Thread: Landrover anti-theft issue

A flashing red light is a good deterent. Make it nice and visible in the dash somewhere. Add a couple of stickers saying this car is protected by an alarm.

Given you have so many security devices, but want more, may I suggest a large dog (rottweiler etc) or a snake?

Snakes are very cool.....

If you're worried about it getting pinched, as OI said, leave the transfer case in neutral.

I live in one of the worst streets for car theft in Sydney, five of mine stolen, and none of them was a Land Rover. My Defender/120" have never been broken into or stolen. Subarus or Datsun 510, another story altogether.

Cheers
Simon

You don't say where you live, or whether you have any special reason to expect someone to want to steal it. In Australia large four wheel drives are at the bottom of the list for theft, and Defenders and Series Landrovers would be a bad last within that group. As Simon says, just leave it in neutral in the transfer case.

Theft from within the vehicle is a different situation, and if there looks to be anything worth stealing, expect a broken window if you park in some areas - but no sort of lock will stop that, although an alarm might help.

John

Pity I never took a photo of it, but my series 3 stage 1 had one of those long padlocks and I padlocked the gear lever in 1st gear to a bracket I made on the dash
Ok you could have unscrewed the gear knob but I think your average joyrider would not have the intelligence to think of that ( I wont say how long after I fitted it I thought of that one)
It was as good a visual as a steering lock- and quicker & cheaper..

Originally Posted by JDNSW

You don't say where you live, or whether you have any special reason to expect someone to want to steal it. In Australia large four wheel drives are at the bottom of the list for theft, and Defenders and Series Landrovers would be a bad last within that group. As Simon says, just leave it in neutral in the transfer case.

Theft from within the vehicle is a different situation, and if there looks to be anything worth stealing, expect a broken window if you park in some areas - but no sort of lock will stop that, although an alarm might help.

John

I would think a Defender would be hard to dispose of given their small numbers and the community around them.

For no expense I have long enjoyed the passive security system that provides me with piece of mind and allows me to leave my vehicle unattended with keys in ignition, windows down, and doors unlocked. Offered as a standard option on all Landrover models since the series 2, the Mobile Oil Stain 3 System (MOS3S) is effective at detering thieves wary by way of threatening exorbitant maintenance costs. With this system embedded into the vehicles design, and combined with the world beating reliability, dealer service, and resale value that only Landrover offers, no self respecting thief would ever consider stealing my vehicle.

Originally Posted by dlatn

For no expense I have long enjoyed the passive security system that provides me with piece of mind and allows me to leave my vehicle unattended with keys in ignition, windows down, and doors unlocked. Offered as a standard option on all Landrover models since the series 2, the Mobile Oil Stain 3 System (MOS3S) is effective at detering thieves wary by way of threatening exorbitant maintenance costs. With this system embedded into the vehicles design, and combined with the world beating reliability, dealer service, and resale value that only Landrover offers, no self respecting thief would ever consider stealing my vehicle.

But what does that make us?

Simon