Theft prevention.

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OK, I know that there is nothing that will truly prevent theft of your vehicle, other than a 24-hour armed guard. I guess the best we can do is slow down the thief or make a big noise to scare him away.

I have heard of scummers cruising motel parking lots along interstates with tow trucks or flatbed trucks.

What do you guys do to prevent thefts?
 
I prevent thefts by watching my cars and keeping them where I can see them at all times.

Most thefts occur because people are careless and dont use common sense while thinking "this will never happen to me".
 
POS Dakota said:
I prevent thefts by watching my cars and keeping them where I can see them at all times.

Most thefts occur because people are careless and dont use common sense while thinking "this will never happen to me".
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I do the same,...plus anything that will be noisy and a pain in the *** to steal your ride,...Back the car in up to a wall,park it in reverse, with the E-brake on,...My front drivers get the steering cranked right or left all the way,...Used to pull the ignition rotor or ECM on my Dakota when in the city,...under streetlights and parrallel park between two others,...If they wan't it bad enough there gonna get It, but most thievin a-holes don't want to be seen or noticed.
 
i make sure to park in front of the house and lock her up once in awhile ill forget tho .such a small town idk if any1 would wanna steal my rides.to flashy
 
Insure it for full value, then, if it gets stolen you simply build another one. I parked my gold 69 Swinger 340 all over the place. Just locked the doors and took all my stuff with me. It was insured for $30,000 which was more than I sold it for. Same with my Corvettes. I insured the last one (1972 SB 4-speed coupe) for $28,000. I sold it for $20,000 so if it got stolen....so be it.
Grundy has the best policy as far as actually being able to USE the car for what it is; a car.

George
 
There ARE alarms using cellular technology, have no idea what the monthy gig is.
 
Drive a '56-'64 Chrysler product with automatic transmission. They might get it started, but they'll probably get stumped when it comes time to shift into gear.
 
i don't sweat it. i drive it where i want and park it where i can. if i can see it thats great if not so be it.. its insured.
 
I usually take the coil wire with me or lock it in the trunk so if they try and hot wire it they will just run the battery down, and I have a "club" for the steering wheel (I know they aint worth ****) just figure if it slows them down or distracts them a little good, otherwise I try not to be stupid, but dont let it keep me up at night, and hope for the best, same with my harley, lock it up hope its there when I get back, I am not about to let fear control my life
 
There's a number of simple things you can do. Install a hidden switch which breaks the electric fuel pump relay or ignition. If you have a tach, you can install a small switch to ground the tack wire. This will ground the coil, and you'll get no spark.

Get one of those lever operated hydraulic brake "holders" used on trucks hide under the seat, and plumb into one of the brake lines.

Figure a way to lock the hood. If you have wheels with slots/ spokes, you can through a plastic coated chain and lock through a slot.
 
67Dart273 said:
There's a number of simple things you can do. Install a hidden switch which breaks the electric fuel pump relay or ignition. If you have a tach, you can install a small switch to ground the tack wire. This will ground the coil, and you'll get no spark.

Get one of those lever operated hydraulic brake "holders" used on trucks hide under the seat, and plumb into one of the brake lines.

Figure a way to lock the hood. If you have wheels with slots/ spokes, you can through a plastic coated chain and lock through a slot.
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simple yet brilliant. i like the switched ignition. this will be my next project.
 
slantsixdan said:
Drive a '56-'64 Chrysler product with automatic transmission. They might get it started, but they'll probably get stumped when it comes time to shift into gear.
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Somewhere about 1974 my Grandmother bought another car & gave my older brother & I her 1962 Fury III 4 door that she & my Grandfather had bought new. We had to get the owner's manual out of the glovebox to figure out how to drive the thing the first time we took it out! :D
 
Short of having one of these...

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...I like the idea of switching the coil negative wire. I was also thinking of armoring the ignition wires under the dash to prevent hot-wiring. I have also heard of anti-tilt mercury switches with alarms; however, it seems that someone leaning against the car sometimes sets them off. I will need to do further research.

Thanks for your input, guys.
 
On my vehicles that don't have air bags, I use the Grant Security System. This consists of a removable steering wheel and a cap that locks onto the column when the wheel is removed. I just remove the wheel and put it in the trunk when I park the car. These things are low tech, inexpensive, easy to use and effective. They don't make the car impossible to steal, but most thieves will give up when they realize that there's no steering wheel.
My 2004 TJ. with an air bag, has Lojack.
 
lrazor said:
On my vehicles that don't have air bags, I use the Grant Security System. This consists of a removable steering wheel and a cap that locks onto the column when the wheel is removed. I just remove the wheel and put it in the trunk when I park the car. These things are low tech, inexpensive, easy to use and effective. They don't make the car impossible to steal, but most thieves will give up when they realize that there's no steering wheel.
My 2004 TJ. with an air bag, has Lojack.
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I like that Idea on a removable steering wheel and was thinking of that as well, I just got to find the right one that fits in my Valiant. If they can't take your car then the most they could do is damage it or steal something small.
 
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