Clifford Concept 300

My Clifford Concept 300 was supplied with my Audi which had been purchased for £400 c/w an anti-tilt switch (for protecting those nice alloys) inc installation. Both the previous owner and I had heard horror stories about Clifford's but had also realised they were a phenomenal product. The solution was to pay that bit extra and to buy it and have it installed by the top people in the area Imperial Securities in Tipton West Midlands. Installation ...
...fitted by a business where Clifford makes up 90% of their installation work. The instructions are poor and the number of functions require repeated key fob button presses which is difficult at first.

One final note-despite all the advice you will read about putting stickers up in your car window saying you have a Clifford, I would advise against displaying them. A competent car thief will be familiar with a Clifford and may have access ... more

My Clifford Concept 300 was supplied with my Audi which had been purchased for £400 c/w an anti-tilt switch (for protecting those nice alloys) inc installation. Both the previous owner and I had heard horror stories about Clifford's but had also realised they were a phenomenal product. The solution was to pay that bit extra and to buy it and have it installed by the top people in the area Imperial Securities in Tipton West Midlands. Installation took a whole day and was completed to an impeccable standard.

The Alarm is Thatcham Catergory 1 which means it has both an immobiliser and an alarm which have to meet stringent standards and also has the nice benefit of a reduction in car insurance premiums.

Well, the package is supplied with two fobs (one being a spare)
one of course is essential to lock and unlock the car. If you lose it-forget it! As for functions, it has an immobiliser, a screeching 120dB alarm, impact sensor,central locking control (activated on turning the ignition key), valet mode for when the car is being cleaned so the alarm isn't accidentally triggered and a load of functions such as a cordless link from the contol box to the siren (meaning the theif can't cut any cables to silence the siren), code-grab countermeasures (so the fob can't be duplicated), and an independent power source (so a car theif cannot just lift the bonnet and disconnect the battery). All in all this will give a car thief an awful lot of headaches. It can be upgraded to include a Blakjax Anti Car Jack mode(which has resulted in a car jacking in Smethwick, West Midlands being foiled and probably saved the owner's life)

So a very comprehensive package.

And the drawbacks?

I cannot stress this enough it needs the best installers available. Mine was fitted by a business where Clifford makes up 90% of their installation work. The instructions are poor and the number of functions require repeated key fob button presses which is difficult at first.

One final note-despite all the advice you will read about putting stickers up in your car window saying you have a Clifford, I would advise against displaying them. A competent car thief will be familiar with a Clifford and may have access to the diagnostic equipment which can neutralise it. This goes for all other car alarms though. In other words, keep'em guessing!

Overall though, thoroughly recommended and a sensible precaution if you have a half decent car. 

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