Theft Proof??? - How to keep the thieves at bay.

[Schnabe420]

I have looked into that - it will cost me $380 installed. How much did you pay?

[SR5Dave]

Originally posted by n2audio
i was serious about that. he uses it for offroad duties so why make it pretty. if you throw a 3k paintjob on it then it would just get fucked up again. a beater is what i crave. you can make the baddest rig you can but dont make it pretty, thats just asking to have it fucked up.

You werent around here when it WAS stolen. It was shortly after I painted it. It came back, so im no longer really pissed, just happy she came home.

It wasnt a 3k paintjob, itwas just 100$ in rattle cans and junk. But you are right.

Dave

[guinea13]

I payed $200 and installed it myself. I have another one that is new in the box that I would sell for $200 if anyone is interested.

[SMiTTY_420]

Originally posted by guinea13
I payed $200 and installed it myself. I have another one that is new in the box that I would sell for $200 if anyone is interested.

What kind of alarm is it? Does it have remote start and all the other bells and whistles ?

Thanks,

- SMiTTY

[guinea13]

I will have to check for the name. Can't remember right now. Yes, it is a remote start system and has all the bells and whistles.

[Paul Gagnon]

I'm going to make this one a sticky so you guys can add all of your theft proofing tips and tricks.

[ALF]

What is a magnetic switch?


alf

[RepoMan]

Originally posted by ALF
What is a magnetic switch?


alf

A magnetic switch uses a magnet to turn the switch on or off, you simply wave the magnet in front of the switch which is hidden behind the dash.
This would not stop me from boosting a vehicle, sorry but it's just too easy to do.

[mutant-jimbo]

ive got an alarm i bought used for $50 that pages you, but never hooked it up, will sell it cheap if anyone wants the thing. my truck is ugly as fuck! i drive it topless all the time (well, except for about 2.5 months a year). recently i broke my steering column and have to use vice grips on the ignition rod to start it. i really need to get a kill switch at the very least.

[SR5Dave]

Originally posted by RepoMan


A magnetic switch uses a magnet to turn the switch on or off, you simply wave the magnet in front of the switch which is hidden behind the dash.
This would not stop me from boosting a vehicle, sorry but it's just too easy to do.

Please keep your "I could steal it anyway" comments out of this thread. Its annoying and frankly none of us care how large your penis is. The object is to make it harder to steal your truck than most. Nothing is impossible to steal, but we can make it WAY more effort than its worth.

Dave

Oh; Paul, thank you for making this a sticky

[RepoMan]

Originally posted by SR5Dave


Please keep your "I could steal it anyway" comments out of this thread. Its annoying and frankly none of us care how large your penis is. The object is to make it harder to steal your truck than most. Nothing is impossible to steal, but we can make it WAY more effort than its worth.

Dave

Oh; Paul, thank you for making this a sticky

Well sorry to piss you off, but its annoying to me to hear comments about my penis or about what you think I think about the size of my penis. I guess there are comments all over the internet that annoy people, get over it I do

rather than you trying to start a flame war w/ me, ...please pm me so we dont annoy others on this site w/ your insulting comments as I would rather reply to a pm then have to flame in a productive thread.

...also the ease of stealing a vehicle is directly related to this thread how is your comment about my penis related to anything?

back to the topic:
...and how can you make stealing a vehicle way more effort than its worth?

[SR5Dave]

I did PM you. better way to deal with it, I agree.

On the how you can make a truck more effort than its worth...

Within a block of me there are 3-4 4x4 early 80's Toyota pickups. Most of them dont lock their doors, because most people dont see it as a problem.

Lets say someone tries to steal my truck. Gotta get the truck unlocked. Have to spend more time dealing with security issue A. Then have to spend more time working with security issue B. Then if they do manage to get it running and drive off without being noticed after tinkering, they have to deal with security issue C. Thats a lot of work to steal a 2000$ truck.

Now, what about the other one down the street with the doors unlocked? There is sort of a effort/benefit curve, of how much work is worth what vehicle. As soon as they really have to try to take a vehicle and start spending time, unless its a reallly nice rig, chances are 99% of them will give up and move on.

[Halogrinder]

lojack!!!!! i have it. steal it, i dont care, ill get it back.

[RClivin]

Hey guys where do you find these magnetic switches? Could you post a link?

[JesseA]

have a 3 way toggle on the Fuel pump relay circut. run one lead to a loud ass horn. the other to the pump as it should be. When leaving your rig for extended periods of time, flip the switch, so that the horn is blowing when the fuel pump is running. the switchs should be buried up under the dash where it is a PITA for even you to get to.

Iffn they figgure out where the switch is, or if they just cut the wire to the horn, (Bury this too) someone will have bound to come looking. If youre near it, you will, bearing gifts.

[AxlesUp]

repo

what would stop you or cause you the most trouble?

GPS is a great recovery method if very well hidden. like inside a bumper welded shut?

the magnetic switch sounds killer for fuel shut off. i like it for carjacking as well.


