"Keep your car from getting jacked thread"

[downshift_sideways]

(Note; if you were linked to this thread, Most likely you've been PWNED. Read this...and be smarter next time)

Seems like everyone from everywhere keeps getting their 240sx stolen or fucked with.

Make points to keep your shit.
INVEST IN A GOOD FUCKING ALARM.
IF YOU CAN PAY THOUSANDS OF $ FOR PARTS.Then you can afford a good alarm system!


http://www.hillviewminibarns.com/Images/garage_yellow_tn.jpg
http://www.outdoorexpressionsllc.com/garage/images/2car2.jpg#1 Park your shit in your GARAGE at night, and lock it DOWN!
http://www.240projects.com/images/240sx89/240sx89_2.jpg-For those of you that dont have one. Buy one. or make one!


http://audiovideodimension.com/images/3-Viper%205900%20sst.jpg
#2 ALARM.
-Siren
-2 way paging.
-Trunk sensor
-Hood Sensor
-Door Trigers/Sensor
-Autokill
-Light Flash
-Starter Interupt
-tilt sensor (triggers ppl trying to tow your shiet)
-Back up battery


http://www.automotiveblogger.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/crime-car-thief.gif
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff221/AntzPrincess/lockedkeysincar.jpg

#3 KILL SWITCHES.
Its an easy $5-15 investment. No more than an air freshener you would buy.
PUT LOTS OF THEM. MORE THAN 1 IS A PLUS.



http://images.4wheeloffroad.com/projectbuild/131_0707_17_z+4x4_buggy_build+steering_wheel.jpg
#4 Quick Release steering wheel
-Get one.
-Get a lock for it.
DONT MENTION THE BRAND ON THE FORUMS.


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31QH9ZC7NFL._AA280_.jpg
#5 CLUB
-Pedal lock
-Wheel lock
That shit might be old school. But that bitch works!



http://whyfiles.org/165video_violence/images/cs_handgun.jpg

#6
Own a hand gun, and dont be afraid to use it.
For those of you pansies. Invest in a lousiville Slugger bat.




http://www.carsandtuning.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/car-crash-house.jpg
#7
Park your car next to your window where you sleep.


If you park in a public parking lot, HAve you shit on lock down
http://visibility911.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/lockdown-dissent.jpg.



http://www.notmike.com/images/kerry_car1.jpg

#8 Dont put up a pic of your license plate. Easy for fucktards to find where you live.
I used to work at jiffy lube, and some other oil stations. Give me your plates. and I can find you...
and covering your car with stickers with parts that you have under the hood is a nono :nono:


http://www.ford2011mustang.com/accessories/exterior_wheel-lock-kit.jpg

#9
If you don't want them to steal your Rims...then Get some wheel locks.
Fuck it...Throw them off. Get 2 sets with different patterns!

<<<<<<<ALSO>>>>>>>>
If you think it's cool to put brand named stickers on your car. Such as Skunk,Greddy,Volk,Nismo etc....You are fucking stupid. That better be a track car that just sits in your garage!! You're
giving the thief a checklist of all the parts you have...SMFH




THE SAFEST THING ON THE MARKET AT THIS TIME IS LOJACK. TRUST ME, IT WILL BE YOUR BEST INVESTMENT!
THEIR TITLE SAYS EVERYTHING!
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg117/imac-mexico/Apple/lojack.jpghttp://www.psnnewsletter.com/images/clients/4/LOJACK_K_red_stacked_Get.jpg
http://www.mercedesbenzofnashville.com/Images/Picture/2006/March/lg_LOJACK_K_red_stacked_Get.jpg

[lflkajfj12123]

tilt sensor and quick release should be enough for most people

[SW20Racer]

lets make it into a "keep your car from getting janked" thread.

reviews on alarms, how to's on wiring kill switches, how to aim a firearm et c.

even my tercel, a car that no one would expect to be modified much less want to STEAL has 2 kill switches. one outside the car and one inside both hidden very well. all wiring involved has been grafted into the stock harnesses impossible to detect. including a quick release steering wheel.

a loaded .40 cal S&W sigma series with cross-sectioned hollow points in the clip rests on my nightstand when im in bed (exit holes with these bullets are the size of a softball) and i sleep 20 feet from my car.

even with this i didnt feel paranoid enough, so i installed motion sensing spot lights outside (8 to be exact) and an out only doggy door for the german shepherds. and im beginning to feel like no one will mess with my car.

[TiNMAN]

who got shanked?

[SW20Racer]

lol put a boot on that mofo! actually thats not a bad idea....buy two and put them at opposing corners of the car (front left rear right et c.)

[jskateborders]

Just put a fake dead body in your passanger seat with blood all over it and shit, A couple of airsoft guns in the back and pop a few rounds through your door. No one will jack your shit

[DRavenS13]

I guess it depends on what the demand for your car is in your area. There's like 6 S13s within 6 blocks of my house, 3 appear to be modified. I had my old S13 in front of my house with no window, door broken, no alarm, no security whatsoever (except for my keen sense of hearing, of course) with a million CDs in the passenger seat, yet I never had so much as a piece of gum stolen.

