What if your car gets stolen?
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What if your car gets stolen?
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ive been having these crazy dreams where somone stole my rx7 and im really starting to become paranoid! a couple of years ago i drempt sumone stole my car and the following morning i went out to go start it up and my celica was gone !!!!! and im starting to have that gut feeling again with my FD. i was just wonering if anyone has any good ideas or opions on preventing somone from steeling my car or if they do steal it that i could track them down, i have a viper alarm on it now and i tried ONstar but they said they cant help becuase i dont own a GM. please help thanks
ive been having these crazy dreams where somone stole my rx7 and im really starting to become paranoid! a couple of years ago i drempt sumone stole my car and the following morning i went out to go start it up and my celica was gone !!!!! and im starting to have that gut feeling again with my FD. i was just wonering if anyone has any good ideas or opions on preventing somone from steeling my car or if they do steal it that i could track them down, i have a viper alarm on it now and i tried ONstar but they said they cant help becuase i dont own a GM. please help thanks
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If someone wants your car, they will take it. Nothing you can do to stop them, unless you plan on not going anywhere with the car, watching it 24/7 etc etc.
But to make them think twice or at least slow their process down if they really want to go ahead and steal it no matter what, make it hard for them.
Removeable steering wheel, wheel locks, fuel cut off etc etc.
But to make them think twice or at least slow their process down if they really want to go ahead and steal it no matter what, make it hard for them.
Removeable steering wheel, wheel locks, fuel cut off etc etc.
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Honestly as stated... If someone wants your car they will get it. Though you can take precautions to keep the random thieves from getting away.
First you have to figure out how often you drive the car. Taking out fuses and unplugging harnesses gets time consuming. You can wire in a kill switch that is quite effective. If you have the battery relocated to your passenger bin you can put a toggle terminal to cut off the power supply (you'd be surprised because thieves overlook simple things).
Like I said just figure out a time effective way. In the end though unless it's parked in a garage with a big wheel club holding it from moving someone will take it if they really want it.
First you have to figure out how often you drive the car. Taking out fuses and unplugging harnesses gets time consuming. You can wire in a kill switch that is quite effective. If you have the battery relocated to your passenger bin you can put a toggle terminal to cut off the power supply (you'd be surprised because thieves overlook simple things).
Like I said just figure out a time effective way. In the end though unless it's parked in a garage with a big wheel club holding it from moving someone will take it if they really want it.
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haha taking off the front wheels would be effective indeed hahaha but wont work out for me lol now i did relocate the battery to my driver side storage bin, but would cutting the power off everytime i leave the car unattended effect my ECU by any means? i have a power FC. and i think the fuel pump idea would work best for me, but how would i do it? just cut the wire and hook up a switch to it? i did that with my clutch and it didnt work out soo well for me, it fried my starter hahaha
BTW thanks for all ur help everyone
BTW thanks for all ur help everyone
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well theres always a quick release steering wheel wit a hub lock. and if you got the cash, then theres always lojack http://www.lojack.com/
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Seriously, there is NOTHING you can do to prevent thieves from taking it. Its only a matter of time before they figure something out in taking it, regardless of how many devices you add onto the car.
I know a couple of people in the repo business, they have ALOT of things thats needed to take a car away.
If the repo people have them, you can damn sure know thieves are capable of getting the same materials/equipment.
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Take the insurance money and buy a car from another forum member who's car is nicer, has better paint, with better mods, lower miles and has no accident history. It would suck if the cops found your car and the theives had thrashed it.