Thread: Car Security

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

lol - very Australian...

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

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.

one idea i've seen involved wiring a telephone jack, the old large flat type, into the starting circuit and looping the circuit in the "phone" side of the plug. simply remove the plug when you leave the car and take with you. effectively immobilizes the car!!

It is worth taking comfort in the fact that large utility four wheel drives are just about at the bottom of the list for theft (does not apply to D3s, RRs, as these are seen as luxury cars). Which of course does not mean that they are completely safe.

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. A slightly more troublesome but very effective thing is to simply pocket the rotor button, or easier, but also a bit easier to spot and fix, the coil to distributor high tension lead. Beyond this are suggestions such as a gear lever , clutch or handbrake lock as suggested by sprint. A simple switch in the ignition primary under the bonnet, plus a bonnet lock would also work. Note that none of the lock methods will help if someone steals the keys.

For a one off solution, crawling underneath and tightening the handbrake adjuster would be pretty effective as well.

John

I at one stage had a fuel pump isolation switch hidden.
They still broke in, poppped bonnet and just oulled the cobra alarm straight out from engine bay.
Put something in ignition and turned.
Hey presto it started and drove 10m before no fuel left.
Car was left in middle of road but not stolen.
Still a pain but relatively pain free.

oh and that happened here in SA in Wakefield st right out the front of our major police station.
I went in to question them and all they said was that its impossible to act to all mostly false alrms.
Best is simplest. or the latest of technology because the thiefs have not got their head around the latest.

Originally Posted by bblaze

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

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!

Willem