Best Security For Your Car??

[toicy4ya]

Sup Guys,

What is the best line of security defense against car thieves?

 

[1LE]

Sup Guys,

What is the best line of security defense against car thieves?

Have an old ugly beat up car that doesn't run very well?

Works for me

 

[KRAZYKOREAN]

Binoculars and a gun. Less extreme security would be any kind of alarm really, Viper, clifford etc etc, it just matters also what options you add to it, like a motion sensor, pager, or that thing thats a small level that has mercury in it, so when some one is jacking up the car the alarm goes off, etc, it even works on hills cuz it recalibrates when you set the alarm. You can get even the knock off alarms with the same relays and options and will work as well. It really depends on your budget. Also I suggest get the clutch club. And you can do what I do and get a Momo steering wheel with quick release, and just take off the wheel whenever you park somewhere.

 

[dj inferno]

i like the viper alarms... one of the most advanced alarms out today. and you can have it so it just alerts you, and doesn't have an alarm go off. then you can walk out to your car with your gun... or bat.. or whatever your choice of violence is. that way you know who was trying to steal your stuff, and not just scare them off before you see who it is... just my .02

 

[timm98gst]

get a trunk monkey!

http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/45/51/
http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/29/51/

 

[BlackAWD]

get a trunk monkey!

http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/45/51/
http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/29/51/

WAAAY OVERRATED!!! The smell in the back of your car isn't worth it!!

 

[Nanan]

My personal favorite automotive security systems can be found here.

http://www.stickdeath.com/2004auto.html

 

[Flash]

Krazy, what do you do with your steering wheel after you take it off? Like do you take it with you into the store/class/work?

 

[SpoolinV8ETR]

a cheaper alternitave would be to install a switch on your fuel pump wire. make sure to HIDE it. Therefore the car wont start unless its switched.

 

[Attack Eagle]

except 1/2 the time they steal em with flatbeds or tow trucks.

AN alert owner and good illumination works.

staying up all night works great too

 

[WoodyAnderson]

Always park next to an Integra! !

 

[Synapses]

Always park next to an Integra! !

hahahahah

 

[drag97GSX]

After having my subwoofers and amp stolen outta my car two months ago, the best i know to say it keep as low of profile as you can. It usually is never the car that gets stolen, just the stuff INSIDE the car. Some thieves look for audio equipment, others look for the Go-Fast goodies. My car is a 97 GSX and came with the factory alarm. Now keep in mind it is an intrusion only alarm and has no shock or motion sensors. Needless to say it woke me up, car was parked in front of my house, and i go outside to find my driver's window busted out and hatch up. Sad thing is i only had the subs for two weeks. Best advice- turn down all audio equipment when you get close to your neighborhood; hide everything someone could see in the car; or just have a garage to park the car in. Good luck.

 

[MNGSX]

Dont buy a sterio system!

Dont show off at the cruise spots... If you do go with a group of cars and stop a few places in different directions. Act like the group is stoping to eat etc.. To shake any one tailing...

I think AEM needs to interface the EMS with an optional fingerprint sensor like on some new laptops.. Just a little roller bar on a box the size of a match box. No finger print AEM does nothing... A long key or user pasword sent via laptop could overide it if the sensor should fail etc...

One more

Get a garage gorilla.

 

[Wanid]

Put richard simmons in your trunk, works every time.

 

[evolvingGS-t]

I have the VIPER. I like it because it's easy to use, well known and has a great warranty that sticks with the product.

 

[95dodgeavenger]

i have a compustar 2wss.. and i love it.. its a two way alarm that goes the furthest of them all 6000 feet.. it has all the normal thing passive locking and so forth.. i got option window and sun roof modules and leveling sensors.. just little things.. i love it..

 

[Defiant]

Reposting my favorites:

1.) Get a piece of 3/8" plywood, 18" square.

2.) Buy some attractive upholstery material that co-ordinates nicely with your interior. Avoid flowery material.

3.) Get some foam rubber, 1½" thick, also 18" square.

4.) With contact cement, attach the foam to the plywood. Make sure all the edges of the plywood are nicely sanded and smooth, so that the foam and the upholstery material will have a good, finished appearance when you're done.

5.) With the foam attached, and on a clean surface, turn the assembly over onto the foam so that the wooden bottom is facing you. Using scrap wood, support the edges of the piece so that the foam is held off the work surface by about ¼".

6.) With a power driver, run approximately 100 motherfu(king drywall screws, 1¼" long, through the backing and into the foam.

7.) Using a tuck-and-bead method, upholster the cushion. It's nice to finish both sides, or do an attractive stain job on the back. You may want to embellish with an appropriate DSM design.

8.) When leaving your car, place the cushion on the driver's seat. Be sure to remove it before sitting again, or when leaving the car with a mechanic (that you like) or a valet.

You now have an attractive, self-powered theft deterrant, complete with its own audible alarm (depending on the thief's singing abilities) and DNA sampler.

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Also, disable the airbag system, re-wire the rocket propellant to the alarm, remove the bag and replace with dimes, broken Coke bottle glass, razor blades, sheet metal screws and rat feces. Surprise!

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I also like wiring the alarm system through a couple of those godawful mazillion-decebel piezo alarms mounted in the headrests. The cops will know they've found the right suspect when after they ask him where he was last night, he says, "Sorry, what was that? Could you speak up?"

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And here's the plans for the magnetic-switched starter circuit:

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=0059&P=1

 

[CCR17Darcy]

I asked the local PD if I could buy a boot from them. They laughed at me.... made me feel sad... But it would be very effective I think. they can't get the wheel off, or drive it anywheres.

Anyone have an extra car boot around? (and for all those Europeans, i don't mean boot as in trunk)

 

[timm98gst]

here ya go:
http://www.galls.com/category2.html?assort=general_catalog&cat=73

 

[c5chris]

1) A manual car diasable switch. Either a starter/ignition kill or a fuel pump kill switch. This immobilizes the car, it stays where it is.

2) Your own enclosed garage. If you have a fixed up car, do not park it just anywhere at night. If you spend $$$$ on a car, you should be able to afford an enclosed/lockable storage area.

3) A car cover - "out of sight, out of mind."

4) Lastly, a pager alarm. People don't care about your annoying alarm. Only you can protect your private property. Come running with a baseball bat, a gun or a Samurai Sword and scare the hell out of your wannabe thief.

 

[TUI2I30]

And here's the plans for the magnetic-switched starter circuit:

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=0059&P=1

That is a good DIY plan.

Alarms don't really do much for you rather than deter amateur thieves. If someone wants to steal your car or parts bad enough they will. Best security is keeping receipts and proper insurance coverage.

 

[CCR17Darcy]

Wow, I didn't really think just anyone could buy those things. I might have to start saving up for the Rhino. I think that would be perfect, as i don't have anything flashy in the car, other than the engine.

 

[Attack Eagle]

unless of course they jsut take it off

the ones you can buy are generally not as good as the PD ones unless they are expensive enough that you might as well buy another car.


And of course it may not be possible, but there is at leasty one thread of some fellow who got booted and left the boot and the wheel in the parking spot, put on a spare and drove off.

i think they caught him after about a month.

 

[CCR17Darcy]

If you actually look at the link provided by timm98gst, there are two types of "boots" you can buy. The cheaper one does allow the wheel to be taken off. The one I would purchase, if the mood struck me right, is the Rhino series. It covers the lug nuts so the tire can't be removed. It's used by every PD that places boots, and costs less than a lot of the "high tech" security systems. I don't know. It may be a pain to put on and take off every day, at least more of a hassle than pushing a button on a remote, but the car isn't even going to make it onto a flatbed with that thing.