noticed if I open the door and the system is armed, the alarm doesn't go off right away. I know when its getting ready to by watching the LED blink rapidly and within a few seconds it blasting. Its like anything else, it just takes getting used to.
Good luck,
=Hy=
[This message has been edited by hip (edited 04-08-2001).]