Cossie Sean

Right then, due to the rise in nob ends stealing cars and Cosworths etc

what ideas would you suggest for Sierras and older stuff?

obviously a Tracker will be top priority when its complete again untill then......

i was going to cut the tow eye off my Rouse and make a bolt on one for when it breaks down (not if lol)

get a snap-off boss

always remove the ECU (every time im not driving it, always done it on my saffs)

What other things will slow them down in a car park or similar?

i know if its gonna go it will go and get uplifted but for the opportunists, any help is good.

locking the brakes "on" was another idea

any other ideas?

Sean

MrC

400amps wired up to the steering wheel??

Cossie Sean

no because i will have to remove the remnants when the cunt explodes inside my car........

bigchez

no matter what you do sadly if someone really wants it they will take it - the more security you put on the more chance there is of a cunt waking you up with a knife or gun in your mush as they need the keys.

Glenn_

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I used to chain my cossie to the lamp post.Might start doing it again lol.

Harris.

Cossie's are rare now so when one gets nicked its on every forum and it gets noticed . I would imagine 100's of cars get nicked everyday . from Cossie's ,Evo's Bmw's .

Chaining it to posts etc seems silly to me, as if they want it that makes you the target .

MrC

Put a big burley chain round it with a big padlock, let them knock on your door for they keys and greet them with a double barrell 12 bore through the letterbox.

Cossie Sean

loads of years MMA so people arent my problem, or close proximity weapons

studabear

locked alarmed garage, cctv on driveway, car locked in garage, with steering lock, 2 other cars in front of driveway, 3 wheelie bins to move and security lights on the drive.

Edit to add, I won't leave the car anywhere random, if I need to leave a car anywhere I just use my focus estate.

rs clint

escortmk3rwd

know a lot of naughty people like me ive left keys in doors my garages open the lot and forgot nowt get touched or they dont walk again easy as that

rs clint

I left keys in my mini door where I live all weekend came back Monday still in the door lol dunno about the same thing happening now to many t leafs

NickB

douse it in Smartwater
no seriously
get a Smartwater home marking kit(direct from the website)
mark your home valuables
mark ya car
put up the supplied signage

every little helps

www.smartwater.com

https://www.smartwater.tv/Pages/GetA...x?cat=personal

Glenn_

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Ive got 2 cameras pointing at my drive now too.

MrC

This material is gold, a thieves wet dream of info.

JamesH

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Put it on full lock

stevieturbo

Visual and physical deterrents are always best from a prevention point of view

Alarms dont do shit. As even if one does go off, everyone just ignores it anyway. And usually damage is done by that stage.

Tracker etc can be useful, as can an alarm with SMS to alert you the vehicle is being tampered with

After those, simple immobilisation options, like hidden kill switches are always good and cost very little.

2wdsaph ben

IF you have left it in a supermarket or pub car park and taken off the steering wheel and ecu then there's no chance of it being stolen unless it's lifted but how likely is that in a car park. How about motorbike chain lock through the wheel and round rear axle, awkward ad fuck to get off

2wdsaph ben

Wrst thing is having to carry around the steering wheel and ecu with u while shopping etc

studabear

Like in the days of pull out stereo's back when car radio theft was rife.

simonmcf

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I'd put a big visual on like a chain, kill switch. , alarm, cameras and bollards

ben_frst

sleep in it

Cossie Sean

i cant sleep in it and go to work at the same time can i funny cunt

stevieturbo

Brendan

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Is keeping a venomous snake allowed? Air bag goes off if some one in drivers seat and alarm active? HT leads wired to car searing? mercaptan released from container so you and every one else can smell your car?

seriously make sure your security is layered. but a good one is to remember to take something from the car that that will stop it running!

dojj

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stopped my car getting nicked in nottingham about 10 years ago by putting a simply switch under the seat that interrupted the fuel pump, almost the same thing as the fuel pump kill switch as it was in the wiring for that

they were pushing the thing down the road after breaking the steering lock and window and pulling the indicators out and fucking the door locks on my 3 door but they couldn't start it as i put that little switch in the way

bit of faffing about under the seats to reconnect it again but well worth it when all else fails

got a battery kill switch on the mondeo too which lives under the bonnet, so it's keys to open the bonnet then key to turn the battery on

after which there's the factory ford alarm AND the cat 1 alarm to deal with, both of which immobilize different circuits on the car depending on how you open it

plus it lives behind a security post and metal gates so it's a right pita to get out of on any normal day, hence me not using it as much

TOOTALL

When I had my xr4i about 15 yrs ago, I once left the keys in the ignition overnight and once left the keys and facia from the stereo on the roof for about 6 hrs. Both times untouched, and we lived on a busy street. We (my brother and I) were on quite good terms with most of the blaggards around here,so I can only come to the conclusion that they wouldn't go near it purely for the fact that they knew us and we knew them. And we have no reputation to speak of, so it's not like they feared us or anything.

boy-racer-1

Fit a nitrogen bottle in the boot hose it up to the interior with an electronic valve wired to open when your alarm goes off, they will have to drive the car as high as a kite or lift it, I don't think you will stop them lifting it unless you have airbag suspension that drops the car to the floor so it's arches are near enough sitting in the tyres and turn full lock to one side to make it a bitch for them if they are winching it into a flatbed but as said above if they really want it they will come prepared

Mk4 Rick

Did you really chain the car to the lamp post Glenn lol

phil_rs

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Who's gonna nick a Mondeo!?

Magnum PI

I'm sure I've read somewhere that you can fit a device that locks the car into reverse gear only?

studabear

its called a Saab

Magnum PI

here's the thing:

http://www.xenos.co.in/gear-shift-locks.html

dingla rs

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security gate 3 cars on the drive and a shoot gun if they feel really lucky no one bothers me really I knw to many dodgy cunts

Straight_4_N/a

Theres only one thing you need to do!
Take the bolt out from inbertween the steering rack and comlum will stop the car beening driven or towed away and thay wont have a god dam clue whats wrong. Unlike removing the ecu ect as people who steal these come with spare parts and know the normal things like ecu battery ht leads ect....

First thing i lernt in college was how to steal old fords lol so trust me i know every trick in the book.

gingeRS

Mines in a garage so no one knows it's there. Security = flat battery