My New FD got stolen today!
[QUOTE=dblboinger;7998529]
That's seriously messed up! If he's trying to steal your car I think you have the right to do whatever it takes to keep your car, including causing physical damage, I know I'd fight it.
When I get my FD back on the road 1st thing i will do is invest in a quality alarm system followed by a loud exhaust system the kind that alerts the whole neighborhood.
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Let me tell you a story about alarms. A friend of mine had his car, with a top of the line alarm, stolen 4 times. After the 4th time he installed 2 - 140db sirens INSIDE his car. Along comes Joe Thief and breaks into his car again, the alarm goes off and Joe gets 140db x2. This time he doesn't get away. The cops come and the guys just ignores their instructions...like he can't hear them. Turns out it damaged his hearing. Serves him right you say? Well he turns around and sues my friend and wins. Now my friend is paying him $440/month for disability. Gotta love our justice system.
Not to be a pessimist, but the only thing an alarm does is give the thiefs something else to sell. Any thief worth his salt can get around an alarm as fast as he can a locked door. The exhaust might help, but if it's too loud the neighbors will learn to tune it out or ignore it.
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Let me tell you a story about alarms. A friend of mine had his car, with a top of the line alarm, stolen 4 times. After the 4th time he installed 2 - 140db sirens INSIDE his car. Along comes Joe Thief and breaks into his car again, the alarm goes off and Joe gets 140db x2. This time he doesn't get away. The cops come and the guys just ignores their instructions...like he can't hear them. Turns out it damaged his hearing. Serves him right you say? Well he turns around and sues my friend and wins. Now my friend is paying him $440/month for disability. Gotta love our justice system.
Not to be a pessimist, but the only thing an alarm does is give the thiefs something else to sell. Any thief worth his salt can get around an alarm as fast as he can a locked door. The exhaust might help, but if it's too loud the neighbors will learn to tune it out or ignore it.
That's seriously messed up! If he's trying to steal your car I think you have the right to do whatever it takes to keep your car, including causing physical damage, I know I'd fight it.
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[QUOTE=KKMpunkrock2011;8237985]
Intersting car alarm story and very unfortunate that your friend is now paying a thief... Ideally I would have appealed the judges descission. I also question the ability of your friend's attorney.
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lol pellets in the keys work wonders. my transam has a pellet in the key which measures resistance in ohms. wrong resistance and the car locks, only problem is after a couple years the pellet can start to wear occasionally locking you from starting the car for 5 minutes. good setup though and its hardwired to the ECU.
As far as delaying a theft, a hidden cutoff switch is always the best bet.
~Tom
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