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Cajun8 · 09-23-2011, 05:36 PM

I am waiting for my 2012 SS2 45th AE to be built and am wondering what everyone's opinion is on getting LoJack installed on it. I live in Huntington Beach, CA; just south of L.A. Would it be worth the investment?

julio820 · 09-23-2011, 05:38 PM

mine came with it.. i had no choice

Cajun8 · 09-23-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by julio820

mine came with it.. i had no choice

Did they charge you for it?

julio820 · 09-23-2011, 05:44 PM

yea,i didn't order my car, the car was already on the showroom and when i was doing the deal i told them i didnt want it but they told me it was already installed and that they couldnt take it off the car. i mean its good to have it you never know you might need it in the future

SlingShot · 09-23-2011, 05:44 PM

I have it in all three of my cars...

julio820 · 09-23-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by julio820

yea,i didn't order my car, the car was already on the showroom and when i was doing the deal i told them i didnt want it but they told me it was already installed and that they couldnt take it off the car. i mean its good to have it you never know you might need it in the future

specially in cali.

BubbaSS · 09-23-2011, 05:46 PM

I liked lowjack, but onstar is better...Lowjack is a one time large payment versus onstar's yearly smaller payments...The one thing I really liked about lowjack was being notified whenever my car was moved without the warning key, so I knew when the mechanic was working on my car and done.

BubbaSS · 09-23-2011, 05:48 PM

actually shouldn't say onstar is better, since it doesnt notify you...just like that you can turn the engine off and lock the doors with onstar

Madness11 · 09-23-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BubbaSS

I liked lowjack, but onstar is better...Lowjack is a one time large payment versus onstar's yearly smaller payments...The one thing I really liked about lowjack was being notified whenever my car was moved without the warning key, so I knew when the mechanic was working on my car and done.

lowjack you pay for once though......onstar is the gift that keeps on taking. I am not going to bother with putting lojack on my car. I had it on my truck and it didnt do me any favors. I actually question if it worked lol. Truck never got stolen though.

upflying · 09-23-2011, 05:54 PM

Lojak is a low power transmitter. Only works "line of sight" to a few specially equipped police cars. Police officer uses a "direction finder" which points to the origin of the transmitter. Signal reflects off buildings so the direction finder gets confused. Advantage to Lojak is the thief does not know it is installed. Onstar thief will just pull a fuse to shut it off.
Modern cars are dang near impossible to steal without a key. Makes more sense to install it on high theft ratio older Accords, Civics, Integra, Saturns and Sentras.

Cajun8 · 09-24-2011, 04:51 PM

Thanks all! My dealer wants to charge $795. Is that reasonable? He's telling me it's good for the life of the car. The Lojack website states that $795 will buy you 4 years. Which is true?

brooks35 · 09-24-2011, 06:00 PM

Before you get LoJack, contact your local police departments and see if they are still utilizing the systems. I know that we, along with most departments in our area no longer have the systems in our patrol cars to track a stolen car. So if your local departments don't have the ability to track your LoJack equipped vehicle it would be a waste of money.

upflying · 09-24-2011, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cajun8

Thanks all! My dealer wants to charge $795. Is that reasonable? He's telling me it's good for the life of the car. The Lojack website states that $795 will buy you 4 years. Which is true?

As long as no one jacks your car or you leave the key in the ignition, Lojak is unnecessary. Crooks steal older imports with shaved keys nowadays. If your car is stolen, that's what Onstar and insurance is for.
Lojack sells the gear to the dealer for $400 wholesale, dealer profits $395.
Consider Lojack profit based on fear.
Brooks is correct, few agencies have Lojack receivers in the cars.

Bay Area SS · 09-25-2011, 12:53 AM

I have been a police officer over 5 years and have inly seen lo jack work once or twice. Most agencies in bay area that i know of don't even have Lo jack system installed in patrol vehicles..

09-23-2011, 05:36 PM	#1
Cajun8 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS 45th AE, Hurst Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Huntington Beach,CA Posts: 108	To LoJack or not to LoJack I am waiting for my 2012 SS2 45th AE to be built and am wondering what everyone's opinion is on getting LoJack installed on it. I live in Huntington Beach, CA; just south of L.A. Would it be worth the investment?