Call me lucky I guess.

[gottrees]

lol put a boot on that mofo! actually thats not a bad idea....buy two and put them at opposing corners of the car (front left rear right et c.)

yeah plus one for the boot.
i think there was a thread about it not too long ago.

[4thHorse]

I have been told you you should spend 1.5x you insurance deductible. If your deductible is $500 then $750 for an alarm.

If your living in CA skip number 6

[downshift_sideways]

Why skip 6?

Mine is getting rusty. Its been awhile since it was used.
but then again. I think most ppl are scared to even come over. unless they are cool peoples.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Cuz california is land of the hippie where YOU as the owner of the vehicle, can get sued by the person who tried to steal your car.

Also, slam your damn car, makes it that much more harder to tow that shiet, seems that alot of cars are getting stolen using towtrucks!!! And they say raking your bumper isnt practical...

Again, this would be one of the reasons why I probably wouldnt get a 240 anymore...:down: All the reasons that made me get a 240 is now a thing of the past. No ricer attention, its not a honda, no theft, no cops profiling (remember back in the days when they though S13s were Ford Probes?)...now its just horrible...

[Dutchmalmiss]

I guess it depends on what the demand for your car is in your area. There's like 6 S13s within 6 blocks of my house, 3 appear to be modified. I had my old S13 in front of my house with no window, door broken, no alarm, no security whatsoever (except for my keen sense of hearing, of course) with a million CDs in the passenger seat, yet I never had so much as a piece of gum stolen.

Call me lucky I guess.

You better knock on wood. Because the S-chassis is the new "civic," they're getting stolen like civics. It's the truth. If Samuel L. Jackson was desperate and jobless, I'd hire him to be my car guard.

Would you steal a car if Sam Jackson was chillin at your car?! Like this?! With a gun on his lap!?
http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d2/unsecured/media/307918698/307918698_574439026_a16847107a9736f25921e38584db6d 5e2ac8bf38.jpg

[MADE]

How about don't posts pics of your car and everything you have done to it on the internet. Or sell parts and have the person meet you at the location you store your vehicle.








And for those who have firearm's would you seriously shoot someone breaking into your car? Not a good idea at all, trust me it will not go down as expected.

[downshift_sideways]

i Think We Need A Zilvia.net Group Buy On Some Alarms!

[downshift_sideways]

You better knock on wood. Because the S-chassis is the new "civic," they're getting stolen like civics. It's the truth. If Samuel L. Jackson was desperate and jobless, I'd hire him to be my car guard.

Would you steal a car if Sam Jackson was chillin at your car?! Like this?! With a gun on his lap!?
http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d2/unsecured/media/307918698/307918698_574439026_a16847107a9736f25921e38584db6d 5e2ac8bf38.jpg
NO way.!:duh:

[SW20Racer]

How about don't posts pics of your car and everything you have done to it on the internet. Or sell parts and have the person meet you at the location you store your vehicle.








And for those who have firearm's would you seriously shoot someone breaking into your car? Not a good idea at all, trust me it will not go down as expected.


its different for those of us who live in the south man

[Dominic Axelson]

Just put a fake dead body in your passanger seat with blood all over it and shit, A couple of airsoft guns in the back and pop a few rounds through your door. No one will jack your shit

Hell yeah :hsdance:

[PhAtXSuMo]

hire me to sit next to your car all day and guard it when your away!:aw:

yeah seriously to many cars getting stolen good rant made me laugh with the pictures

[fliprayzin240sx]

Maybe its time to start looking for over-priced SW20s again...S-chassis is now just as ridiculously expensive, atleast the MR2s are rare.

[MADE]

its different for those of us who live in the south man


I'm from the south so I know where your coming from but I was jacked in the south too. They just didn't take the whole car:whip: . But seriously car thieves aren't stupid if I wanted a nice BMW for instance or a certain part on a nice BMW the internet forums is a good place to start. Beats hanging out at the mall.

My vote is Lo Jack and Kill switches and the supreme being.

[SW20Racer]

Maybe its time to start looking for over-priced SW20s again...S-chassis is now just as ridiculously expensive, atleast the MR2s are rare.

having owned an sw20 and an aw11 i would have to lean more towards the aw11 honestly. its all personal preference of course, im just sayin if i was to go the mr2 route again i know which way i'd go.

[BustedS13]

here's an easier step by step.

step one
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/nerfdude/move.jpg

[98s14inaz]

...

#6
Own a hand gun, and dont be afraid to use it.
...


Invest in some lessons and time at the range. You want groupings about the size of your fist. Practice one, two, and opposite handed. I even have a target from my last outing hanging up in the garage with shots in the head and center mass just as a deterrent.

[SW20Racer]

I'm from the south so I know where your coming from but I was jacked in the south too. They just didn't take the whole car:whip: . But seriously car thieves aren't stupid if I wanted a nice BMW for instance or a certain part on a nice BMW the internet forums is a good place to start. Beats hanging out at the mall.

