What are the possible ways (other than flatbedding the car out of your driveway) that thieves are taking our cars away? I know that in the past it was taboo to even discuss the subject for fear of "educating" potential theives on how to break into our cars. Obviously that didn't work and only created more victims like me, ITRbroham, and 98TypeR to name a few.

I saw from various theft recovery pics that thieves can cut into the front bumper cover and pop the hood. So hood locks would have been helpful. Wish I would have known that before (even though they didn't do that to mine). But unfortunately this information was surpressed, to the misfortune of at least two of our recent victims. Also, you can simply pry the window tab up and actually bend the window several inches out -- enough room to stick your arm down and unlock the door. Wish I would have known this because that's how I think they got into mine. Not sure how to prevent that one though. Any ideas?

 

Cut the front near emblem to access hood latch.

Pull out LF wheel well liner (front of wheel) to access hood latch cable.

Pull out LF wheel well liner (behind wheel) to access Door lock wires.

Slim Jim behind window to access power lock switch.

 

RS door handles have no power door lock. Or just unplug the wire harness going to it..Locks still work, you will just have to reach over to unlock passenger side.

Re-locate hood latch cable.

 

PARK IT INSIDE.

 

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A hoodlock and a well installed alarm.





[Modified by sackdz, 2:17 AM 2/23/2002]

 

im scared now.......damn im gonna go lock my car really fast.....

 

Ok so basically it's pretty damn easy to get in. That's scary. Is there anybody who offers reprogrammed ECU's (kinda like Todd Day from the DSM camp) who can put in special code into the ECU that would prevent the car from starting unless you press the clutch pedal three times or have the A/C turned on or something like that?

 

I might do the RS door handle thing. Seems just TOO easy to get inside the car.

 

Pull the Fuel pump fuse (or harness plug).... or main coil wire... or.. etc...

Get creative.. I was thinking to disconnect the header to make it LOUD AS HELL if someonw tried to drive away!!

 

they get a dent puller and shove into the ignition (where you put the key in) and they yank it out so that they can use a flathead screwdriver to start the car.
On 94-01 integras and 92-00 civics you can actually reach through the grill and pull the hood latch wire and the hood just pops right open, and NO! I AM NOT A THEIF!





[Modified by xlr8 si, 12:07 AM 2/23/2002]

 

now thats scary

 

Edit - Too many IM's

 

No flames yet from the late-night crew.... But I think it might be a good idea to avoid helping any dishonest people lurking on these boars.

 

they already now this stuff, we see it happen 2 times a month.. And if they dont know, they will ask their "friends" in the know.

I think the more we realize our weak spots, the better we are prepared to deal with them. We need to know what they know to try to prevent it.

 

i just stick the key into the ignition and it starts right up. i steal my car to go to work everyday from my garage. my garage is sad and wishes the R could keep him company all those lonely cold nights.

 

Not when it means revealing some protection that would otherwise prevent a thief from taking it or taking it easily.
There have been recent disputes and flames on this very topic.

 

That is just peachy if you want to avoid helping create any potential thieves. But it's not the potential thieves I'm concerned about. What concerns me are the hundreds that are already out there. Because it wasn't the potential thieves that stole mine, ITRbroham, and 98TypeR's cars -- it was the thieves that already knew the "forbidden secrets" that we might have been able to take countermeasures against if we had only known.

 

No, I don't want to create either. The more we mention them here, the better we prepare them. Yes, it's true if a thief wants your car bad enough he will have it, and that professional thieves already know about most all of the ****. But keep in mind that not everyone here is a professional thief, and that one or more of these protection measures will slow down a car thief, and the longer it takes, the better chance you have.


[Modified by sackdz, 3:54 AM 2/23/2002]

 

alright i think all of us are scared now. i used to work for a lock smith company so hondas were the first car i learned to break into. this is what you need to do to keep the ******** out.

get alarm with 1 or more really f*cking loud sirens

get door actuators ( or however you spell it ) turn them around so they face the door locks ( rear of the car) and cut the linkage. so that only 1 inch of linkage is visable. get rubber hose and cover the rest of the remaining linkage.

disconnect power door lock wires ( ha ha i never had them gotta love the EF )

relocate the hood release cable inside the top of the engine bay

get hood pin for alarm

cut hatch cable and just use your key

get very sensitive external prox sensor

cut netrual safety switch and wire it to the kill switch or a toggle switch ( laugh all you want this is the best thing to keep your car were you left it )

replace ALL ignition under dash wires with black wires ( hehe extreme i know but what the hell )

install second column lock ( not sure how this is done but eric from FF-squad appears to have this done on his EF )

install alarm to some rediculous location under armrest or inside AC box. and tape the **** out of the wires cover in wire loom to look factory

and finally remember NO alarm on the planet will keep someone from stealing your car. the object is to make it very noticable that its being broken into. the point make the alarm go off for as long as possible and to be as loud as possible. so you can run out side and shoot the f*ckers.

happy huntin

 

wow...thats alot.

 

where's the netrual safty switch?

 

its the switch thats on the top of the clutch pedal. you know thats why you have to push in the pedal to start the car. my sensor broke one day and i had to splice the wires to get home. i can take pics of this stuff if people want them.

 

ok gotcha! i think i'm gonna do that tommorrow, i know a good place to put the switch

 

Ayanami...A pic would be great...thanks..

THis is very helpful...

 

alright ill see if i cant get a hold of a digi cam this weekend and post pics of all this **** and how to do it. and please if anyone else has any other ideas to keep the wolves away for f*cks sake post it. this lets bust into hondas ( especially ITRs ) is pissing us all off and im getting tired of reading all these posts )