Aftermarket Security Features For Vehicles
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... and tailgaters tend not to, especially of it looks like parts are fixin' to fall off your ride.
People also tend to not park unresonably close to you.
Petrol & Powder
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Driving a beater helps to dissuade someone from stealing the vehicle for the monetary value of the vehicle. However, if the thief is seeking a vehicle merely for the temporary use of a vehicle (they want a vehicle for use in a robbery, burglary, or some other crime) they will steal a beater. So, it’s still important to take the keys or key fob with you.
Hawk
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If we had only delayed them 3 minutes, we would have thwarted the theft.
Anything can happen.
I just don't have to worry AS much as someone driving a particularly popular/expensive car or truck. If someone stole one of mine for ANY reason, I wouldn't be out much, but I'd love to see the look on their faces as they are making a run for it and "death-wobble" sets in at high speed.
Keys always stay with ME, on my PERSON, not in a bag.
Cadillac Jeff
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LOL yea same here !!!----- the 80's were very broke!
fiver
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i miss some of those old POS's.
they may have been missing 1-2 door handles and needed a chunk of foam or plywood under the blanket covering the seat, the radio was some intermittent, the radiator, valve covers, and freeze plugs might have leaked, but they always started and were easy to fix/maintain.
they may have been missing 1-2 door handles and needed a chunk of foam or plywood under the blanket covering the seat, the radio was some intermittent, the radiator, valve covers, and freeze plugs might have leaked, but they always started and were easy to fix/maintain.
Cadillac Jeff
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YUP & the way they smelled !!!----ok maybe not that much....
but that is why I like my ol 59 jeep!!----stinkin ol smokin ruff ridin wanderin---so in so
but that is why I like my ol 59 jeep!!----stinkin ol smokin ruff ridin wanderin---so in so
RBHarter
West Central AR
I drove an Isuz-rolet LUV to 256K ......stupid thing still had the factory shocks under it with no leaks ....... Under -5 the input shaft would chatter in the bearing if not allowed to track enough engine heat to it but only 3rd gear . I filled both axles and the transmission with 45-75 Pennzoil , intended for a Pratt and Whitney 1340 ...... Short version I was gifted about a drum in 5 gallon buckets , it's an uncompounded straight 60 wt in practice . I popped a wheel bearing but I don't think it was the oil I think it was the 200,000 miles .
Petrol & Powder
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Me too, but I would hate to equip a criminal, even if I had no intention to do so.
Tom
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In my 86 kw, 3406b cat engine, I wired up a switch to the fuel pump solenoid. I haven't done anything like that since.
I would think a hidden switch that worked on a short time delay to allow the vehicle to get 100 yards or so would be ideal. It might not stop the real pros, but imagine getting out in traffic and it shutting down in the middle of the street.
I would think a hidden switch that worked on a short time delay to allow the vehicle to get 100 yards or so would be ideal. It might not stop the real pros, but imagine getting out in traffic and it shutting down in the middle of the street.
smokeywolf
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I've never hated or even disliked any of my cars. All were fun in their own way. My '63 Corvair Monza was my 'coming of age' car. Next was my '70 El Camino, then a '71 VW camper van, followed by a brand new '79 Camaro w/Highway Patrol package. A '72 El Camino and others followed.
Had shelves full of Revell models of cars and planes when I was a kid.
With the exception of car-jacking or home-invasion robberies, which involve surviving the ordeal and require possessing tools equal to or greater than those employed by the perp, security boils down to costing the thief enough time, that he becomes too nervous to finish or gets caught in the act.
Saying that a house is impregnable or a car can't be stolen is akin to saying the Titanic was unsinkable.
Most gun safes that weigh much under a ton or cost less than $3,000 are about as secure as that 6 year old condom that the teenage boys used to carry in their wallets.
About 18 years ago I had one of the honchos responsible for security at Universal Studios bragging to me about the brand new gate and parking structure cameras having bullet proof lenses. I said to him, "Are they paintball proof too"? It took him a few seconds, but he looked like he was about to cry. He pleaded with me not to say anything to anybody. I said, "I won't, unless they steal my truck".
Best anti-theft measure one can take on a newer vehicle today would be a cut-off (interrupt) switch (see Ian's post #5). Something car thieves don't expect to encounter.
As I understand it, OnStar, with the right gov't or law enforcement paperwork, can remotely shut down most any OnStar equipped vehicle manufactured after 2004, without any action by the vehicle occupant and in spite of any action taken by the occupant.
My 2 cents.
Had shelves full of Revell models of cars and planes when I was a kid.
With the exception of car-jacking or home-invasion robberies, which involve surviving the ordeal and require possessing tools equal to or greater than those employed by the perp, security boils down to costing the thief enough time, that he becomes too nervous to finish or gets caught in the act.
Saying that a house is impregnable or a car can't be stolen is akin to saying the Titanic was unsinkable.
Most gun safes that weigh much under a ton or cost less than $3,000 are about as secure as that 6 year old condom that the teenage boys used to carry in their wallets.
About 18 years ago I had one of the honchos responsible for security at Universal Studios bragging to me about the brand new gate and parking structure cameras having bullet proof lenses. I said to him, "Are they paintball proof too"? It took him a few seconds, but he looked like he was about to cry. He pleaded with me not to say anything to anybody. I said, "I won't, unless they steal my truck".
Best anti-theft measure one can take on a newer vehicle today would be a cut-off (interrupt) switch (see Ian's post #5). Something car thieves don't expect to encounter.
As I understand it, OnStar, with the right gov't or law enforcement paperwork, can remotely shut down most any OnStar equipped vehicle manufactured after 2004, without any action by the vehicle occupant and in spite of any action taken by the occupant.
My 2 cents.
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oscarflytyer
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Best tailgater beating trick I have heard is weld a huge pipe wrench (or the like) onto the bumper, making it look like it is about to fall off. Love that one.... and tailgaters tend not to, especially of it looks like parts are fixin' to fall off your ride.
People also tend to not park unresonably close to you.
I can attest that a big 2 5/16" RV hitch and ball do NOT deter the damned tailgaters.
Ian
Notorious member
Oh, the pipe wrench is and outstanding idea!
I have an '83 Chevy 3/4 ton with fhe flat, chromed steel dealer add-on bumper. If "aimed" properly it reflects headlamps like a mirror directly into tailgater's eyes. I had it set for passenger car height at about two carlengths because obnoxious import car drivers were the worst, and it wouldn't affect drivers closer than that behind me at red lights. Totally worked for nighttime driving.
I have an '83 Chevy 3/4 ton with fhe flat, chromed steel dealer add-on bumper. If "aimed" properly it reflects headlamps like a mirror directly into tailgater's eyes. I had it set for passenger car height at about two carlengths because obnoxious import car drivers were the worst, and it wouldn't affect drivers closer than that behind me at red lights. Totally worked for nighttime driving.