My vote is Lo Jack and Kill switches and the supreme being.

yeah its all good what i meant though, was that in some areas of the country someone might get away with suing you because you injured them while they were messing with your car. but where i am, if i only injured them the cop would look @ me like i was stupid. and ask me if i know how to aim.

[ROIDMONKEY]

GET A CLIFFORD. blackjack,proximity sensor.omnisensor,back up battery siren and a APEX security system(call ur cellphone when alarm goes off) ur cellphone not a paging shit, anywhere ur cellphone gets signal it will sounds if alarm goes off,paging system goes out of range

[EDacIouSX]

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/2137

get a big black guy named ben. That's all you need

[PhilthyS13]

And for those who have firearms would you seriously shoot someone breaking into your car? Not a good idea at all, trust me it will not go down as expected.

I wouldn't shoot them. I'd go outside wearing nothing but underwear and combat boots and make them put their teeth on the curb while my little brother (played by Eddie Furlong) watches...


Oh wait, that was a movie. I probably wouldn't shoot them, I'd rather get satisfaction with my fists.


My alarm system includes a leaky slave cylinder, ensuring that nobody but me can actually drive the car.

[KA-T_240]

I have a compustar 2way900FM. I like it, alarm is loud as hell with good distance on the pager. I am going to add a LED srolling light for a deterent. I park in a garage, and nobody knows were I live. Got the quick release. And I plan on doing a kill switch.

And I live in fucking North Dakota.

[drifting.8]

here's an easier step by step.

step one
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/nerfdude/move.jpg
hahah

FA SHO
:bigok:

[DRavenS13]

http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d2/unsecured/media/307918698/307918698_574439026_a16847107a9736f25921e38584db6d 5e2ac8bf38.jpg

Funny, that's what the crackheads that wander around the streets look like too. But we feed them and allow them to chill in front of the house under the tree on a hot day. So, I guess that's security. :bigok:

[downshift_sideways]

^bahaha.

Watch out...thats some crazy shiet.

[s13.slideways]

I think one of the best investments other then an alarm would be LOJACK!! add that shit to #2!! haha

[ayuaddict]

this is kinda funny.

car gets broken into at school.

bunch of stuff gets stolen.

including my alarm, which was still in the box.

i brought it along to so i could install it after school.

irony.

[Antihero983]

i have an alarm, and ive been meaning to get a QR...but i dont unerstand which one to get, becuase i want one with a lock.

oh and to add a step.

make your car look like a POS. no one will want it. lol

ill be adding killswitches this summer ;)

[98s14inaz]

...And for those who have firearm's would you seriously shoot someone breaking into your car? Not a good idea at all, trust me it will not go down as expected.

We call this next item "The Fecalator." One look at it, and the target shits his or her pants. ~Dogma

In Arizona most thefts are done by tweakers and or illegal immigrants, sorry if that offends anyone but the statistics don't lie. The sound of a shotgun pumping or my .45 chambering a round is enough to get them to scatter. Most want nothing to do with cops or dying.

I hope I never have to shoot one but I am prepared if I must. I work hard for my stuff and pay for it with blood, sweat, and tears.

[murda-c]

Leave a cell phone hidden in the car with a 12 volt charger plugged into it all the time.

When your car gets jacked ask the cops to trace it.

also have lojack/alarm/killswitches/park where it can be seen/hide plates online.

[DRavenS13]

make your car look like a POS. no one will want it. lol


Maybe that's why no one stole my old car. It was a turd on wheels.

[DreamN]

Funny, that's what the crackheads that wander around the streets look like too. But we feed them and allow them to chill in front of the house under the tree on a hot day. So, I guess that's security. :bigok:

You have a crackhead as an outdoor pet pretty much... :hahano:


I really need to invest in some security for my car. Don't want my hard work going to waste because some ass fuck decides to steal it. :rant:

[MADE]

The sound of a shotgun pumping is enough to get them to scatter.
:werd: The shotgun is the most feared small arms weapon in the world.

[/qoute] I hope I never have to shoot one but I am prepared if I must. I work hard for my stuff and pay for it with blood, sweat, and tears.[/quote]

AZ & TX are the only states that I can see someone standing a chance with something like this. In most states if someone is stealing your car and you shot and kill them esp if they are rolling away your pretty much f*&ked with a sick _______<fill in a word that rhymes. Sorry I wouldn't shoot someone over something I can replace. I have been very close to doing this and was told by L.E.O that I made the right choice.


Lojack is a good investment, it even work in Mexico!:drool:

[kouki_s14]

Lojack is a good investment, it even work in Mexico!:drool:

that's what i have AND i paid the extra $300 for the early warning system. Best $1000 i EVER spent. FUCK theives

i dont care if theives know i have it, im selling the car now soooo they wont know the new owner has it lol. who wants a 98 kouki with lojack? lol

my next 240 will have lojack as well.

