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  1. 8th January 2020, 06:57 PM #1
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    Anti theft Mod

    Hi All

    With the 2 week mark looming for my stolen D4 it looks like it will not be recovered - so will start my “discussions” with the insurance about a replacement next week. I am not going to go into a rant on just how p*ssed off I am.

    In the new vihicle I am going to fit a GPS as well as my own disable switch hiden somewhere in the car. In other words even if you have the keys (or used a scanner) you will not be able to start the car (or go very far) unless you press this latching switch.

    I need to put the switch in series with a fuse that supplies the ECM, Fuel Pump or something similar.

    Other than a few fault signals this should not cause and damage. Anyone have any suggestions on a particular fuse?
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  2. 8th January 2020, 07:10 PM #2
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    Bugger! Sorry to hear that.
    Can your insurer recommend some installers? Some insurers give a discount if you do this.
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  3. 8th January 2020, 07:15 PM #3
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    Wouldn’t bother with that Harry, I had 2 vehicles stolen in short order and just accepted it as nature of our society.

    Never added additional protection and no problems since.

    Luck of the draw some times.
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  4. 8th January 2020, 08:30 PM #4
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    cutout switch

    I used a latching circuit with a magnetic reed switch hidden behind the dash in previous cars.
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  5. 8th January 2020, 09:04 PM #5
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    Good idea, easy enough to do, just go parallel with the inertia switch, on second thoughts that might blow the airbags,
    you could go high tech and fit a Biometric fingerprint scanner !
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  6. 8th January 2020, 09:10 PM #6
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    Hi

    How was it stolen? I presume it has to be winched up onto the back of a trailer because there is no way they can start the engine without that key FOB. It's also not possible to simply "listen in on" a transmitting key and decode the next required sequence. (It is on Jeeps!)

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  7. 8th January 2020, 09:25 PM #7
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    The keys were stolen.

    I'm not keen to prevent my vehicle from being started, preferring that it goes more or less for a km or two so that the thieves don't come back for me. I know that I can easily cause the severe restricted performance condition by interrupting the MAP sensor as the rat did which might cause thieves to abandon the vehicle but I'd like the vehicle to stop completely after a short run. With my throttle closer anti-runaway protection I could easily close the throttle butterfly after 5 minutes with an inconspicuous switch after the initial restricted performance.
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  8. 8th January 2020, 09:26 PM #8
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    Could you just add a GPS tracker instead?
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    Quote Originally Posted by John_D4 View Post
    Could you just add a GPS tracker instead?
    Thieves have GPS and cell jammers.
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    Put a taser in the seat , any unauthorised start attempts send 30,000v through the bastards testicles.

    you can buy Stun Gun modules on eBay for about $5.00, they are quite effective , 9volts in , 30,000 out , look on youtube.
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