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A long way from Scotland to vanbitz........i have studied them but adds£££££ to an already expensive piece of kit.Contact @eddievanbitz, brilliant system.
Doesn't the strikeback have a cat 2-1 which, if i'm right in saying, isn't suitable for diesel engines........i'm sure @eddievanbitz will enlighten us.I think the definitive motorhome alarm is the Strikeback. .
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Doesn't the strikeback have a cat 2-1 which, if i'm right in saying, isn't suitable for diesel engines........i'm sure @eddievanbitz will enlighten us.
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Doesn't the strikeback have a cat 2-1 which, if i'm right in saying, isn't suitable for diesel engines........i'm sure @eddievanbitz will enlighten us.
Thatcham in Berkshire is the home of the ABI (Association of British Insurers) ‘Motor Insurance Repair and Research Centre’ MIRRC. The engineers at MIRRC (known as Thatcham) test the quality of alarms systems against a given set of criteria. However, although guidelines are issued for the correct fitment of the alarms, there is no ‘policing or checks’ on the installations. Consequently, many ‘Thatcham’ alarms are installed by inexperienced or inept installers who get away with charging good money for poor work. Worse still are the engineers at Thatcham state very clearly that passenger car systems [Cat 1, 2-1, or 3] are not appropriate for installation onto diesel vans. A Category L1, L2-1 or L3 should be specified.
@NickNic you may want to read this...........taken from the vanbitz website.
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Have you the link to the Thatcham site where what you say is written?Thatcham in Berkshire is the home of the ABI (Association of British Insurers) ‘Motor Insurance Repair and Research Centre’ MIRRC. The engineers at MIRRC (known as Thatcham) test the quality of alarms systems against a given set of criteria. However, although guidelines are issued for the correct fitment of the alarms, there is no ‘policing or checks’ on the installations. Consequently, many ‘Thatcham’ alarms are installed by inexperienced or inept installers who get away with charging good money for poor work. Worse still are the engineers at Thatcham state very clearly that passenger car systems [Cat 1, 2-1, or 3] are not appropriate for installation onto diesel vans. A Category L1, L2-1 or L3 should be specified.
@NickNic you may want to read this...........taken from the vanbitz website.
Have you the link to the Thatcham site where what you say is written?
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@eddievanbitz was involved in writing those Thatcham standards for the ABI.
I think you'll find he knows what he's doing.
Thats incorrect. The Strikeback is an alarm system designed for motorhomes. Most of which have diesel engines.Doesn't the strikeback have a cat 2-1 which, if i'm right in saying, isn't suitable for diesel engines........i'm sure @eddievanbitz will enlighten us.
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I think you are over analysing this. Just ask your insurer if a 2/1 system is acceptable. I think, if they know their stuff, they will say it is.It clearly reads in the text that a cat 2-1 should not be used on a deisel van
The strikeback has a cat 2-1 certificate
All fron the vanbitz site.
I'm only trying to get myself a cat1 thatcham approved alarm for insurance purposes and the way i read the vanbitz piece looks wrong?.
Have you the link to the Thatcham site where what you say is written?
Edit: just done a bit of digging, Cat 1 just means a combined alarm and immobiliser. It can be fitted to any type of vehicle.
Yes, i agree, but in the write up from the vanbitz website it says quote........Thatcham very clearly states that car systems [cat 1 2-1 or 3] are not appropriate for installation to a deisel van. Instead you should have L1 ,L2 or L3.What I was questioning was your interpretation of the Thatcham standards. I can't find any reference to the type of engine. A 2/1 or 2-1 system basically provides the same protection as Cat 1
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Not according to my reading of the file attached below.Cat 1 is an alarm. Cat 2 is an immobiliser which is factory fitted to all new vehicles.
Not according to my reading of the file attached below.
The 2-1 is the difficult one, it seems to mean an immobiliser upgraded with an alarm, but how that differs from Cat 1 escapes me.
The Strikeback is not a car systemYes, i agree, but in the write up from the vanbitz website it says quote........Thatcham very clearly states that car systems [cat 1 2-1 or 3] are not appropriate for installation to a deisel van. Instead you should have L1 ,L2 or L3.
According to the vanbitz website the 'strikeback' has a certificate for 2-1
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Can i refer you back to post # 11 .The Strikeback is not a car system
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What are YOU talking about........the ulterior motive is i am looking for a cat 1 thatcham approved alarm for my motorhome for insurance purposes.Does anyone else smell a rather large rat here?
Someone waits until Eddie is on holiday and unlikely to reply and then decides to attempt a hatchet job on a system thats been the market leader for many years.
I wonder what the ulterior motive is?
Why, he asked for a cat 1 and others suggested the strike back , as my insurance company have just asked me about a cat 1 (not sure if they have approved the strike back but will check Tomoz) but as @Bobby22 has said it has a 2-1 approval and God forbid anything happens it's not got approval for cat1 so potentially a get out clause (have to wait for Eddie to enlighten us) but at the end of the day cat 2-1 is not cat 1Does anyone else smell a rather large rat here?
Someone waits until Eddie is on holiday and unlikely to reply and then decides to attempt a hatchet job on a system thats been the market leader for many years.
I wonder what the ulterior motive is?
What are YOU talking about........the ulterior motive is i am looking for a cat 1 thatcham approved alarm for my motorhome for insurance purposes.
I asked on this forum, that i have been a member of all my motorhoming life, for recomendations for an alarm.
I have not and do not intend to do any hatchet job on any system.
If you don't understawhat we're discussing don't get involved.
In my opinion the text on vanbitz's website states exactly what i have said.
I started this thread asking for recomendations..........you haven't helped one bit.
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