[Kwonza Says]

i Think We Need A Zilvia.net Group Buy On Some Alarms!

Yeah its about time we should have one of thease im down~ any sites where i can find kill switches and fuel cut-off?

[BustedS13]

Yeah its about time we should have one of thease im down~ any sites where i can find kill switches and fuel cut-off?

www.jegs.com
www.summitracing.com

[MADE]

Someone should contact the police in this area and ask them what they are doing about this. Bait car, sting etc. SoCal is notorious for GTA.

[DisEpyon]

If you really want your car secured, i say find a way to chain your car to the ground or make some sort of car rack like a (bike rack but for cars) and chain your chassis to the rack, get a thick azz chain and lock.....lol

i can imagine it now, a thief walks up to your car on the drive way... WTF... sees 4 thick azz chains locked on each corner of your car, just sits there, uuuhhhhh....... OK....uhhh....i guess its time for plan b

[skylindrftr]

that's what i have AND i paid the extra $300 for the early warning system. Best $1000 i EVER spent. FUCK theives

i dont care if theives know i have it, im selling the car now soooo they wont know the new owner has it lol. who wants a 98 kouki with lojack? lol

my next 240 will have lojack as well.

Word.

msglngth

[Matej]

I work hard for my stuff and pay for it with blood, sweat, and tears.
I wish stores accepted tears.

[JRas]

covering your car in brand stickers is asking for it

you basically tell any thief with some knowledge what you have

but than again... not many thief's have knowledge :P

[ESmorz]

Do they sell stickers that read to some effect.

"This car is protected with lojack"? Or some other highly effective alarm system?

Pop one of those babies in the windows...

[SW20Racer]

Do they sell stickers that read to some effect.

"This car is protected with lojack"? Or some other highly effective alarm system?

Pop one of those babies in the windows...

then they know exactly what they need to get your car.

from what i've heard someone can kill your cars battery by placing a powerful magnet over it then rape your shit. can anyone confirm/deny?

[DreamN]

I would like to know what alarms and good to invest in. I know shit about name brand or what options are good so a review of some sort from fellow 240 owners would be helpful. Oh and definitely have a killswitch and fuel cut off in mind. Hopefully they're simple enough so that I can install them on my own with no problem. The less ppl that know, the better.

[MADE]

then they know exactly what they need to get your car.

from what i've heard someone can kill your cars battery by placing a powerful magnet over it then rape your shit. can anyone confirm/deny?


Hmmmmm I'm goooona say Noooooooo!!!!!!!


Lo Jack has a secondary power source and some good alarms have it also.However personally I wouldn't invest in anything other that an OEM alarm. How many times have you walked thru a parking lot or heard an alarm and you not even really focus on what's going on? A real thief will disarm an alarm in a couple of seconds. As far as Lo-Jack stickers the device is a theft recovery no deterent so if someone knows you have it they can look for it and try to disable it thus defeating the purpose.

[skylindrftr]

Hmmmmm I'm goooona say Noooooooo!!!!!!!


Lo Jack has a secondary power source and some good alarms have it also.However personally I wouldn't invest in anything other that an OEM alarm. How many times have you walked thru a parking lot or heard an alarm and you not even really focus on what's going on? A real thief will disarm an alarm in a couple of seconds. As far as Lo-Jack stickers the device is a theft recovery no deterent so if someone knows you have it they can look for it and try to disable it thus defeating the purpose.

yeah you are better off getting the real deal... dont cheap out on your car. Also the secondary power source works for quite a bit. I left the negative terminal off my battery for three weeks and it was still working.

[Gnnr]

AZ & TX are the only states that I can see someone standing a chance with something like this.

Add FL to the list, we added the Stand Your Ground law. You can now shoot someone stealing your car. Possibly AL can also get away with it, the south don't play...

[Antihero983]

when my car gets its swap (read:pretty much never now that i have the Z) itll be getting LoJack.

the Z wont need it. the thieves would just fall through the floor trying to steal that rotted pig...

[downshift_sideways]

Just put the lojack banner up on the OP. Thatswhatsup.

I love the logo.

[fbiphil]

+1 for kill switches. Best feeling in the world to come out to your ride that's been broken into, but they couldn't take it because they couldn't START it!

Do as much as you can to add to the time it'll take to start or drive your car. The more obvious things you do (steering wheel lock/ disconnect, alarms, etc.), the more likely the thief will look somewhere else instead. Even if you have a standard alarm, make sure the LED is very visible.

Another good piece of advice, from my experience? Live in shitty apartments, and befriend your neighbors. My ghetto neighbors were always up all night either high or beating their wives (or both), and because I helped them with repairs to their cars, they looked out for mine. Most of these lowlifes go to the nice neighborhoods to get the good stuff, so living in a slum can have an advantage...
Of course, I STILL moved out as soon as I could afford to!!

[downshift_sideways]

...We can move to the slums, where killers get hung, shorty I can take you there...

[an_orange_s2k]

dont forget about autolock.

