hi all,

just wondering where the bast place to install a shock sensor in a car?

i have a cyclops alarm with a dual stage shock sensor, and was hoping someone could she some light on mouting requirements

the reason for my question is i had it installed by a licenced installer (insurance requirement) and it doesnt seem to be doing much even whn you hit the car quite hard

got a feeling that they just shoved it somewhere under the dash and didnt really do a good job.

have been told that they should be secured to the floorpan or something else which is structural to the car to be the most effective - not sure how true this is though?

any suggestions much appreciated

anything solidly jointed to the car will do.

if its screwed to SOMETHING, it should work.

if you're not hitting the car hard enough to break a window, then chances are you're not hitting it hard enough.

try dropping the bonnet shut?

you can also adjust the sensitivity.

It really depends on the manufacturer of the sensor. Ours are actually recommened that they be attached to an under dash loom for the best results.
Screwing down to a floor pan or body part is actually discouraged.

what he said ^

They are more sensitive if you zip tie them to a loom, I'd say it's to do with the loom amplifying the vibration of the car or something like that.

With modern sensors, if they're solidly mounted to the car they're actually less sensitive, to the point that they may not trigger at all.