09-23-2011, 05:44 PM	#5
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	I have it in all three of my cars... __________________

09-23-2011, 05:46 PM	#7
BubbaSS WHAT RED LIGHT?! Drives: 2011 Black Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,115	I liked lowjack, but onstar is better...Lowjack is a one time large payment versus onstar's yearly smaller payments...The one thing I really liked about lowjack was being notified whenever my car was moved without the warning key, so I knew when the mechanic was working on my car and done. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS M6 BLACK - VARARAM NO TUNE INTAKE, MODDED AND PORTED TB, PORTED INTAKE MANIFOLD, VITESSE THROTTLE CONTROLLER, DOUG THORLEY LT'S, CATLESS, X-PIPE, 25" STAINLESS WORKS RETRO CHAMBERED MUFFLERS, CUSTOM 2.5" MANDREL BENT EXHAUST, RICHMOND 4.10 GEARS, CUSTOM CAM (231/242 @ 114LSA), MUSTANG DYNO TUNED BY TORQ, 20% CERAMIC TINTS, EIBACH PROKIT SPRINGS 1" DROP, HAWK PERFORMANCE CERAMIC BRAKES, NITTO INVO TIRES, HYDROCARBON TAIL LIGHT AND FOG LIGHT BEZELS BY EMBLEMPROS, METRA DASH KIT, JVC KW-AV71BT, PHOENIX GOLD iAMP GM1, PASSPORT QI45 - 450 RWHP 415 RWTQ

09-23-2011, 05:48 PM	#8
BubbaSS WHAT RED LIGHT?! Drives: 2011 Black Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,115	actually shouldn't say onstar is better, since it doesnt notify you...just like that you can turn the engine off and lock the doors with onstar __________________ 2011 2SS/RS M6 BLACK - VARARAM NO TUNE INTAKE, MODDED AND PORTED TB, PORTED INTAKE MANIFOLD, VITESSE THROTTLE CONTROLLER, DOUG THORLEY LT'S, CATLESS, X-PIPE, 25" STAINLESS WORKS RETRO CHAMBERED MUFFLERS, CUSTOM 2.5" MANDREL BENT EXHAUST, RICHMOND 4.10 GEARS, CUSTOM CAM (231/242 @ 114LSA), MUSTANG DYNO TUNED BY TORQ, 20% CERAMIC TINTS, EIBACH PROKIT SPRINGS 1" DROP, HAWK PERFORMANCE CERAMIC BRAKES, NITTO INVO TIRES, HYDROCARBON TAIL LIGHT AND FOG LIGHT BEZELS BY EMBLEMPROS, METRA DASH KIT, JVC KW-AV71BT, PHOENIX GOLD iAMP GM1, PASSPORT QI45 - 450 RWHP 415 RWTQ

09-24-2011, 06:00 PM	#12
brooks35 Drives: 57Chevy TrailblazerSS 73Camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 341	Before you get LoJack, contact your local police departments and see if they are still utilizing the systems. I know that we, along with most departments in our area no longer have the systems in our patrol cars to track a stolen car. So if your local departments don't have the ability to track your LoJack equipped vehicle it would be a waste of money. __________________

09-23-2011, 05:38 PM	#2
julio820 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Boca Raton,Florida Posts: 315	mine came with it.. i had no choice

09-23-2011, 05:54 PM	#10
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	Lojak is a low power transmitter. Only works "line of sight" to a few specially equipped police cars. Police officer uses a "direction finder" which points to the origin of the transmitter. Signal reflects off buildings so the direction finder gets confused. Advantage to Lojak is the thief does not know it is installed. Onstar thief will just pull a fuse to shut it off. Modern cars are dang near impossible to steal without a key. Makes more sense to install it on high theft ratio older Accords, Civics, Integra, Saturns and Sentras.

09-24-2011, 04:51 PM	#11
Cajun8 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS 45th AE, Hurst Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Huntington Beach,CA Posts: 108	Thanks all! My dealer wants to charge $795. Is that reasonable? He's telling me it's good for the life of the car. The Lojack website states that $795 will buy you 4 years. Which is true?

09-25-2011, 12:53 AM	#14
Bay Area SS Drives: 2010 rs/2ss Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ca bay area Posts: 669 View My Garage	I have been a police officer over 5 years and have inly seen lo jack work once or twice. Most agencies in bay area that i know of don't even have Lo jack system installed in patrol vehicles.. __________________ 1 7/8 long tubes full XS Power exhaust no cats, Rotofab CAI, PowderPro Ported TB, Hurst short throw, TSP 231 236 cam, tuned by Synergy Motorsports 454RWHP, 440 RWTQ. More to come!

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