[Healtoeae86]

+1 for kill switches. Best feeling in the world to come out to your ride that's been broken into, but they couldn't take it because they couldn't START it!


Yea..that is the best feeling even though u still get fucked. My car got broken into a few weeks ago. took my mp3 headunit and my navi. Kill switch that NOONE can figure out. Also linelocks are good item also, ill do a write up on it.

Its basically a brake switch inline with an electronic valve. basically you flip the switch and it puts pressure in your braking system so all the wheels are locked.

next on my list is getting my permit to carry some heat. And the only way you can get in trouble for shooting a theif is if there still alive to testify....its self defense!

[hustlervibes]

Another thing that is good to do if you MUST park in the open whether it be on the street or in a driveway is to turn you steering wheel full lock towards whatever direction makes it harder for a theif to drive away. Then lock your steering column and take off your steering wheel (quick release) so they can't drive away with it, sorta. It just makes it that much harder.

[womenbeshoppin]

i suggest kill switches, i have a few friends who got they're car jacked with good alarms...

[TheBigDirty]

Ultra Effective!:keke:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/sk8tilldeath1989/killswitch_engage-the_end_of_hearta.jpg

[fliprayzin240sx]

You gotta be shitting me, theres atleast 6 stolen car threads

[Antihero983]

and if you notice, most of them didnt have car alarms or theft deterrents.

[fliprayzin240sx]

and if you notice, most of them didnt have car alarms or theft deterrents.

Again, I bought my 240 back in the days because it wasnt a honda and didnt attract the same negative attention...now it just sucks. Whens Hyundai coming out with the new Tiburon??? :-/

[Gnnr]

Since we're on the subject of theft prevention. Can the flimsy lock cylinders (doors and ignition) be upgraded to better ones??? Maybe from a newer Nissan model...

[drift freaq]

Since we're on the subject of theft prevention. Can the flimsy lock cylinders (doors and ignition) be upgraded to better ones??? Maybe from a newer Nissan model...

Just drop a VQ engine in and you get to run the Nissan NATS system which basically immobilizes your car without the key which is electronically key coded. There are good reasons for going with a VQ35 install. Theft prevention. Ever here of a G35 or 350z getting stolen? I didn't think so. NATS rules.

[Gnnr]

Well, thats kind of where I got the idea. But what about the Door locks...or are they part of the system as well? :confused:

[SiI40sx]

Personally the BEST way to prevent theft:

1. A garage with REALLY good locking thing-a-ma-jigers
2. A custom cylinder embedded into the floor of a drive way that would come up or you could slide in and lock up, basically like creating a little wall. How would you ever steal a car if you cant get it out? If anything theyll steal your rims and stereo, but youll still at least have a car.

[powersteeringless180sx]

i'm going w/ a kill switch and quick release when i'm not parking in a garage. i just haven't decided where to put the switch at.

[drewford]

I got a tip for students. Its something many of us overlook but thieves might take notice: Don't put your school's license plate frame or window sticker on your daily. Its an easy tip for thieves to know where you are at during much of the day.

[Drifters4Life]

Now that was funny

[Healtoeae86]

GNNR - you can take your tumblers out and have them "re keyed" so they dont accept the usual worn out 240 keys. Im sure 99% of you can open and sometimes start your friends 240's with your OWN keys

I went to my local lock place and it was like $15 per lock to get them re-keyed with new internals.

anyone reccomend a good GPS tracking thing? The only ones i see online you either have to pay a monthly fee, needs a sim card (still a monthly fee), or you have to take the unit back out and upload the data from it.

I would much rather track the car myself and then alert the real authorities, cus im sure you know its probably a ring of people doing the same cars and they have to be on zilvia/nico.

[Gnnr]

Thanks Healtoeae86, I'll be doing that then.

[jackjack]

and if you notice, most of them didnt have car alarms or theft deterrents.


thats true. its the FIRST thing you should buy. i always tell my friends, but they never listen. all of their cars have been broken into. someone tried to steal my friends s13 coupe w/ silvia conversion (just installed). they couldnt get it started though. he got lucky.

[Bobafreak]

GNNR - you can take your tumblers out and have them "re keyed" so they dont accept the usual worn out 240 keys. Im sure 99% of you can open and sometimes start your friends 240's with your OWN keys

I went to my local lock place and it was like $15 per lock to get them re-keyed with new internals.

anyone reccomend a good GPS tracking thing? The only ones i see online you either have to pay a monthly fee, needs a sim card (still a monthly fee), or you have to take the unit back out and upload the data from it.

I would much rather track the car myself and then alert the real authorities, cus im sure you know its probably a ring of people doing the same cars and they have to be on zilvia/nico.

dont be cheap with security especially if this is your dd and you have no garage or safe spot. id rather pay monthly then sleep in fear. if your gonna invest in a car and not add security....stop at a gas station and while your fueling thrown your cigarette in the tank. i mean least ill have a better chance of knowing i can get peices of my car then wait till its all gone and see the man with gold shoes with one of my tires and rims.