Peace
Jw

[Landslide]

The GPS system is the best to rely on. We sell it for heavy and light construction equipment and it works. If someone wants your rig bad enough they will trailer it or steal yours on your trailer. You can set a parameter with the GPS system. So if your rig leaves a given area it will send out a signal to the monitoring Co. They in turn will page, call, and e-mail you and the police dept. These are some what small devices and do take a small antenna. But all this can be hidden well. I don’t think thief’s will spend allot of time looking all over someone’s rig for items like this untill they think their free and clear.
This GPS system is not cheap and it pings your stuff once a day. Monthly fees do apply ($5.00 - $7.00) a month, what your rig is worth to you depends on what kind of system you run and how much you can afford to spend.
I'd rather have the Russians way of doing it - burn baby burn

[RedneckCadet]

what other info can someone provide on the removable steering wheel. i have a fullsixe F350 and I like to ride around with my doors off. also, someone mentioned a brake lock?!?! i think it was called, where can i get one of those? I already have re-wired my ignition switch so you have to open a toggle switch under the seat and then hit the starter switch (which is right next to it), but i left the ignition switch on the steering colum so they would fumble around with it for a while.

-jason-

[Smash-K20]

Over the years I have tryed differant things and nothing really works. I lock my doors they break the window, I put in hidden switches, they steal my stero, I install a alarm, i get a phone call my truck is making noise & I get there and my windows broken and all my CD's are gone.

Then I get pissed off and go out and spend $3500 on a fully trained Shutzhund attack dog (Doberman). and for the last 13 years I have only had 2 incidents. The first was 11 years ago when some guy tryed to mug me in the parking lot of a truck stop outside of Philly, I don't know what happened to him but the dog came back with a bloody sneaker. The second was last week when a guy tryed to steal my tires at my shop. You can click this link if you want to hear what happened to him.

/forum/general-chit-chat/245026-crime-does-not-pay.html

I now have 3 of the dogs and take one almost everywhere with me. Not only does the truck not get robbed but most people will cross the street to stay a good distance away from the truck. It is the only alarm system I have found that has'nt let me down.

[jmbrowning]

IIRC, in the Grand State of Texas, larceny alone is still considered legally justified grounds for use of lethal force.

1) Wake up in the middle of the night
2) Hear cranking of starter
3) Stick head out window
4) See moron looking under hood for fuel pump cutoff
5) Duck back into window
6) Stick rifle out window
7) Fire (watch out for the radiator, 'K?)
8) Duck back into bed
9) Call 911 and ask the PD to use the doorbell instead of knocking

Gotta Love Texas

[Inferno]

Alarms don't really work anymore, people ignore them.. BUT.. orange smoke sure would.

I've been looking into finding some way to have someone pull the pin on a smoke flare. The marine rescue kind are about $10-$50 a shot, and would fill a truck cab in about 20 seconds. there's NO-WAY someone isn't going to get noticed with thick orange smoke bellowing out of your truck.

It doesn't stain or leave dust, and only in VERY few cases do people have allergic reactions.. the only problem is the canister heats up.

Dunno if anyone has any ideas of what to hook one too... but it sure would stop your truck from being stolen.

[jeffreydoctor]

lots of great ideas. i wouldn't necessarily tell people that the ignitions switches are under the seat of my 350 with no doors, kinda defeats the purpose of having that kind of set up. unless you need to gather more points by killing thieves, so you openly invite them. I like the dog approach, but i am a bad father. =) also the absolute cheapest way to use a cut-off system is to take the coil wire with you when you park your truck. not the most convenient way, but even if the dicks see you, maybe they'll understand that the shit won't run. nah, they are too stupid. you'll come back and they will have burned up your stater trying. i think i am going to hire a gun man to sit in the back seat with a high powered rifle and a couple grenades. he'll take pot shots at random people walking by, just to let them know he is there. i checked lo-jack and they want a flat fee of $695. that seems worth it now, that my rig is still on the loose. you guys shouldn't fight, damn we are all in the same boat or have been. if he tells you its still too easy to steal then he is sayin, make it harder to steal. i like the orange smoke, but what are the chances of it going off while you drive, yourself? i wished my shit leaked oil, i would have just followed the trail. well lets keep checkin the post for stolen rigs and lets beat some ASS!!!!

[jollypirate]

i have stolen a set off rims and 44's off a fullsize bronce in 4 minutes with a couple strong buddy's

checlist includes two fast jack's (one under each pumpkin) 4 axlestands 4 lug wrenches 1 van (or truck, but ppl can see u in a truck) and 7 ppl

1 to drive

2 for axle stands + jacks

and 4 guys for the tires

if u dotn wanna gibe they guy ur jack stands take a sledge hammer and knock em out from under the axles (hey u just jacked his rims do u care about his brakes??)


but anyway back to the topic of NOT getting jacked, my system:

1 two fuel cutoff switches one in plain view on the dash so the go for that one and another under the truck in beetween the the frame and body.

2 a FAKE key hole, its not hooked up top anything so once that jimmy that it dont do jack the other (real)is under the seat.

3 even if they do find the one under the seat they stiull have to find the switch that turns it on

4 a brake lock that locks the brakes full time (have fun pulling it, boggers grab)

and the funniest one if all else fails (only once, and it was me lol i wanted to test it out, took me five miuntes and i knew where it alll was)
there is an old tape playerin the tool box that starts balriong get the fuck outts my truclk!!

[JENSSEN]

Originally Posted by ih4x4

there is allways a way
a friend recently had his 4x4 truck stolen from infront of his house and stripped it had the stearing colum intact, the ignition keys had chipps in them so you had to have the key to start it,
they had to have used a wheel dolly or trailer to move it

Chips are an easy bipass, swap the memcal with one of your choice that does not have the key code in it and whammo, we cam across that reading stock GM chips

[mtbman]

My god people, where do you all live? I am in So Cal and leave me jeep for days with the keys sitting on the driver seat. The CD player is very much exposed and there is no alarm/kill switch/cut off ect. Maybe I am just lucky, but it sounds like there are some desperat thieves out there I have never had to deal with.