So I was in my autos class today and saw this thing called the pedal jack. Thought it was pretty interesting as it locks both clutch and brake. It seems like a better concept then the unbreakable autolock which only locks up just the clutch. I just thought I would like to share this info with you guys since i have never seen it before.
http://www.diseno-art.com/products/t...edal_jack.html

 

So how does it work? It locks the brake and clutch together? It's hard to see what's up from a short description and one photo.

 

interesting i wanna know more info about this too

 

from the instructors description he says you can get one for and manual and automatic car. The auto one will lock just the brakes. The one you get for a manual car will lock up both the brake and the clutch which is a big plus for us when it comes to security. With the unbreakable autolock you can bend the pedal to get it off but with this one you can really bend or break anything unless both pedals are sawed off some how. Ill ask my instructor more questions about this when i see him again on wednessday.

 

this is kinda old news now. i suggest that if you can weld or know someone who can, have one custom made of your own design. my suggestion design something that literally bolts the clutch and brake pedal down to the floorplan and has a combo or key lock

 

they will break that thing

 

I don't care how much this thing costs.

I swear...if a thief ends up taking my car while equipped with this item, I am seriously going to blow things up.

 

Ok i just brought this out just as an added security. If you read some of my other posts I have a gps, kill switch, and a flame thrower!!!! lol. But yeah for everything thinking of this as their main security its no good. But it is a plus for a layer!!

 

doest matter if a theif can bypass any form of security, regardless, it buys you time, stalling the theif. its all about layers.

 

thats actually not true at all. thives dont use their imagination and thats something everyone should use when designing there security. i got GPS that will read signal 6 feet under concrete and water. it sends me txt messages if the car even rolls out of park .

oh and dont think im even going to say the company or go into details

 

Wtf, how can you say thats not true?!. I myself have had a stealth installed gps system and yes, that is the very BEST form of security. Pretty much no way around that for sure, but in the instance that a theif DOES bypass the actual alarm, slowing them down does not hurt.

 

alarms do nothing but make noise and thats what most people ignore.
the best protection is mechanical tripping devices that can send an alart to an electronic device. like i said if my E-brake goes down or the car rolls an inch. i get a text message sent to my phone and when that happens the kimber .40cal comes out

 

How is his statement not true?

GPS is something everybody should invest in, but there's no disputing the fact that the more security layers you have, the higher chance the thief might become overwhelmed and leave.

That's not entirely true either. Yes alarms emit noise, and yes many people ignore them, but it still attracts undesired attention towards the would be thief. If you have a stealth install, with a backup battery, and several hidden sirens, I doubt a theif would take a chance driving the car around with the alarm sirens going off.

It sounds like you have a good setup and all, but like all others, it's possible to defeat your security system. I would NOT rely on that alone.

It IS in fact, all about layers. Put up enough obstacles and hope the thief gives up.

 

Nice...I should consider using a flamethrower.

Scorching the thieves would be me a sense of relief.

 

[quote=SoTexDC2;36493974]How is his statement not true?

GPS is something everybody should invest in, but there's no disputing the fact that the more security layers you have, the higher chance the thief might become overwhelmed and leave. [/qoute]

the guy said ANY security system can be bypassed. So unless a theif has a box made of tungsten or lead to block the gps signal, he's not bypassing my security now is he ???? i'll still get a txt message saying the car is being moved or a change in position has occured.

thats what makes his statement wrong, the theif didnt bypass anything because my security system is alerting me.


i agree layer are important and i have kill switches along with the next guy and i have an alarm (clifford).

 

What if the would be thief were able to cut the power source before your text messages are sent? Then your SOL.

I'd like to know more about this text messaging system you use. Not doubting you, just interested.

 

look i honestly dont want to give out alot of details here, this is H-T and I KNOW theives are on here a lot probably.

all you need to know is that my GPS has a GSM frequency and satelite signal. the unit is stores in a welded location on my car. the power source DOES NOT come from the battery that operates ignition system or other car electronics, my GPS has its own battery which is stored inside the welded location next to the gps.

if your wondering how i keep the battery charged?, i use a battery conditioner after checking the battery with a multimeter.

i have also asked friends to try to steal my car on purpose just to see if i missed any areas or if there were things i could improve on, so far i found some that they didnt, and im working on covering those too.

 

Not a bad idea....I wish I could lock my car like the Batmobile.

 

heres my idea about car security.

ONLY YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT.

its that simple, it someone else can come along and cut the power supply then, i ask you "were you the only one that access it then?" NO. weld a box to your **** like a federal airplane and put the best damn self contained tracking system in it that you can.

if the car gets stolen, go online find your ****, drive to that location, and shoot the ****er who thought that he could have anything he wanted.

it would be nice though if you could actually bolt the motor to the ground. **** wont go nowhere for sure

 

Been using it for years, one of the first things that I bought for my ITR.

It is a just one layer of my car's security.

 

Tony, Im not wrong and also, enclosing the gps unit in a case of metal will dramatically reduce the power of the signal, that’s just stupid to do.

 

Troof

 

depends on where you put the antenna. ever look at a XM radio antenna?

also ONLY CERTAIN types of metal drastically cause issue with my signal so yet again you ARE STILL wrong. did you not see that i can pick up signal under 6 feet of concrete? or that my GPS is waterproof, so even if the car is dumped in a lake i will still find it.

anyways keep looking for things that i may have missed . that way i can add more to my protection i dont want to over or under think anything.

 

Yeah thats crazy as hell. So you arent utilizing a Clifford gps unit?
Again, I am in NO WAY wrong and you've already blindy admitted it. my point: layers help, thats it.

 

hell no im NOT using a clifford GPS, i got something much more advanced for GPS.

the clifford is only a decoy really, its functional and I KNOW theives will look for it. BUT like you said its a layer, i use it to trick people. i pull up i get out and they hear the horn see the lights blah blah blah. i do have the tilt sensor, RF sensor, backup battery, and glass microphone, everything works but its NOT my sole means of protection.