darkfrost

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toxic_d

Yeah like I said not secure!!!

peejay

Yeah, for two reasons.

One, you'd need to rewire your brake lights to an ignition source, or you'd kill your battery quickly.

And two, most of those devices go up to the steering wheel. Steering wheels are NOT substantial, they are maybe 1/4" of steel surrounded by a lot of plastic and foam. It would take less time to cut the steering wheel with bolt cutters than to unlock the device with a key. (This also counts for The Club, the "kick me" sign of anti theft devices)

$100T2

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I like the hidden under the carpet dimmer switch idea... If you got car-jacked you could kick it on your way out... Maybe set it to a 30 second timer???

nevarmore

Spot on. If someone wants it, they'll get it. Don't rely on those locks being any more secure than a regular lock. The Kryptonite bike locks can be opened with the tube from a bic pen. I'll try to find the link for ya. Other locks are more secure, but it proves that you can break or pick any lock given enough time and some ingenuity.

I've found from the 4 other people allowed to drive my car that arent RX-7 owners and observing friends as they watch me start it that few people can drive a stick and even fewer can manage to start a carbureted car that is as sensitive to temperature as a stock Nikki. Effing kids don't know what a choke is or how to lightly feather the gas to give it just enough juice to fire but not flood.

Kill switches and funky locks still have a lot of old school car movie cool factor though. I always kinda wanted to just wire up a row of toggle switches that had to be in the right position to start my car. On my '65 Lincoln it would have worked since I could bury it so deep in the dash that it wouldn't be easy to get to. The 7 is a bit different though.

toxic_d

its been posted already by me...

Kryptonite lock picked http://media.weblogsinc.com/common/videos/pt/lock.wmv

skrewloose78

ok i dont think i correctly described that in the first post i made. it doesnt hold down your brake pedal its a hydraulic lock meaning you push the pedal to set the pressure and turn a key, this lock then holds pressure on the system. it has nothing to do with those stupid little club knockoffs

Mr_Rx7_Au

I think some of the simplest things are:

Fuel Cut Defenser straight onto the fuel pump (with switch)

Have a big bright *** led mounted when your alarm is on so it flashes

place club lock onto your wheel whenver you park. See pic



have a battery isolater on your vehicle to cut power going to your battery poles.

Have 2 fuel imobs...with 2 switches...1 VERY hidden (perhaps somewhere like in spare tyre well with tyre over it) and the other tucked away behind in your LOCKED glove box for example.

Cheap options:

Remove spark leads when parked from plugs.
Remove fuses from vehicle

Anything that makes the car visibly harder to steal is the key.

peejay

Oh, so it's a key operated line lock.

Doesn't sound like a real bright idea.

I always liked the idea of a switched hydraulic circuit, where if you flip a switch, your power steering reverses which side of the ram it activates. So if you try to turn left, the power assist tries to steer to the right.