a few months ago a friend put a alarm system on my car that i bought. its not the best alarm in the world but hey it works for me. my friend cut the cranking wire in my ignition so that my car wont start using a key when the alarm is on. is this really effective against car theives? or is there a way to get past that and still get the car to start? can my car be "hot-wired" even though the crank wire is cut?...well anyways i use a autolock too

 

Any thief who is both A) a professional who knows what he or she is doing and B)wants your car bad enough, will get it. All we can do as Integra enthusiasts is put on a good alarm system and use other means of protection. The auto lock is a good idea. Also, you should make it a point to only park in well lit "safe" places.

 

Add a kill switch to the fuel pump.

 

Add 2 switches, shift lock and unplug afew stuff.

 

does anyone how much lojack costs? i've been kinda thinking of adding it

 

I have thought about it as well. Here's a link

http://www.lojack.com/

What about a lock or a coller of some kind around the steering column?


[Modified by TEXASLS95, 9:42 AM 2/5/2003]

 

I have thought about it as well. Here's a link

http://www.lojack.com/

 

my dealer told me the there was already a lojack on my car, is that standard, something new, or did he just say that to sell the car?

 

LoJack is not a standard item when buying a new car (integra atleast) did they give you a LoJack card?? if no, i'd open a can of whoop *** on the guy who sold you the car!

 

ok does anyone know the price of the unit with install?

i only found the fees to have it running after you have the unit:

One-time fee: $250.00*
Annual fee: $115.00
Monthly fee: $9.95

one time fee: is for however long you have the vehicle


[Modified by SamuraiJack, 11:41 AM 2/5/2003]

 

damn, 115 per year in addition to 9.95 monthy?!? PLUS a one time fee of 250? paying that much, i would want theives to steal my car in order for me to send all their asses to jail. but that's a sound piece of mind, i'll tell ya.

 

I thought our cars came stock with engine kill switches on the factory alarm?

In my case it is at least. Funny story, we haven't used the alarm for a while because the remote is all jacked up, but our oldest son was playing with it one day and set the alarm. We didn't know it and te car wouldn't start so off to the dealer it went. The dumbasses there said the starter was bad and wanted to replace it. Rather than let them charge me for it, I replaced the starter myself and still no go. WTF! So I hotwired the starter and the car started right up. Drove around for a few days hotwiring the starter until I saw the remote laying out and went and played with it. Sure enough it started up perfectly after that. Went back to the dealer and screamed until they refunded my "diagnosis" money.

But yeah, if a professional thief wants your car, there isn't much that's going to stop him/her.

Tim

 

If you read the site CLEARLY!, It says CLEARLY, the word OPTIONS, meaning you choose ONE!

 

If you drive a stick you can always compression start the car by pushing it, no need for a starter. I also argue that you do not need to use the foot brake to drive a car away stolen, just use the hand brake and drive slow.

 

Anyone have an auto lock? the kind that clamps the petals? I was thinking about it but it seems like it wouldnt fit cause of the small area underneath the dash.

 

actually, i could't find any price quotes on the site. 250 isn't so bad. i actually went to a dealership and asked about it. i was rudely rejected saying that i should talk to the company and they can do home installations. but i dunno, the sales rep seemed like he didn't get commission off lo jack sales.

 

I woulda told the manager he called you a "punk kid" lol
that is if you are a kid.

Alot of sales people treat me that way too

 

I hate theifs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

man, I hope my car gets stolen, so I can go either 240 or itr!!!!!!!!! I just found out that I have full coverage on my ride, so I aint trippin! NO alarm either! lol hahahah
itz also hella dropped with slipstreams and itz a nice ride, but in stockton if someone finds out I don't have an alarm, they gonna jack me! lol hahahha

 

You're a Winner

........

 

i second that. hes the winner of the day. having an integra kind of sucks these days. some morons tried to steal my car several months ago which caused VERY unnecessary bills.

 

I don't understand how people can just "tow" any car alway without the toll truck guy being slighty suspicious or no one seeing.

 

Tow truck guy is in on it

 

Dont hate theifs, hate thieves.
See my signature.


[Modified by 94TealGSR, 10:31 PM 2/15/2003]

 

crank wire relays and kill switches dont stop flatbed towtrucks. Do you know how many Type Rs have been stolen with kick *** alarms that never go off and their owners wake up and only find 2 tire stripes on the asphault where their car was??? If they want it, they will get it, unless you have a garage and take the wheels off every night.