I'm thinking of taking a friends old car off his hands for a couple grand to use for kicking around the city. As it will be parked on the street, I was wondering what the best theft protection is these days for < $200 or so. Most stuff seems to be just a deterrent for joy riders. Is there anything that can be fitted onto older cars that's effective in deterring an actual professional thief?
Best cheap theft deterrent?
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Not a good idea for any number of reasons.
In fact, it's a downright terrible idea, unless you live in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. At that point, go nuts.
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Rig it so when the door opens without a key,a puddle of water forms and the door is electrified.:sneaky:
An old car could be expected to collect some rainwater and a short can easily be explained away.
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MagnaVolt - the final word in auto security
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fARuCLhUyi0
-no embarrassing alarm noise
-no need to trouble the police
-won't run down battery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fARuCLhUyi0
-no embarrassing alarm noise
-no need to trouble the police
-won't run down battery
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Zenmervolt
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That's what I'm talking about!
Assuming I can't find a magnavolt dealer, guess the best thing to do is stick an ADT sticker in the window?
It's an auto, and no choice there.
Is there any sort super secret ignition cut-off I can use, like those 80's style keypads, that can be hidden away somewhere around the drivers seat, dash, or glovebox areas, and actually work well enough that a would be theif would give up after a few minutes?
I used to have one of those key based hood-lock/ignition-cutoffs that seemed to do it's job back in the day. I found my car with the hood up and battery cables disconnected (to kill the noisy alarm I guess), but the car was there. I figured the police or somebody else rolled by and spooked them while they were messing with the numerous security crap I had installed... which is all I'm looking for.
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You need multiple deterrents.
-Hidden fuel pump kill switch (easy to install yourself... multiple ones are better... you can hide it somewhere or even wire it to buttons on the dash)
-Brake lock (same as clutch lock just put it on the brake so the car won't go into gear)
-Fake blinking light on dashboard (they sell these)
-LoJack sticker
-Hidden fuel pump kill switch (easy to install yourself... multiple ones are better... you can hide it somewhere or even wire it to buttons on the dash)
-Brake lock (same as clutch lock just put it on the brake so the car won't go into gear)
-Fake blinking light on dashboard (they sell these)
-LoJack sticker
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1. Connect heavy duty extension cord to 220v outlet.
2. Connect extension cord to car body with alligator clips
3. Bury extension cord out of sight.
4. Energize.
Based on the police blotter around here, car thefts aren't as common as they used to be. Mostly pros going after luxury cars for the overseas market. They'll just tow the vehicles or hoist it on a flatbed.
The thing to do now is steal air bags and catalytic converters. Cats are particularly easy to take. All you gotta do is jack the car up and unbolt a few things. Probably won't even set the alarms off. Petty thieves will just smash and grab whatever is inside the car. GPS units are a perennial favourite, but they'll even take your change and CDs if they're that desperate for crack.
The joyriders still prefer your hot hatches. Especially "modded" ones. Subwoffers and third party stereos get stolen a lot. If you think manual will stop theives, be aware that sixth generation SI Civics (which only come as manual) are consistently rated as the most stolen cars in Canada.
2. Connect extension cord to car body with alligator clips
3. Bury extension cord out of sight.
4. Energize.
Based on the police blotter around here, car thefts aren't as common as they used to be. Mostly pros going after luxury cars for the overseas market. They'll just tow the vehicles or hoist it on a flatbed.
The thing to do now is steal air bags and catalytic converters. Cats are particularly easy to take. All you gotta do is jack the car up and unbolt a few things. Probably won't even set the alarms off. Petty thieves will just smash and grab whatever is inside the car. GPS units are a perennial favourite, but they'll even take your change and CDs if they're that desperate for crack.
The joyriders still prefer your hot hatches. Especially "modded" ones. Subwoffers and third party stereos get stolen a lot. If you think manual will stop theives, be aware that sixth generation SI Civics (which only come as manual) are consistently rated as the most stolen cars in Canada.
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