I decided to start layering my security.........

Devices: Autolock Pro
Unbreakable Car Bar (by the makers of the Autolock)
Clifford Alarm

I was thinking of getting a CLUB too just to make things even harder for them what you think?

I need to learn how to wire a kill switch also so if anyone can help me out on that i would appreciate it.

If anyone has any questions about anything i will be more then happy to answer them.

reason for doing this is because i work at a mall and this is my daily driver until i get my beater up and running. i hate parking it at the mall but i have to



[Modified by 2000 Integra R #760, 1:19 PM 9/30/2002]

 

Good thinking!

 

whats going to stop the tow truck?

 

not everybody has a tow truck...so why not be helpful . rather than just make a useless post ....

 

Nothing.

Just make sure your insurance will cover the parts on your car.

Don't get too worked up trying to stop them, because that will only lead to more frustration later when it gets stolen.

If your car is ever left unattended, it can be stolen.

 

I always bolt up the car,and still I worry because nothing will stop a persistant thief.

 

why you guys even post is stupid and useless ....if you enjoy your car being stolen..then fine .....go ahead and do nothing about it....again i say ...NOT EVERY BODY HAS TOW TRUCK ...as for the rest of the theives..i have ways of stopping them ....

 

you need to get wheel boots.

 

Get another autolock for the gas.

 

...how is it useless? its a question. i dont see good insurance listed in the original post. thats my first line of defense. but whatever.

 

turn the wheels all the way to one side and lock the steering wheel?

 

well if someone wants it they are gonna get it. i usually just block mine in with other cars if possible

 

nothing much....all that for nothing

your best friend is a garage, other than that...dont waste a penny

 

If you calm down before you type, it would make it easier to read.

I don't enjoy my car being stolen, when did I say that?

Yes, but what about the thieves who do have access to a tow truck?

What are those ways? Please enlighten us so no one here ever loses their car to a tow truck.

 

people break into garages all the time. not even those are safe.

 

almost everyone does a means(IE, car,truck or van) to push the car down the street though.
btw, why you getting all worked up, chill with the hammers.

 

Then they'll drag your car.

The wheels do not have to roll.

 

NOTICE that the steering wheel is locked in the picture and i will do this whenever i park it.

 

hamma tyme!! oh oh oh, oh oh oh.....sorry hehe

 

That autolock and club-like stuff will barely even slow down a thief....

If you've noticed, it's been thieves of the fairly professional variety that have been taking our cars, not joyriders, or crack heads. So the stuff you have is a good start, but you will certainly need a few unseen layers to really slow down someone who is not equipped with a tow truck.

Cheese~

 

This does not help at all when your car is towed.

The bottom line is you guys have to realize that you cannot stop a professional thief from taking your car if he/she really wants it. There's no point arguing about it, you have to face the facts.

Just make sure your insurance will take care of you in the event of a theft and enjoy the car while you have it. There is no sense worrying about something you cannot control.

 

I agree, GO ON WIT YA BAD SELF!!!

 

Even if you can't stop a professional thief, most thieves are NOT professional. They just want easy pickings. So the efforts you put into security will incrementally decrease the chances that the thief that happens upon your car will be one that is determined enough to go through the trouble of defeating all your measures.

It's just a matter of personal preference on how much trouble and inconvenience you are willing to undergo in order to impove your chances. If you have a defeatist attitude, then you might as well leave your car unlocked with the key in the ignition, because any thief can defeat those. Why bother?

So everyone should just figure out what kind of effective security they can put on their car within reasonable convenience and leave it at that.

 

I hate to ruin the fun, but the autolock can be "taken out" in seconds. There is a device made which will rip it off no problem. I decided not to post it here, for obvious reasons. Lets just say it's out there, and it's ~100. Seeing this made me reconsider using the autolocks...

This weekend I put in a nice 250w halogen motion sensor light(180°). It may or may not help, but since my prelude is occupying my garage for the next month or 2, so the R will be in plain sight. I also have some other ideas i'm tossing around in my head.... I block the car in with another, but we all know that doesn't work if they're coming to get it.

 

i love that UNbreakable car bar! where did you get it?
i may swap that out for the club that I have


I found out for the brake pedal, 11 clicks is for the tightest fit to secure the brake pedal
-Aoib0t, who dual autolocks his car as well.


[Modified by AoiGSR, 1:29 PM 9/30/2002]