YACT: line locks as an anti-theft device?

[OrganizedChaos]

good idea or bad idea?

possible pros: thief would have to find hidden switch before going anywhere, and burnout would attract attention.

possible cons: solenoid current draw and reliability? but on the other hand some cars use to come with them stock for parking on hills. this suggests acceptable long term usage?


discuss.

 

[Brutuskend]

They make manually operated line locks.

I have one , though I have never gotten around to installing it.

I was going to use mine as a secondary parking brake.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

My anti-theft is my paintjob.

- M4H

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

That would be a bit of work to install but as an emergency brake, it's full ZOOT !

Why not put a hidden toggle switch in the hot wire for the fuel pump?

Either way a broken window and a slide hammer applied to the ignition switch will be happening

 

[OrganizedChaos]

it's full ZOOT !

can i get a translation on that? wtf is a zoot?

 

[Brutuskend]

I'm guessing Zoot as in Zoot suit.

Coolness factor ++

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
My anti-theft is my paintjob.

- M4H

So isn't mine

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
My anti-theft is my paintjob.

- M4H

So isn't mine

I have you both beat.

Three cars and they ALL look like rolling junk!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
My anti-theft is my paintjob.

- M4H

So isn't mine

I don't need any equipment, my car's already invisible to police radar.

- M4H

 

[thedarkwolf]

Beat this
Doesn't look quite as crappy now

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Beat this
Doesn't look quite as crappy now

yummy... turbo

 

[Quixfire]

Like every other Escort in town.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: galvanizedyankee

That would be a bit of work to install but as an emergency brake, it's full ZOOT !

They work great as parking brakes but unfortunaely it is illegal to rely on them as your only parking brake as the law states it must be a "manual" braking device using no hydraulics or electricity.