The V.I.P. RS 3200 Plus Security System--pros & cons

Yes, something is fishy. It comes with the glass breakage sensor and is installed at the same time.
2010 Toyota Prius RS3200 VIP Security System w/ Glass Breakage
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That is what I thought. Do you have the VIP on your Prius? Is there a manual or some doc on line I can gather to go in and prove the point?

Thank you very much.

 

Yes, I have had the alarm installed. The part number tells the whole story in that it comes as a complete kit! I don't know if they could have installed a VIP kit from Gen II, where the glass breakage sensor is optional and the wiring harness would have to match the Gen III? I would ask them to tell you which part # they installed!

 

Is there any good reason to have an alarm? I notice car alarms going off from time to time in parking lots and even in my neighbors driveway. They are fairly common and people tend to ignore them. If your car does get broken into and the alarm alerts you the thieves are probably going to be gone before you can do anything anyway.

If the intent is to steal the car they are going to be unable to drive it away because of the immobilizer. I think the only way to steal a Prius, unless you leave the key fob in the car, is to winch it onto a flatbed truck and the alarm probably won't prevent that.

If my car was ever actually stolen I wouldn't want it back anyway, I would prefer to fight it out with the insurance company and buy another one.

 

Thanks agian for the info. I think they may be using the parts list for the GII but want to verify. Do you happen to have the part number of the system that comes with the Glass Breakage sensor?

Thanks again for your insight.... no pun intended...

 

I live in a tourist town. All summer long we have car alarms going off. They never mean anything. If you want to steal a car with an alarm, just look stupid and shrug your shoulders. There's a good chance someone will come over and help you.

I suppose the gas breakage alarm could offer some small measure of security for protecting personal possessions left in a car in a city, but quite frankly, I think in that situation most thieves will smash and grab, so the alarm will be of no help.

Tom