I put this in the ITR forum because of the high theft rate. I did a search already & came up with a few good ones, but nothing satisfactory.
Just want an opinion/ideas of what are good options for car security.


For some more common security features, here's what I have come up with & read over the years:

1) Removable steering wheel
2) alarm with ignition cut off (or fuel cut off)
3) the club/autolock (wont work with #1 )
4) body damage/stripped interior
as stupid as it sounds, if you are hardcore enough to do it, a stripped interior won't be as appealing to thieves if you have a fancy car (i.e. FD RX-7, ITR, S2000, etc)
BUT, it could potentially draw MORE attention to your car if the thieves think you stripped your car for racing purposes (racing = fast = blingblong parts)

5) paging alarm
6) locking lugnuts (for those with blingblang rims)
7) hidden fuel cut off switch
8) removed ECU
9) lock-down for those who are lucky enough to have it (it IS called lockdown right? GPS car locator thingy)

Basically LAYERS.
I think I've covered some/most of the main ones, any others???

[Modified by REFLUX, 8:11 PM 4/7/2003]


[Modified by REFLUX, 8:12 PM 4/7/2003]

 

Why does it seem i've seen this exact same post before?

But basically i'll repeat whats been said: if the theives want it, they'll get it. Garage it and hope for teh best.

 

...my R sleeps in a "Lexan" bubble.


[Modified by Tweety R, 7:35 PM 4/7/2003]

 

True, some of these points have been covered before, but all within "stolen" threads.

& you're right about thieves getting what they want if they want it bad enough, but for the not so often: "car was stolen by a flatbed" scenario, a good list (and thread dedicated to security) could help others
some who own ITRs & some who don't

 

I keep my car chained to a tree with a bulletproof lock.

 

I wish I did that with a huge *** ******* chain

 

i have an alarm fuel cut-off and the club

 

why just garage it when you could hide your sister in the back with a shotgun?

 

That's the best.

 

yeah I found out that dosen't work first hand.

had the Club LX and the Clifford Avantguard G4 alarm car was gone this morning no broken glass or anything just a empty parking spot.

 

Sorry man, I didn't realize that your car was stolen... Hopefully you'll get it back, but unfortunitely, I'm sure you are aware of the odds of that happening.

 

1. car is washed every 2 years
2. car is rusting
3. car has body damage

no one steals my ****.

 

i got that alarm from the first robocop. that shocker 3000 or something.

 

A garage w/ a lifted f150 in front of it. You need a ladder to even think of trying to get the hood open

 

see avatar

 

i have QR engine mounts

 

Tips to keep your car longer:

Don't advertise.

Don't drive it anywhere.

When you drive it somewhere, don't let it leave your sight.

Park it in a garage.

 

Better than any alarm you can buy

 

I forgot to add that this is not feasible for most people, so one must deal with the harsh reality that if they want it, they'll get it.

 

I hear plenty of good things about the Clifford systems with the built-in blackjax. Two buddies of mine both had Integra's one having blackjax and other not (both parked next to each other). They broke into both and stole both, but the car with blackjax ended up not getting more than a quarter mile away before the engine died.

 

my car had blackjak enabled and hasn't been recovered yet.

EDIT:At this time I'm fairly certain that whomever stole my car knew what i had in the engine even though I have never posted exactly what is in my car on HT. I'm also pretty sure my car was towed and not broken into on the spot.



[Modified by Kelvin96GSR, 11:24 PM 4/8/2003]

 

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