[DohcKA]

cant move outta california.... WE GOT THE BEST GRAPES..... on that yurnage tip

[DohcKA]

Cali Got The Best Grapes Why Move

[BustedS13]

fuck them grapes

[UNDFTD]

safety glass / tint = harder to break
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reinforce your collars around the steering collum so it cant be popped easily
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when your parked to prevent a tow truck from owning your car,
always use your E-brakes, make sures its in park, if you have rwd back into your parking spot and aim your wheels near a wall or a solid object so it will stop your car when it starts to move.
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dont leave registration/important documents in your car
carry it in your wallet or something you always have on you
IF* you cant do that just hide your papers somewhere instead of in the glovebox
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wrap your ecu wires in the same color
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license plate locks
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engrave your engine with a serial code and take a picture of it if it gets recovered = makes it unique so its easier to retrieve


theres 3 thieves scouting out your car

1) electronic thief - wants your headunit, gauges, whatever else he can sell for 20 dollars on the street.
usually kids who want to start trouble and make some cheap dough, usually break your windows pull out your radio and search your car for whatever else is valuable

2) car thief - wants your whole car so he can strip it at his warehouse or somewhere where theres no heat
experienced/trained a part time job for him

3) stripper - wants your parts, will be willing to crowbar your hood open ( lockable hood latches = helpful) and start removing whatever he wants.
just a greedy bitch who wants buy his own shit and envys yours..

IFFFF a skilled thief, who has been trained and knows what he wants. your car has no shot. He will find the weaknesses after shadowing you for a while then exploit that. Just try to find ways to make it harder/longer for him to make this possible. Or even things that will make him not even want to bother at all.



Im looking to make some keyhole covers, super glue and yea pretty much a good signal to thieves. should be cheap to produce and just use super glue to hold.

http://i29.tinypic.com/j8ffux.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/539r80.jpg

[rednissan180]

Does anyone have a diagram or how to thread for a kill switch?

[status:one]

safety glass / tint = harder to break
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When thieves made an attempt to steal my car... they hit the glass to get into the car... tint saved the glass from breaking... alarm went off... thieves ran away. Yes... it does help.

[MTalon]

I had my rx7 parked on the side of the road, it wasn't running at the time. I put pad locks through the hood pin holes.. Well to my suprise i came out one day and noticed that both locks were broke off and my cold pipe/bov was stolen. Put locks on again.. Got broke again, yet they didn't take anything lol. What a waist for them..

Maybe we should all carry around a car boot, and just lock that thing on wherever we park.. Try stealing a car with that :-D

[HIM]

Maybe we should all carry around a car boot, and just lock that thing on wherever we park.. Try stealing a car with that :-D


its already being done

me and UNDFTD ^^^ are super paranoid and dont let anyone have any chances of taking ANYTHING.

spent over 1,000 + on security. I even had a retired car thief build my security system ( to a certain extent ) lol
Ive heard so many stories about theft, and ways to prevent it so why not if your going to put so much time into a car.
plus its fun making my car hard as balls to steal.

[youngkadafi]

Bump from the dead, but its still important; Read this link if your serious about keeping your car.

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1794938

Quick release does nothing; - vice grips or another wheel
Clubs/autolocks do nothing; - can bend it with a crowbar. Or clubbuster.
Somy kill switch installs are ineffective; because you can just trace them to the source, or listen for the relay to click. The only effective route is to require a theif to unbolt a few 10mm bolts to get to the relay. while a 120db pezio is going off inside the car. I usually have 2-3 kill switches per circuit inline.

An alarm does nothing without a 520t backup battery and an interior peizo siren. Disable any power door locks, and use the alarms remote to unlock your doors.. Also disable your cylinder door locks. Anyway to prevent your hood from being pop'ed is a good route.

We need to take security serious here.

[Gnnr]

Quick release does nothing; - vice grips or another wheel
.

What about if you have this?

http://www.201motorsports.com/images/T/worksbellsteeringwheellock.jpg

[youngkadafi]

^^^Its a cosmetic peice.

The goal is preventing them from getting "in" the car. In my area they will lose a finger, or risk half of their internal organs to get at your shift knob. Disable door locks, use your alarm to unlock your doors. Block off your hood release with barbwire or metal sheets. Secure your trunks. Hid your wiring using layers of loom/electrical tape/aluminum loom secured with stainless worm clamps, and zip tied securely.

Once you kill a circuit, you need to secure the source. Disable all 12v outputs such as the cig lighter. Tint the windows, disable any interior lights. Your alarm should NOT be under the dash. Kill as many low current grounds as possible that prevents the car from starting. Do NOT pull the ECU fuse or ECU itself.

The QR is decent if your parking for short periods of time, and it helps to not have Power steering. But from the sounds of it, even with a frozen rack, they could still turn the car pin to pin with a certain clamp with ease.

