Thread: Car Security

Originally Posted by 45tr0

i live in South Hedland, WA - look up the crime statistics!

My sIII had LPG fitted at one point - the tank has been removed but all the switches, etc are there. it also has a seperate slightly hidden switch that cuts off the electric fuel pump.

So i switch off the fuel pump, and flick the fuel selector on the dash over to LPG. Combined with the transfer-in-neutral trick, that's 3 points of immobilisation.

All that said, I haven't had any trouble in the 12 months i've been here - cars get broken into for contents, and mine has no roof or doortops so i never leave anything in it. They'd rather steal a falcon or commodore most days!

Or wheelie bin
I lived in Port

Good question Dmmos,
My first step on my 2a will be door locks. After that, i'll get a suitably old fashioned switch that doesn't look too out of place and label it high beams or something, but really a kill switch. Would be thiefs can then muck around with the foot-dipper switch thinking thats a kill switch
The key ignition so far has started with a padlock key and a screwdriver, so something extra has to be done.

Originally Posted by longing4alandy

Would be thiefs can then muck around with the foot-dipper switch thinking thats a kill switch

no new car has a dip switch on the floor so most car thieves wouldnt even realise what it is!

Very helpful, thanks all...

theres the good ol "noggy lock", metal loops welded to the firewall and gearstick, with a padlock put through both, locking the vehicle in gear, making it difficult, though not impossible to steal

This sounds simple and effective, however (despite my brutish manliness), at heart I'm too much of a Sensitive New Age Twit to do this to my beautiful interior.

you could leave the rottie sitting in the drivers seat to greet any guests
cheers
blaze

Good idea - but I have no backyard (damn you, misspent childhood), although when I do it'll be a Great Dane & an Irish Wolfhound (may need the LWB )

Keep it simple is best. One idea that was easy to install was a switch in the ignition circuit, concealed of course.Another idea was used by a friend with a mini and that was a fuel supply cut off valve that was activated by pressing a button in the floor but needed a key to release.If you had an electric fuel pump you could put a switch in the circuit for that.A battery cut off switch with a removable key would also be effective.Hope this helps.Cheers,130man.

Suggestions like the above are all quite handy - thanks!

The simplest antitheft device is to leave the transfer case in neutral - relatively few people are familiar with Series transfer gears, and the difference between neutral and high is not obvious.

I would love to see this happen Although not as much as this...

One I know of many years ago was a guy from a northwest cattle station came to Perth in his LandCruiser truck and left his keys in the ignition in the CBD. Came back to find the drivers door open, the ignition on, blood on the seat, and his blue heeler, which had been asleep under the passengers' seat, sitting there looking pleased with itself!

So leaving the Rottie on the seat would probably work!

Does anybody here know of a Series being stolen? I would imagine it's quite rare...

My son's mate is a towie, he got a call last week to remove an abandoned vehicle from bushland in Deagon. took said vehicle to my sons place to show him, Ben says he is sure it is a Disco or Rangie. Only a completely bare chassis remains, perfect condition, recently powder coated!

I have those baggy seat covers, and under them often is a skinning/boning knife wedged in to cause major damage to anyone who sits down. I also have been known to bluetack razorblades to the inside of the steering wheel, which is the first thing you grab when you are getting up and in.

I dont really care if the person who tries to steal my car gets caught by the cops, i just want to make them think about doing it twice. A few stiches/knife wound etc i think would do this.

I also have a few other anti theft tricks, that i will not go into on a public forum, but putting it in Low/neutral, with the hand throttle on full is a good trick also.


Andy