Rules to preventing car theft from occuring in the forums

[BigVinnie]

Lately I have noticed many car thefts occurring that may have been contributed to displaying pics of there vehicles in the forums. Many criminals use these pics and information handed to them to find your address.
Rule number one:
When ever displaying pics of your vehicle, it is a word to the wise "NOT" to display your lisenceplates and or I.D refrences. Lisence plates give detailed information through the DMV of who the owner of that car is and where they live. It also gives detailed information on vin registration. This allows criminals to come to your home, and literally steal your car while you are sleeping.
For those displaying pics of other drivers and there cars during events posted in the forums, please respect them and there privacy. If you chose to display someone elses car please blotch out there lisnce plates. Respect them as you would your own...
Rule number two:
If a criminal ever does posses your vehicle, do not leave your registration in the glove box. Your registration is good as gold and should "ALWAYS" be kept in your wallet. Within 30days of a criminal obtaining you registration there can be a (duplicate title) filed under there name allowing them to posses the car. There are steps that are taken to prevent this such as filling a report immediately with your local police department.
Rule number three:
Take action for the car you respect and own. Purchase the autolock. It is an affordable device and does it's job. We as 240/silvia owners, own cars that are over 18years in age. When it comes to stealing your car it won't be tuff to start the nissan with a flat head screw driver.
If these rules are followed in the forums there will be half as many thefts. I am sad to say that searching not only through zilvia, but in many other forums, That most of the cars that I have looked at that have been stolen had displayed there lisence plates, or vin identification.
Lets try to prevent any of this from happening to us in the future.

[TurK]

very true....now only if everybody read this thread and respected it.

[HyperTek]

example - your signature pic is a prime example.. showing me whatcha got =D. People gonna steal no mater what, I say just stricten the crime punishment to getting your hand cut off. It should be effective becuase people will fear getting caught, but will still do it. If anything, the internet may help becuase the car will be high profile and people may recognize it.

[trsilvias13]

I would love #2 to happen to me. That must be one stupid ass thief. THen I would actaully know who broke in. Then the cops will catch them. Because I never sign it over. THen I can take care of what happen. The cops will know who the theif is after I take care of him/her.

[i8yourfwd]

Good stuff. Mostly common sence though. I always blur out plates when I post pictures up from meets. I tend to cover mine up also, because other people tend to forget to do so.

[BigVinnie]

I would love #2 to happen to me. That must be one stupid ass thief. THen I would actaully know who broke in. Then the cops will catch them. Because I never sign it over. THen I can take care of what happen. The cops will know who the theif is after I take care of him/her.


Actually number 2 is the hardest crime to catch people on. Identity theft is the number one crime in the U.S. A criminal can steal your identity, and then take some one elses identity to put the registration in. At the time of the crime it would seem legit to DMV. Then there is no trace of who really did the crime. Then cars either get stripped down, or sent on a ship to a foriegn country, or just right across the border to Mexico.
Criminals are becoming smarter when it comes to car jacking especially since the penalties are stricter than they were 20 years ago...... Making it a federal offence and upto 20years in prison isn't any criminals cup of tea for a used car with $5,000~$10,000 in modified parts.

[kouki_s14]

the autolock is not exactly effective, my friend had his integra stolen with the autolock on. guess he didnt put it on tight enough or something, because it seems like you can take a hammer and pound at the bottom where it grips the floor and get the lock to slip sideways therefore letting you have some movement on the pedal. not sure if it will work like that on all cars though. cars can also be started in 1st gear and driven that way for awhile, or if the autolock is on the break, the theives can use the hand brake to stop.
but as for the other 2 tips, i believe its good info and all car theives should DIE

-henry

[1mns13]

There are many ways to deter a theft, but a vehicle can always be taken. Parking in a garage has worked for me for years. Not subjecting my car to unnecessary risks has been helpful.

[Jonnie Fraz]

It is good to protect your identity, and your cars, but lets face it if they want it bad enough no lock, alarm, kill switch will stop them from getting it.
A couple of months ago just down the street from my work a couple guys pulled up to a car lot with a tow truck and stole a Corvette. It was 6:00am not the middle of the night these guys did not even care who saw them take the car.
Alarms, aftermarket locks, and kill switches deter dumbass car theives not pros, but lets face it most of the time pros are not stealing sixteen year old Nissans.
Good info... If this thread saves one car it is worth it.

[Andrew Bohan]

i heard about one guy who got up in the morning and his garage door was on the front lawn and his car was gone. fun times.

[downshift_sideways]

damn..thanks for the heads up..i would have never thought of this stuff.. good stuff man

[Jonnie Fraz]

i heard about one guy who got up in the morning and his garage door was on the front lawn and his car was gone. fun times.

Yeah... a garage somtimes just gives a theif a place to work out of sight.

[andrewmp6]

the way i look at it if they want your car bad enough they will get it you cant stop a tow truck best insurance you can get is always best

[bimmerlover]

how about high wattage strobe lights all around the cabin of the car wired into your alarm system..? if the thief can't see then he wouldn't get very far..:eek3d:

[andrewmp6]

i sit on my front porch cleaning all my guns once a week no one has robed me yet lol

[mmdb]

Another thing to look out for is small performance shops and/or installation shops or whoever you allow to work on your car. They will know the most about your car (ie alarm location/install) and could possibly use that info to steal, or have someone else steal, your car. Always take it to a shop you trust.

[Andrew Bohan]

oh yeah i heard about a few shops who jack your car the night after you take the car home. give shops fake addresses when you can. tell them your parents' address of your gf's address or something

[killjoy]

I had a car stolen by the movers the night that they dropped it off from the closed truck. It had a lot of deterrants but they knew them all to get it on and off the truck.

[BigVinnie]

Another thing to look out for is small performance shops and/or installation shops or whoever you allow to work on your car. They will know the most about your car (ie alarm location/install) and could possibly use that info to steal, or have someone else steal, your car. Always take it to a shop you trust.


That reminds me....... About 7years ago a project 510 that myself and a friend did was stolen from some shysty shit head crack smoker that use to work over at Rebello Racing. He basically new what it would take to get the car started, and he had the adress of my friends house (where it was parked out front).
He was able to get the info from the billing address. So as a word to the wise it is always good never to leave any billing address info, any crack head from a reputable shop might just come and take it.
The car was found 3 days later in Pittsburg cali, in some vacant parking lot. The car was on milk crates and stripped of everything, but the chassis.
It doesn't matter if the shop is small time or even a reputable shop.

I don't even give oil changers my address when I go to get my oil changed, besides I don't really care for there junk mail either.

I only started this thread to PREVENT theft, it doesn't mean that it can't or won't happen. More than likely it won't happen from people in the forums thats all.
As far as the auto lock it works fine for my car, and I actually lost the keys once. I had to take a dewalt portable grinder just to get the damn thing off.
Even with the auto lock someone can steal your car, but the probability of that happening is less, like the advertisement claims it is a DETERANT.

[crazy9ceguy]

how bout i use the autolock, lcok the steering wheel, and pull the ecu out?

[Irukandji]

I had to take a dewalt portable grinder just to get the damn thing off.

That doesn't sound too fun :hahano:

[ManoNegra]

Pull the ignitor chip when parked for a long time.

Install hidden a fuel pump relay with switch.

Get a quick realease with lock.

Put "Property of Chuck Norris" stickers on the windows instead of ones advertising the shit to steal from your car.