Quick question for you all. On a 100% stock automatic S14, whats the chances a theif will target this car? Granted I live in a very liberal state, Where if you happen to walk up on a theif in action your either ;
Getting shot, and he does no time because you said a racist remark - Hate crime act
-Getting taken to court and sued for you car anyway because you said a racist remark. And you WILL lose. The officer will release your info to a theif, and a lawyer will be at your door the next day- No evidence needed.

You boys in the south- every day I envy you.

[downshift_sideways]

What about if you have this?

http://www.201motorsports.com/images/T/worksbellsteeringwheellock.jpg

and what if they have this....
http://www.dynamicmfg.com/Graphics/Dynamic_701BTW_black_rear.jpg

LOJACK LOJACK LOJACK!

PLEASE PEOPLES

[youngkadafi]

lojack only works in a few states. It doesnt have a true EWS. Read up on it, its a waste of money if you can prevent the situation happening in the 1st place. You think a police officer is going to go searching for a beacon on a saturday night? The system is not all that advanced. Id opt for more of a GPS tracking with a true EWS that pages you when your car is out of a certain parameter.

[downshift_sideways]

^Think what you want. . .

I'm secured. so steal my shit.

[Gnnr]

and what if they have this....

Lol, no of course. I was just saying is it effective from the not being able to steer standpoint, I don't think they can use a grip on that. But yeah, most stolen cars are towed.

[youngkadafi]

They can use a grip on that, without a sweat.

The question is, do they target 100% stock cars like they do hondas?

[Slip&Sliden 240]

I got an alarm its no paging alarm but my car sits in the driveway outside my window, with my Titan in front of it, fuel pump cut off and this...

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5428/0418082008azf0.jpg

Two 3/4" concrete bolts with chain runs through both loops on both bolts and around the rear lower control arms.

[spoolandslide]

a loaded .40 cal S&W sigma series with cross-sectioned hollow points in the clip rests on my nightstand when im in bed (exit holes with these bullets are the size of a softball) and i sleep 20 feet from my car.



wont you go to jail even if you own hollowpoints?

so if someone does try to jack your car, and you 2nd amendment their ass

when the cops come and ask where the soft ball that went through his head is, what are you gonna tell em

id rather have my ride jacked while im in bed then while im in jail

[youngkadafi]

wont you go to jail even if you own hollowpoints?

so if someone does try to jack your car, and you 2nd amendment their ass

when the cops come and ask where the soft ball that went through his head is, what are you gonna tell em

id rather have my ride jacked while im in bed then while im in jail

I agree with both sides. We should be able to protect our home, family and property. But now this isnt the case, they can take what ever they want. By law you cant touch/accuse them, and that will never change. So preventing them from getting into the car- non violently is the only route we have.

Some thief tried to sue someone from my area for cutting himself on the broken glass. so becareful.

[90hatchie]

i wish i lived in arizona
if someone breaks into ur car u can legally shoot them cuz ur car is part of ur house over their
brother lives down by mexican boarder and told me

[240driftin[Sil80]]

i Think We Need A Zilvia.net Group Buy On Some Alarms!

Put me on the list!

[KA-T_240]

I got an alarm its no paging alarm but my car sits in the driveway outside my window, with my Titan in front of it, fuel pump cut off and this...

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5428/0418082008azf0.jpg

Two 3/4" concrete bolts with chain runs through both loops on both bolts and around the rear lower control arms.


Bolt cutters>Chain Good Idea if you had something that was not cuttable with out lots of work.

[S13_Nightkid]

my shit is 100% stock. I still keep it in the garage. Im too lazy to look up Virginias laws on using my 2nd amendment right on somebodys ass if they try to steal it. Fuck that take no chances.

[deadghost]

There is this stupid ass fucker who is a drug dealer who tried stealing my rims off my daily a while back, the kid was so fucken stupid that he tried to pulling the rims off while there was lug locks with his so called tool, then he thought he could just pull them with out cement block, the kid got caught and ran off. he is a major thief in socal and a stupid one too. And a little note he is a fucken gay ass ricer who "get this" drives a black mitsu eclipse with hyandi rims (he denies that they are) and blue under glow, he thinks he has a evo exhaust that he paid a hundred bucks for, and he totaled his so called 240 and tells people that he is a so called car enthusiast when he really does not even know NOTHING about his car. His name is CHRIS WALTERS and here is a link to his myspace.MySpace.com - [â™*][email protected]$&spades;W0LtErS - 20 - Male - California - www.myspace.com/11622839 (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=11622839) thats the fag, keep a look out

http://b8.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01136/86/05/1136395068_l.jpg

[downshift_sideways]

Good looking out. I'll be sure to lay him out if I ever catch him on the flip in Norcal.

[stiizy]

i'd fuck that dude up if i ever caught him!!

[Om1kron]

less internet talk and more... well who cares.

I need to get my alarm installed, shit if I'm going to be dumping close to 7 grand in rebuilding and piecing together a turbo system for a 12 year old car I might as well get this done.

I've had it just never got around to installing it LOL

[HyperTek]

so people know potential thieves... and why isnt he forwarded over to the authorities?

[punxva]

i have that shirt he does... but seriously everything in this thread is good information, if you want to keep your shit, then pay to play and secure it the right ways...

[deadghost]

so people know potential thieves... and why isnt he forwarded over to the authorities?

Trust me I would, but I have no evidence, but its ok, I am looking at this at a very much different perspective: zilvian justice is going to be served................... :keke:.........

[skylindrftr]

^^^Its a cosmetic peice.

The goal is preventing them from getting "in" the car. In my area they will lose a finger, or risk half of their internal organs to get at your shift knob. Disable door locks, use your alarm to unlock your doors. Block off your hood release with barbwire or metal sheets. Secure your trunks. Hid your wiring using layers of loom/electrical tape/aluminum loom secured with stainless worm clamps, and zip tied securely.

Once you kill a circuit, you need to secure the source. Disable all 12v outputs such as the cig lighter. Tint the windows, disable any interior lights. Your alarm should NOT be under the dash. Kill as many low current grounds as possible that prevents the car from starting. Do NOT pull the ECU fuse or ECU itself.

The QR is decent if your parking for short periods of time, and it helps to not have Power steering. But from the sounds of it, even with a frozen rack, they could still turn the car pin to pin with a certain clamp with ease.

Quick question for you all. On a 100% stock automatic S14, whats the chances a theif will target this car? Granted I live in a very liberal state, Where if you happen to walk up on a theif in action your either ;
Getting shot, and he does no time because you said a racist remark - Hate crime act
-Getting taken to court and sued for you car anyway because you said a racist remark. And you WILL lose. The officer will release your info to a theif, and a lawyer will be at your door the next day- No evidence needed.

You boys in the south- every day I envy you.

sorry to bring this old reply up, but why not pull the ecu? I usually do that when I leave my car somewhere for more than 5-10 mins

[HyperTek]

deadghost i know what you mean.. cops wont do shit if you said you saw a crime commited without another witness or recorded proof of it..

[deadghost]

deadghost i know what you mean.. cops wont do shit if you said you saw a crime commited without another witness or recorded proof of it..

Thanks hypertek, I have friends and family who are in law enforcement, and its true, all they can do is write down a report and thats prob it. Ex. hit and runs, I can even start on that.

Its true, if they want your car or whats inside they can get it BUT my theory if you can stall them long enough you can use the element of time against them. You are not going to see some guy trying to break into your car with the alarm screaming at a high level and him breaking the glass (with tint) and trying to hot wire your (assuming that you do the kill switch, and you go all out) car for over a hour, worst comes to worst the fucker might grab your stereo and speakers. Make it hard for him to break in, no way he is going to spend 2 hours trying to figure out your electronic wires, or what ever the hell he needs to do to get your car moving. This being said if it were to be attempted to be stolen from a random area, no access for a tow truck, you have a tilt sensor, or you got it chained to the ground. Keep in mind that In theory you want to prolong the theft to the point that it will waste too much time rendering the theft pointless and too risky. Some tell me if this is a good idea or not or if any one wants to add on.

[808_s13]

has anyone invested in this?
Ravelco Anti Theft Device (http://ravelco.com/)

I heard its the real deal.

-makua[ace]

[turbocrazy07]

funny rant. and seriously, if you love your car....... buy an alarm. A quick release may deter the opportunist who is looking for an easy steal. anyway kill switches are good too

[NISMO_tuner]

i Think We Need A Zilvia.net Group Buy On Some Alarms!


+1 on that...
i think its a good idea...
within hours of bringing my car back home from the previous owner, the lock has been forced with a screwdriver or something
luckily, they didnt get in and it didnt have a battery :fawkd:

[miklos]

Also cut off the stupid tow loops in the back.

What is "raking the bumper"?

[SochBAT]

^^ Or you could just unbolt them from the chassis.

But then, how would you tow it if it needs towing? Sacrificing your suspension arms?

What a bump!

[miklos]

You can tow it from the front. Also you can't unbolt the tow loops... mine were welded which I thought was normal on all S13s.

[techn9ne]

a stock s14 with no alarm can pretty much be stolen in minutes. coat-hanger between the window and rubber to unlock the door, small phillips screwdriver to take the 4 screws off the plastic trim on the steering column and the 2 screws at the back of the ignition switch (behind where the key goes) and you can start the engine with flathead screwdriver. pull the wheel as hard as you can, snap the steering lock, and you just stole a 240sx.

[downshift_sideways]

Bumppppppp!!!

[Kuma]

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[One_love_silvia]

i have a viper alarm in my car. it comes with a killswitch. 2 birds with one stone.

plan on getting a QR with a hub lock as well.

i also went and bought some mcguard locking lug nuts. every single set has it's own individual pattern. no one else has the same pattern as you do.

[downshift_sideways]

;) exactly!

[Kuma]

i also went and bought some mcguard locking lug nuts. every single set has it's own individual pattern. no one else has the same pattern as you do.

That would suck a bag of dicks if you lost the key.

[Agent S14]

Someone recommend me a real good set of wheel locks and if I should mix sets.